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P\<!f^MS,    "  .^ 


HYMNS,  AND  SN^K^WWg^ 

OF   THE 

REF.  ISJAC  IVJTTS,  D,  D, 

TO  WHICH  IS  ADDED, 

A    S  U  P  P  L  E  M  E  V  T, 

Beincr  a  Selection  of  more  than   Three  Hundred 

Hymns  f'om  the  n  d-ii  appcovfd  auth'iri.  on  a 

great    arii  ry  .  f  subjects.     Aaiouf^  whieij  are 

all  the  Hymns  of  Dr.  Watts, adapted  to 

public  and  prirate  worship,  not  pub- 

lishu-d  in  the  eorainou  editions. 

Wn  H  liVDEXF.S, 

VERT  MUCH  ENLARGED  AND  IMPROVEDf 

To  faciiitat'^^  the  use     f  ihe  whole,  in  fii>ding 

Psahns  and  Hyauis  suittd  to  particular 

subjects  or  occasions. 

By  JAMES  M.  WINCHEI-L,  A.  M. 
PaHor  of  the  First  Saptht  Church  in  Boston, 


fIFTH    EDITION. 


BOSTON: 

Published  bv  James   Loving,  No.   2,   and  Lincolc 

&'Edmands,  No.  53   Cornhill. 


182  J 


DISTRICT  OF  MASS/VCHUSETTS,  towit; 

Duirict  Clerks  Office 


+  L.  S.  +  tenth  day  of  August.  \.  i).  1821,  in  the 
i  i    forty-sixth  year  of  the  Independence  of 

**+-i-»"^*  the  United  States  of  Am.-rica,  James  Lo- 
Hng,  Ei:g/gn  Lincoln,  and  T/iomas  Erlinniidji,  of  tlje 
said  district,  have  deposited  in  this  Office,  the  titl« 
of  a  Book,  the  right  whereof  they  claim  as  Propri- 
etors, in  the  words  following,  to  wit : 

*'  An  Arrangement  of  the  Psalms,  Hymns,  and 
Spiritual  Songs  of  the  Rev.  Isnac  Watts,  D.  D.  I'a 
■which  is  added,  a  Supplement ;  being  a  Selection  of 
more  than  three  hundred  Hymns  from  the  most  ap- 
proved AuUiors,  on  a  great  variety  of  Subjects. 
Among  Vhich  are  ali  the  Hymns  of  Dr.  VVatts, 
adapted  to  public  and  private  worshij),  not  publislied 
in  the  cumiuon  editions.  With  Index**,  vei7  '""ch 
enlarged  and  iiiiproved,  to  facilitate  the  use  of  the 
whole  in  finding  Psa'nis  and  Hynnis,  suited  to  par- 
ticular subjects  or  occasions.  By  JAMES  M.  WIN- 
CHELL,  A.  M.  Pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church 
in  Boston." 

In  conformity  to  the  Act  of  the  Congress  of  the 
United  States,  entitled,  "  An  Act  for  the  Encour- 
agement of  Learning,  by  securing  the  Ci  i)ies  of 
Maps,  Charts  and  Books,  io  the  Authors  and  Propri- 
etors of  such  Copi'S.  duiing  the  times  therein  men- 
tioned:" also  to  an  Act  entitled,  "An  Act  supple- 
mentary to  an  Act  entitled.  An  Act  for  the  Encour- 
agement i.f  Learning,  by  securing  the  Copies  of 
Waps,  Chart*  nnd  Books,  to  the  Authors  and  Propri- 
etors of  such  Copi.  s,  during  the  times  therein  men- 
tioned ;  and  extending  the  Benefits  tht  reof  to  the 
Arts  of  uesienin^.  Engraving  and  Elciiing  Histor- 
Nal,  and  utber  Prints." 

Tvir»  w  r«»irTc  ^  Clerk    of  the    District 
JNO.W.PAVIS,^    „^  Massqchu^etts, 


GENERAL  DIRECTIONS 

TO  THOSE  irnO  USE  THIS  ARRAyCEMEiTT. 

The  fust  number,  is  the  nnmbor  of  the  Arrance- 
mt  lit,  opptisiie  ti)  Nvhkh  is  tht-  nniiibt  i  i»f  ihe  Psahu 
or  Hvrnn  in  tlif  coin m  ill  idltion  nf  Watts.      I  hus, 

V'>9  ot  tlio  Airnii}?cii.tnt,  is  ilu-  16'J  pai^f ;  and  the 
9-lih  ll>  mil,  2ti  B..ok,  C.  M.  in  Watts.  St.  Ann's  and 
Aliridgc,  the  iiaiiK*  of  (iiiKKiii  winch  it  may  be  snnjf. 
1  ho  sliarp  V.  »«  Htldt-a  ti>  denote  the  key,  and  to  »»• 
s«t  in  the  seleciion  of  other  .ii>pn.piialc  tunes. 


A  Psalm  or  Hymn  ttiitrd  to  a  particular  subjeet 
mny  he  Jonid 

1.  By  the  table  of  the  fiut  lines,  if  the  first  line  be 
recollected,  the  niiiiiber  opposite  to  each  Psalm  and 
Hymn   lef  rriiig  to  the  number  of  the  Arrangement. 

2.  By  the  tubiu  of  Psilms  and  Hymns  following: 
ihi-  Preface,  if  tiK  number  of  the  I'subii  or  Hymn  iu 
the  coMinioii  editions  Ik*  it  collected.      I  lius, 

'Mi<-  54  F>aliu  1st  Part  L.  M.  is  AC2  of  the  Arran^* 

1  lie  r>3  Hymn  1st  Book  is  153  of  the  Arrangement. 

3  By  ref.-rrinjj  to  the  IwIpx-  of  Sii'jertx,  or  the 
SijUalnn  vf  thr  Arr'iu'^enient.  when  neillier  the 
iiiimbei  imr  the  first  line  is  recollected. 

The  niimlKTs  in  t)ie  Imlex  (/ Sciiptures,rvrer  to 
fli.'  I'silmsand  Hjmni  iu  the  AnaiiKemeiU.foiiiided 
n|ion  the  pasiaijes  to  \\hitli  they  an  opposite,  l  hus 
Genesis,  lst....53.  that  is  pn^t-  53  of  the  Arrangement 
coiiiains  the  Hyniu  fuuiidtd  on  tJiat  passage  of  scrip* 
tuie. 

Thf  Psaliiis  and  Hymns  on  the  "  Perfections  of 
G(j<l,"tMi-the  "  Doci.iius  of  ihi-  Gospel,"  and  on  th« 
•»  Grao-sof  t!ie  Holy  Spirit,"  foilow  tlie  aipiiHbetieal 
Older  of  the  subjection  which  tbey  are  written. 


D||ECTIONS. 

particular  Directions  to  Ministers  and  others  whs 
take  the  leaa  in  public  or  family  ICors/iip. 

1.  lu  giving  out  a  Psalm  or  Hymn  where  the  Ai-- 
rangtnuiit  is  used  exclusively,  it  m ill  be  nt-cessary  to 
mention  the  numb  r  of  the  Arrangement  only. 

2.  VVli;'re  the  common  editions  ofWatts  are  princi- 
pally ustd,  the  numbti-  of  the  Arrangement  Uiay  be 
omitted. 

3.  W  here  the  Arrangement  and  the  common  edi- 
tions are  used  pronii»cuousiy,  it  will  be  iiectssary  to 
mention  tht  uuiubrrs  of  both  in  the  following  order. 

139ih  Psalm  1st  Part  L.  M.  being  the  40ih  of 
the  Arrangement. 

35ih  Hymn  2d  Book,C.  M.  218th  of  the  Ar- 
rangenn))t. 

By  a  cartful  obserrance  of  the  aliove  directions, 
^11  confusion  or  inconvenience  in  the  use  of  this 
J^'tansemeat  will  be  avoided. 


ORDER  OF   THE   TABLES    AND   INDEXES 
TO    fHE  ARRANGEMENT. 

Page 
Table  of  Psalms,  .....  8 

Tablei.fHvmns.  BookI,II,III,        -       •      12—14 

Tableof  First  l.ints, 14 

Index  of  iiCiiptures,     -.----  30 

Indix  of  Subjects, 40 


Syllabus, 


PREFACE. 


THE  Psalms  and  Hymns  of  tie  1«  tv.  Dr.  Watts 
are  so  pcmraily  e>t*  fined  and  so  rxtmsiv<Iy  cireu- 
laud,  tliat  ;uiy  apid'igy  is  dt-emed  uniiecessaiy  for 
this  attempt  to  faci  itafe  the  use  of  thcin.  Oumg  to 
liit'ir  promiscuous  j/osition  in  (he  common  editions, 
and  also  to  the  to;ii  .z'me  deficiency  of  t!ie  Indexes, 
the  use  of  them  h;!s  loiig  been  attended  with  many 
inconveniences,  es|>teialiy  to  those  leading^  in  public 
worship.  Th  se  inconveniences  have  siif^frested  to 
many  persons  the  propriety  of  an  arranj^ement  of 
the  whoIe,into  distinct  sictions  or  chapters, ^accord- 
ing to  tlie  diff  rent  subjicis  of  wJiiuh  they  treat,  in- 
terspersing the  J'sabns  and  Hymns  in  one  book. 
Such  an  anan^^ement  was  successfully  iittempfed, 
some  years  since,  by  the  R>  v.  Dr.  liippon,  of  Lon- 
don ;  which  lyfet  with  so  great  eneomagenirnt,  as  to 
require  fom' editions  in  the  short  space  of  four  years. 
From  his  labntirs,  it  is  just  to  acknow'i  djre,  much 
assistance  has  been  derived  in  pre]»aring  this  Amer- 
ican edition. 

Dr.  Watts,  himself,  seems  to  have  justified  the 
principle  of  an  arrangement, by  following  it  in  sev- 
eral instances.  He  has  judiciously  placed  together 
in.onebook,  the  Hymns' on  the  Lord's  Supper  ;  the 
advantage  of  which,  is  rej'eatedly  experienced  at  the 
administration  of  that  ordinaiice.  He  has  als«>  j)!ac- 
rd  together,  the  Hymns  on  Solomon's  Songs;  the 
songs  to  the  Blessed  Trinity;  and  the  Hosaniifis  to 
Christ.  But,  if  thew;  be  any  advantage  in  having 
these  Hymns  arranged  under  their  respective  heads, 
still  greater  advantage,  it  is  thought,  must  bedenvfti 
Jroni  having  the  w/iole  thus  ananged. 


vi  PREFACE. 

It  is  even  conjecniipcl,  by  many,  that  Dr.  Watts 
would  lave  fo.iinvtd  tliis  j)lan  lhioug;hout,  bad  it 
early  t-iiouph  occurrid  t((  hiiTi,and  had  h<-  pubiisiied 
the'si  vtr,nl  pijrts  of  his  book  at  the  saiue  time. 
♦'  For,'"  as  Dr.  Kipiion  lias  Justly  observed,  "  to  have 
bi-en  consistent  with  himsef,  he  should  have  di>trib- 
iited  the  whole  work  into  sections,  or  none  of  it ; 
but  by  S(  tting  tlu  eXRmple  in  several  chapters,  it  is 
pivsunnd  he  lias  sanctioned  the  analysis  of  every 
part  of  the  work." 

Witii  regard  to  the  interspersion  of  the  Psalms 
amoni^  the  Hymns,  it  is  only  necessary  to  obseive, 
that  tiiis  lias  been  done  aliea<ly,  to  a  considerable 
extent,  by  Dr.  Watts  hiinsc  If.  It  will  be  perctivt  d 
Viy  an)  one,  wlio  will  consult  the  titles  of  the  fin>t 
and  second  books  of  Hymns,  that  there  are,  among 
them,  more  jiieces  composed  from  the  B(K)k  of 
Psalms,  than  there  aiv,  either  from  the  GoNpel  of 
Manhew.  Mark,  Luke  or  John,  or  from  the  import- 
ant epistle  to  the  Hebrews.  the  interspei-sion, 
thuef.Jie,  of  the  whole,  cannot  be  considered  a  just 
cause  of  comj)laint ;  especially,  when  the  use  of  the 
xoh'ile  is  thereby  made  easy  ;  for,  by  a  j^lanee  of  the 
eye,  ad  the  Psalms  or  Hymns;  on  a  particular  subjict 
may  be  immediately  perceived. 

It  may  not  be  improper  to  observe  here,  that 
great  cure  has  bmri  taken  to  i>reserve  the  Psalms 
and  Hymns  of  Dr.  Watts  entire  ;  at  the  same  time, 
by  a  carefiii  comparison  of  the  best  editions  both 
European  and  American,  not  a  f.w  of  the  t\po- 
(fiaphicai  errors,  and  oiher  alterations,  which  have 
been  accumulatim,' for  years,  have  been  corrected. 

It  ongfbt  also  to  be  distinctly  noticed,  that  the 
nnmber  of  eauh  Psalm  and  Hymn  in  the  common 
editions,  is  preserved  in  a  conspicuous  place, in  t'ii ; 
so  that,  by  referring  to  the  directions,  and  the  Jabli  s 
ol'Xnnibers  which  follow  this  Preface,  no  inciiUMn- 
itnce  will  be  occJisioiied  by  the  promiscuous  use  of 
this  with  the  old  editions  of  Watts. 

The  tunes  named  over  each  Psalm  and  Hymn, 
are  such  as  have  re  ceived  the  approbation  of  some  of 
tjie  btst  judges  of  mvi$ick«     i«r  the  selfcctiuns  of 


PREFACE.  vii 

them,  the  subscriber  acknowledges  himself  chiefly 
indebted  to  Mr.  Jon  ithan  Huntington,  a  teacher  of 
niusick,  «ho  cheerfully  undertnok  the  task,  at  the 
request  of  tlie  Standing  ronsmittee  of  the  Handel 
and  Haydn  Society  in  this  town. 

The  advantages  which  Ministers  and  private 
Christians  may  derive  from  this  Arrangement;  and 
espt  cially  from  the  enlarged  Indexes  both  of  subjects 
and  scriptures,  which  are  attachid  to  it,  will,  it  is 
thought,  best  recommend  it.  It  is  not  presumed  to 
be  perfect,  though  it  is  hoped  no  errors  of  magnitude 
liave  crept  iwto  it  Such  ;is  it  is.  it  is  humbly  com- 
mended to  the  camlour<.i'iiii  enlightened  Christian 
public:  and  especiaiiv  to  tiie  blessing  of  Him,  who 
is  '•  fearful  in  praises."  with  a  fervent  desire  that  it 
may  be  instrumental  in  promoting  the  interests  of 
piety,  and  the  cause  of  sacred  devotion. 

JAMES  M.  WINCHKLL, 

Boston,  November,  1818. 


TABLE  OF  THE  PSALMS, 


Note. 

1.  The  Hymin  and  Psalms  may  be  found  as 
Usual,  by  the  Index  of  first,  iiuts. 

2.  This  1  ablt  give s  the  ntuiieiical  order  of  tlie 
former  Editions,  and  the  ooriesponding  numbers 
in  the  Arrangemeut. 

Thus,  1st  I'salm,  CM.  is  380,  that  is, 
380  tf  tA.e    Ari-fiiiffeniHiJi; 
2d  Psalm,  S.  M.  is  146  of  tht- Arrangement. 


1 

C.  M. 

-  3o) 

10 

ipt 

TTmT 

-    344 

S.  M. 

-  sra 

2 

C  M. 

-  123 

L.  M. 

-  377 

17 

. 

S.  M. 

-  385 

2 

S.  M. 

.  146 

I..  M. 

-  385 

C.  :M. 

-  147 

18 

1 

L.  M. 

-  366 

L.  M. 

-  127 

o 

L.  ^\. 

-  320 

3 

C.  M. 

-  281 

3 

h.   M. 

-  284 

L,  M. 

-  54S) 

1 

C  M. 

.  584 

4 

I..  M. 

-  36n 

2 

C  M. 

-  585 

C.  M. 

-  .fb-i 

19 

1 

S.  M. 

.  414 

5 

C.  M. 

•    413 

2 

S.  M. 

-  415 

6 

C.  M. 

-  600 

L.  M. 

-   95 

(;.  .M. 

-  :90 

P.  M. 

-  96 

7 

C.  M- 

.  34: 

20 

. 

L.  M. 

-  577 

3 

S.  M. 

-   £4 

21 

. 

C  M. 

-  592 

C.  M. 

-  IM 

1..  M. 

-  137 

Ipt.I..  M. 

■  50.; 

22 

1 

C  M. 

-  120 

2 

L.  M. 

-  190 

2 

C  M. 

-  138 

0 

C.  M. 

-  647 

L.  M. 

-  139 

CM. 

-   74 

23 

. 

L.  M. 

-  ie>5 

10 

C  M. 

-  573 

C  M. 

-     168 

11 

L.  M. 

-  384 

S.  M. 

-  167 

12 

L.  M. 

-  575 

24 

. 

C  M. 

-  452 

C  M- 

-  574 

L.  M. 

-  128 

13 

L.  M. 

-  357 

25 

1 

S.  M. 

-  328 

C.  M. 

-  355 

2 

S.  M. 

-  239 

14 

C  M. 

-  182 

3 

S.  M. 

.  353 

C  M. 

-  468 

26 

. 

L.  M. 

-  391 

15 

C.  M. 

-  450 

27 

1 

C  M. 

-  407 

L.  M. 

-  451 

2 

C.  M. 

-  408 

16 

L.  M. 

-  239 

29 

. 

L.  M. 

.  562 

L.  M. 

-  122 

30 

1 

L.  M. 

.  604 

L,M. 

-  641 

2 

L.  M. 

..  603 

TABLE  OF  THE  PSALMS. 


31 

U> 

.C.  M. 

"7"" 

605 

50 

3pt.C.  M. 

650 

32 

2* 

C.  M. 

347 

L.  M. 

317 

S.  M. 

205 

1 

P.  M. 

651 

C.  M. 

206 

2 

P.  M. 

652 

1 

L.  M. 

203 

51 

1 

L.  M. 

327 

2 

L.  M. 

207 

2 

L.  M. 

17  (> 

33 

1 

C.  M. 

60 

3 

L.  M. 

364 

2 

C.  M. 

1 

C.  M. 

180 

1 

P.  M. 

61 

2 

C.  M. 

303 

2 

P.  M. 

1 

53 

_ 

C.  M. 

46^* 

34 

1 

L.  M. 

484 

5S 

. 

C.  M. 

350 

2 

L.  M. 

565 

S.  M. 

390 

1 

C.  M. 

485 

56 

. 

C.  M. 

34r> 

2 

C.  M. 

566 

57 

. 

L.  M. 

80 

35 

1 

C.  M. 

467 

58 

- 

P.  M. 

59i 

2 

C.  M. 

303 

60 

. 

C.  M. 

57<i 

36 

L.  M. 

75 

61 

. 

S.  M. 

363 

C.  M. 

3 

62 

. 

L.  M. 

321 

S.  M. 

36 

63 

1 

C.  M. 

415 

37 

1 

C,  M. 

382 

2 

C.  M. 

557 

2 

C.  M. 

291 

L.  M. 

417 

3 

C.  M. 

381 

S.  M. 

41J{ 

3S 

. 

C.  M. 

360 

65 

1 

L.  iM. 

410 

39 

1 

C.  M. 

306 

2 

L.  M. 

81 

2 

C.  M. 

613 

1 

C.  M. 

40Q 

3 

C.  M. 

596 

2 

C.  M. 

559 

40 

-  1 

C.  M. 

367 

3 

C.  M. 

558 

2 

C.  M. 

162 

66 

1 

C.  M. 

52 

L.  M. 

163 

2 

C.  M. 

48ti 

41 

. 

L.  M. 

292 

67 

- 

C.  M. 

581 

42 

1 

C.  M. 

278 

68 

1 

L.  M. 

5=; 

2 

L.  M. 

279 

2 

L.  M. 

13a 

44 

. 

C.  M. 

464 

3 

L.  M. 

7() 

45 

_ 

S.  M. 

457 

69 

1 

C,  M. 

iia 

C.  M. 

491 

2 

C.  M. 

11^ 

1 

L.  M. 

492 

3 

C.  M. 

22Q 

2 

L.  M. 

456 

1 

L.  M. 

117 

45 

1 

L.  M. 

475 

2 

L.  M. 

115 

2 

L.  M. 

476 

71 

1 

C.  M, 

671 

47 

C.  M. 

129 

2 

C.  M. 

not) 

43 

1 

S.  M. 

460 

3 

C.  M. 

57  a 

2 

S.  M. 

461 

72 

1 

L.  M. 

4PJ 

49 

1 

C.  M. 

637 

2 

L.  M. 

400 

2 

C.  M. 

633 

73 

1 

C.  M. 

L.  M. 

636 

2 

C.  M. 

1'  ■' 

50 

1 

C.  M. 

649 

L.  M. 

434 

2 

c.  ^r. 

233 

S.  I. 

TABLE  OF   THE  PSALMS. 


74 

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C.  M. 

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465  i 

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T.-M.- 

-  6(>0 

75 

- 

L.  M. 

591 

97 

1  pt.L.  W. 

-  645 

76 

- 

C.  M. 

588 

2 

L.  M. 

-  106 

77 

IP 

.C.  M. 

280 

3 

L.  M. 

-  213 

2 

C.  M. 

445 

C.  M. 

-  112 

78 

1 

C.  M. 

82 

98 

1 

C.  M. 

-  251 

2 

C.  M. 

438 

2 

C.  M. 

-  110 

3 

C.  M. 

439 

99 

1 

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-  141 

L.  M. 

441 

2 

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-   26 

80 

. 

L.  M. 

463 

100 

1 

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-   83 

81 

. 

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437 

2 

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-   84 

82 

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594 

101 

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83 

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b.  M. 

466 

C.  M. 

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402 

102 

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2 

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403 

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C.  M. 

.  488 

C.  M. 

404 

L.  M. 

-  619 

r.  i\i. 

405 

103 

1 

L.  M. 

-   17 

85 

1 

L.  M. 

363 

2 

L.  M. 

-   38 

2 

L.  M. 

227 

1 

S.  M. 

-   39 

86 

. 

C.  M. 

87 

2 

S.  M. 

4 

87 

- 

L.  U. 

458 

3 

S.  M. 

-   90 

89 

1 

L.  M. 

173 

104 

. 

L.  ISf. 

-   62 

2 

L.  M. 

639 

105 

. 

C.  M. 

.  436 

1 

C.  M. 

15 

106 

. 

L.  M 

-  487 

2 

C.  M. 

53 

S.  M. 

-  442 

3 

C.  M. 

243 

107 

1 

L.  M. 

-  449 

4 

C.  M. 

140 

2 

L.  M, 

-  361 

5 

C.  M. 

174 

3 

L.  M. 

-  440 

Last  I'ai 

tP.  M. 

640 

4 

L.  M. 

-   69 

90 

. 

i...  M. 

618 

C.  M. 

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1 

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616 

Last  Part  L.  M. 

-  582 

2 

C.  M. 

570 

109 

. 

C.  M. 

-  304 

3 

C.  M. 

374 

110 

1 

L.  M. 

-  493 

S.  ?.L 

617 

2 

L.  M. 

-  494 

91 

. 

L.  M. 

601 

C.  M. 

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C.  M. 

602 

111 

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C.  M. 

.   56 

92 

t 

L.  M. 

420 

2 

C.  M, 

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2 

L.  M. 

459 

112 

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P.  M. 

-  293 

93 

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9 

L.  M. 

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1 

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2 

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11 

113 

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P.  M. 

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94 

1 

C.  M. 

383 

L.  M. 

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2 

C.  M. 

343 

114 

. 

L.  M. 

-  447 

95 

C.  M. 

425 

115 

. 

L.  M. 

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S.  M. 

426 

P.  M. 

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L.  M. 

427 

116 

1 

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.  606 

96 

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111 

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TABLE  OF  THE  PSALMS. 


117 

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C.  M. 

493 

132 

. 

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45.i 

L.  M. 

499 

C.  M. 

453 

S.  M. 

500 

133 

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C.  M. 

299 

118 

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348 

S.  M. 

396 

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397 

3 

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455 

134 

. 

C.  M. 

400 

4 

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422 

135 

Ipt.L.  M. 

470 

S.  M. 

423 

2 

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444 

L.  M. 

424 

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119 

1 

C.  M. 

379 

136 

. 

C.  M. 

78 

2 

C.  M. 

389 

11.  M. 

445 

3 

C.  M. 

318 

J,.  M. 

77 

4 

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98 

138 

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2l:i 

5 

C.  M. 

99 

139 

1 

L.  AL 

40 

6 

C.  IVL 

100 

2 

L.  M. 

59 

7 

C.  M. 

97 

3 

L.  >L 

319 

8 

C.  M. 

101 

1 

(•.  >L 

41 

9 

C.  M. 

290 

2 

C.  M. 

57 

10 

C.  M. 

264 

3 

C.  M. 

556 

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141 

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551 

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350 

142 

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30 

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143 

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597 

144 

1 

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340 

15 

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333 

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C.  M. 

613 

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C.  M. 

353 

L.  M. 

580 

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23 

120 

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345 

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63 

3 

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37 

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145 

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560 

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313 

C.  M. 

561 

124 

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91 

125 

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210 

L.  M. 

85 

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126 

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387 

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482 

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C.  M. 

443 

3 

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674 

L.  M. 

204 

5 

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676 

131 

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TABLE  OF  THE  HYxMNS. 


BOO 

K  I. 

1 

-  155 

49 

-  156 

83 

-   67  117 

-  192 

2 

-  103 

50 

.  496 

84 

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lis 

-  24ti 

3 

-  105 

51 

-  214 

85 

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119 

-  247 

5 

-  315 

52 

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-   24 

120 

-  273 

fi 

-  622 

53 

-   92 

87 

-  261 

121 

•  505 

7 

-  252 

54 

-  191 

83 

-  609 

122 

-  502 

g 

-  472 

55 

-  607 

89 

-  568 

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-  307 

9 

-  257 

56 

.  479 

90 

.  569 

124 

-  178 

10 

-  250 

57 

-  177 

91 

-  567 

125 

-  262 

11 

.  l'.J4 

58 

-  480 

92 

-  254 

126 

-  301 

12 

-  195 

59 

-  481 

93 

-  255 

127 

-  253 

13 

.  148 

60 

-  1C7 

94 

-  198 

128 

-  244 

14 

-  276 

61 

-  152  j  95 

-  219 

129 

-  314 

15 

.  258 

62 

-  151  96 

-  193 

130 

-  300 

16 

-  684 

63 

-  158  j  97 

-  2:4 

131 

-  232 

17 

-  621 

64 

-  1(11  '98 

-  235 

132 

-  230 

18 

-  623 

65 

-  644  99 

-  220 

133 

-  302 

19 

-  625 

66 

-  534  100 

-  271 

134 

.  305 

20 

-  202 

67 

-  535     101 

-  312 

135 

-  430 

21 

-  497 

68 

-  536  102 

-  370 

136 

-  316 

S4 

-  635 

69 

-  537 

103 

-  322 

137 

-  226 

25 

-  159 

70 

-  538 

104 

-  232 

138 

-  263 

26 

-  125 

71 

-  539 

105 

-  654 

139 

-  176 

27 

-  628 

72 

-  540 

106 

.  334 

140 

-  263 

23 

-  477 

73 

-  541 

!07 

.  256 

141 

-  131 

29 

-  478 

74 

-  542 

108 

-  298 

142 

-  TM 

30 

-  578 

75 

-  543 

109 

-  201 

143 

-     161 

32 

-   42 

76 

-  544 

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-  629 

144 

-  325 

59 

-  47; 

77 

-  545 

111 

-  225 

145 

-  144 

40 

-  656 

78 

-  546 

112 

-  269 

146 

-  150 

41 

-  657 

79 

•  547 

113 

.  503 

147 

-   151 

42 

-   21 

80 

-  553 

114 

-  504 

148 

-  153 

45 

.  648 

81 

-  550 

115 

-  240 

149 

-  151 

43 

-  338 

82 

-   25 

110 

-  237 

150 

-  153 

TABLE  OF  THE  HYMNS. 


BOO 

K  II. 

1 

-     579 

44 

-  653 

87 

27 

129 

-  274 

2 

-  630 

45 

5 

88   - 

224 

130 

-  221 

3 

-  651 

46 

6 

89   - 

683 

131 

-  245 

4 

-  21^8 

47 

-  1C4 

90   - 

236 

132 

-  149 

S 

-  160 

48 

-  329 

91   - 

661 

133 

-  324 

6 

-  548 

49 

.  624 

92   - 

587 

134 

-  506 

7 

-  554 

<  Si' 

-  369 

93 

170 

135 

-  108 

K 

-  552 

51 

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94   - 

169 

136 

-  109 

y 

-  311 

52 

.  6i;0 

95       - 

365 

137 

-  126 

10 

-  331 

53 

-  371 

96       - 

196 

138 

-  243 

11 

-  33/; 

54 

-  373 

97   - 

197 

139 

-  113 

12 

-  145 

55 

-  6)5 

98   - 

352 

140 

-  337 

13 

-   6f! 

56 

-  433 

99   - 

7 

141 

.  508 

14 

-  41U 

57 

-  285 

100  - 

372 

142 

-  270 

15 

-  171 

58 

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101   - 

431 

143 

-  231 

16 

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59 

-  287 

102  - 

643 

144 

-  267 

17 

-   14 

60 

-  266 

1103   - 

32 

145 

-  412 

18 

-  474 

61 

-  633 

1104  - 

33 

146 

-  432 

19 

-   66 

62 

-  5(i3 

105  - 

31 

147 

.   58 

20 

-  356 

63 

-  634 

106  - 

310 

148 

-  155 

21 

-  159 

64 

-  473 

107   - 

646 

149 

-  589 

22 

-   20 

66 

-  375 

i08  - 

401 

150 

.  185 

23 

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-  626 

1C9  - 

71 

151 

-   93 

24 

-  184 

67 

8 

110   - 

642 

152 

.  462 

25 

-  351 

63 

-  659 

111   - 

583 

153 

-  186 

2'i 

-  -  29 

c>y 

-  265 

112   - 

1j4 

154 

-  199 

27 

-   86 

70 

-*  12 

113  - 

115 

155 

-  164 

28 

-  632 

71 

-   88 

114   - 

121 

156 

-  187 

29 

-  216 

72 

-  421 

115   - 

13 

157 

.  183 

30 

-  288 

73 

-  286 

116   . 

336 

158 

.  189 

31 

-  627 

74 

-  309 

117   - 

376 

159 

-  222 

32 

-  614 

75 

-  662 

118   - 

164 

160 

-  183 

33 

-  658 

76 

-  124 

119   - 

94 

161 

.  223 

34 

-  323 

77 

-  339 

120   - 

242 

162 

-  275 

35 

-  218 

78 

-  215 

121   - 

241 

163 

.  354 

36 

-  142 

79 

-  /57 

122  - 

388 

164 

-  435 

37 

-  143 

80 

-   51 

123  . 

406 

165 

-  428 

38 

-  296 

81 

-  335 

124   - 

448 

166 

-   44 

39 

-  610 

82 

-  217 

125  - 

272 

167 

-   45 

40 

-  175 

83 

-  135 

126   - 

249 

168 

-   46 

41 

-  330  ,  84 

-  136 

127   - 

507 

169 

.   47 

42 

-  297; 85 

-  209 

123  - 

181 

170 

-   28 

a 

-  133 1 

80 

-  655 

TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


O  O  K    IIL 


1 

^  509 

-  521 

25   -  533 

36 

-  674 

2 

.  510 

14 

-  522 

Ijoxologies. 

37 

-  675 

3 

-  5'11 

15 

-  523 

-6       •    663 

38 

-  677 

4 

-  512 

16 

-  524 

27   -  667 

30 

-  678 

5 

-  513 

17 

-  625 

28   -  672 

40 

-  679 

6 

-  514 

18 

-  520 

29   -  664 

41 

-  681 

7 

-  515 

19 

•  527 

30   -  66o 

Homnnax. 

8 

-  516 

20 

-  523 

31   -  673 

42 

-  632 

9 

-  517 

21 

-  529 

32   -  665 

43 

-  633 

10 

-  613 

22 

-  530 

33   -  6Crt 

-  686 

n 

.  519 

23 

-  531 

34   -  669 

45 

687 

12 

-  520 

24 

.  532 

35   -  670 

TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


Tlie  fif^Jires   capress  the   Ninnber  of  the  Htjmns 

awl  Panl.tis-  as  they   art   nnv   ari-ariged. 

ADORE  and  tremble,  for  our  God  -  -  21 

Alas!   ai.il  iliil   my  Saviour  'oleed    -  -  -  311 

Aii   g'oiy  to  thy  moiuIious  name    -  -  -  666 

All   I'loital  vnnities  bo  pone    -        -  -  -  159 

Aii   vf  tiiat    love  the  Lord,  njoice  -  -  387 

Alnsii^hiy    H.:iki-  of  the  skies           -  -  -  564 

Aiiiiiht  Uiv  wratli  remember  l(ive  -  -  .  360 

Anson 2:  the  ass'  nibiies  of  the  great  -  -  594 

Amont-   ihe  princes,  earthly  p^ods  -  -  -  87 

And  ;)!e  we    wretclies  yet  alive     -  -  '  31 

And    nuist   this  bo<iy  die            ....  642 

And  no"    tlie  sctii-'S  have  left  mine  eyes  -  335 

And    will  the    God   of  grace    -        -  -  -  466 

Are  ail  the  foes  oi"  Sion  fools         .  -  -  469 

Ar.'  sinners  sniw  so  senseless  prown  -  -  468 

Arise  my   qraeious   God     -       -        -  -  -  385 

Arise   my   soul,  iny  joyfni   powers  -  -  -  217 

As  jiew-bi.in  babes  desire  t!ie  breast  -  -  161 

At  thy  ci.mmand,  our  dearest   Lord  -  -  527 

Atteud,  while   Goa's  exalted  Son  -  -  221 

Awake  my  Jjeart,  arise  my  tongue  -  -  202 

Awake  our  souls,  away  our  fears  .  -  -  338 

Awake  ye  saints  to  praise  your  King  -  -  49 

Away  from  every  niorial  care        -  -  -  406 


tarlp:  of  first  lines.  xv 

Rackwavd   with   humble  shame   we  look        -  177 

Repin   my   tojigue  some  Iieavenly  theme      -  265 

Rel)i>!(l   how   sinners  disagree  -        -        -        -  282 

BelioUl   the  blind   their  M^l't  receive     -        -  126 

Rehoid   the  glories  of  the  Lamb    -        -        -  155 

Behold    the  grace  appears         ....  105 

Heboid    the   lofty   sky         -        -        .       ^.        .  414 

Behold   the  love,  the  generous  love        -        -  303 

Behold   the  morning   sun          ....  415 

Behold  the  potter  and  the  clay       -        -        -  192 

Behold  the   rose  of  Sharon  here     ...  536 

Behold   the  sure  foundation  stone  ...  455 

Behold    the   woman's   proinis'd  seed        -        -  108 

Behold   the   wretch,   whose   lust  and  wine    -  307 

Behold  thy  v.aiting  servant.  Lord          -        -  261 

Behold  what  wondrous  ijraee          ...  x61 

Bless,   O   my  soul,  the   living  God         -        -  17 

BltssM   are  the  undefil'd   in   heart          -        -  379 

Bless'd    be   the   everlastir.g   God       ...  12s 

Bless'd  be  the  Father  antl   his  love        -        -  663 

Bless'd  is  the  man,  forever  blest    -        -        .  2O8 

Bless'd  is  the  man   who  shuns  the  place     -  380 

BlesN'd   is   the  man   whose  bowels  move        -  2y2 

Bless'd   is  the  nation  where  the  L<ird  -        -  2 

Bless'd  morning!  whose  young  dawning  rajs  421 

BliJt  are  ibe  humble  suuls  that  see        -        -  370 

Blest  are  the  sons    of  peace   -        -        .        -  390 

Blest  are  the  souls   that  hear  and  know      -  2-13 

Blest   with   the  joys   of  innocence            -        -  181 

Blood   has  a  voice  to  pierce  the  skies  -        -  164 

bright  King  of  glorj ,  dreadful    God    -        -  102 

Broad  is  the  road  that  It  ads  to  death  -        -  189 

Bury'd  in  shadows  of  the  night     ...  234 

But  few  among  the  carnal  wise    ...  i9i 

Can  crtJttures  to  p»Tfctiou  find    -        -        -  28 

Children,  in   years  and    knowledge   young    -  565 

Clirist  and  liis  cross  is  all   our  iheme    -        -  247 

Come,  all   harmonious  toDgues         ...  135 

Come,  children,  learn   to  fear  the  Lord        -  566 

Come,  dearest  Lord,  descend  and  dwell       -  430 

Come,  happy  souls,  approach  your  God       -  32 

Come   hither,  all  ye   Wiary   souls    -        -        -  253 

Come,   Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  dove         -        -  323 

Coine,  let  our  voicis  joii:  to  raise          •        -  427 

Come,  let   us  join   a  joyful   tune    -        •        -  5l<5 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  song*            -  154 


xvi  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Come,  let  us   lift  our  jojfiil  eyes    -        -        -  401 

Come,   let   us    \\'\  our  vones  liigh           -        .  52Q 

Come,  sound   Ins  praise  abroad       -        -        -  426 

Come,  we  lljat  love  the  Loid         ...  288 

Consider  all  my  sorrows,  Lord        ...  597 

Dangliters  of  Sion,  come,  beliold    -        -        -  540 

David  rejoic'd    in   God   Ins   sin  n«;tli        -        -  137 

U.ear  Lord,  behoid  </ur  sore   distrtss      -        -  354 

Dearest  ot  ai»  the  nan.es  above     ...  155 

Deatli  cannot  make  our  souis  afraid     -        -  624 

3)eath   may  dissolve  my  body  now         -        -  t>28 

Dealli !   'tis  a  melancholy  day         ...  620 

DeteivM   by  subtle  snares  of  Iiell  -        ►        -  256 

Deep  in   our  hearts   let  us   record           -        -  3 17 

Deep   in   the  dust,   before  thy  throne     -        -  178 

Descend   from   heavtn,   iinmortal  Dove  -        -  326 

Do  we  not  know   that  solemn  word      -        -  502 

Down  headlong^  from  their  native  skies        -  196 

Dread  Sovereign,  let  my  evening  song         -  554 

Early,  my   God,  without  delay        -        -        -  416 

Ere  th  ■  blue  heavens  were  stretch'd  abroad  103 

Eternal   Sovereign  of  tlie  sky          ...  589 

Eternal   Sj)irit,   we  confess       -        .        -        .  324 

Exalt  the  Lord  our  God          -        -       -       -  26 

Faith  is  the  brightest  evidence      ...  273 

Far  as  thy   nanie  is  known    -        .        -        .  46I 

Far  front  my  thoughts  vain  wt)rld  be  gone  171 

Father,  I  bless  thy   gentle  hand    -        -        -  598 

Father,  I   l«ng,   I  faint  10  see        -       -        -  6*9 

Father,  I  sing  lliy  wondrous   grace      -        -  229 

Father,  we  wait  to  feel  thy  grace        -        -  532 

Firm  and  unmovM  are  they           -        -        -  2U 

Firm  as  the  earth  thy  gospel  stands   -        -  263 

Firm   was  my   health,  my  day  was  bi.?".!  -  603 

Fools  in  their  heart  believe  and  say    -        -  182 

Forever  blessed  be  the  Lord          ...  340 

Forever  shall   niy  song  record         ...  173 

From  age  to  age  exalt  his  name  -        -        ■  361 

From  all  that  dwell  below   the  skies    -        -  499 

From   deep  distress  and  troubled  thoughts    -  204 

Froni  heaven  the  sinning  nngels    Cell    -        -  1?'7 

From  thee,  my   God,  my  joys  shall  rise      -  6ti2 

f.TentJlcs  by  nature  we  belong       -        -        -  504 

Give  me  the  wings  of  laitb  to  rise     ^       -  337 


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Gi\e   tliiiiiks   to   Cioil,  lie   vtij^ns  al)()^t■  -  440 

(live   ihaiiUs   lo    God,   iiivokt'   liis  imine  -  4.3'> 

Give   thanks   to   Ciotl   most   hip^li     -        -  -  445 

Gi*e  thanks  to   (iod  the  sovereign    Loid  -  78 

Give   to  our  Cioil   ininiortal  praise         .  .  77 

Give  to   the   Father  ^naise      ....  675 

Gi>e  to  the   Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame       -  -  5fi2 

Ghjry  to  God   that  walks  the  sky          -  -  287 

Glorv   to   Clod   llie   Father's  niinic          -  -  667 

tJloi'y   to    God    the    1  riiiiiy       -        -         -  -  604 

Cro  prtaeli   my   g(is|)el   saith   tlie   Lord  -  -  -44 

Go   uorsliip  )U   Inimanntis   fei  t     -        -  -  150 
God   in   his  eaithly   tempU*  lays       - 
God  is  a   Spirit  just   ajid   ^vise 

Grtd    is   the  rcfujje  of  his  saints      -         -  -  475 

God   my   supporter  anil  my  liope  -        •  -  1"8 

God   ofiteriial    love 412 

God   of  my   eliildhood  and  my  yonlh     -  -  572 

Ciod    of  my    life   lo<jk    I'lntly   (Itnvii         -  -  5?»6 

(;od   of  my    mcrey   and   my    praise        -  -  304 

(;od    of  the    niorniii;^   at    whose   voice     -  -  547 

God   of  the  sias   thy   thiindiing  voice  -  -  12 

God   the  eternal   aw'ful  name           ...  86 

God    who   in   xarions   mt  ihods  told          -  -  92 

Good   is   the   Lord   the   htavonly   King-  -  556 

Great  God   attend    whiU    bion   sings      -  -  403 

Great    God    Iiow    infinite  art  thou           .  .  8 

Great   Ciod   how    oft  ilid    Lsraci   prove    -  -  441 

Givai   (iod   indulge   my  liuinhle  claim  -  -  417 

Great  God    1  own   tliy  sentence  just    -  -  62^ 

Great   (iod   the  heaven's   well  ordt  r"d  frame  W) 

Great   God    thy   glories  shall   employ      -  -  45 

Great   (iod   to   what  a   glorious   height-  -  114 

Great   God   whose   universal    sway           -  -  489 

Great    is   the    Loid    exalted    high      -        -  -  444 

Great   ib    the   Lord,  his  wojis  of  might  -  43 

Great   is   the  Lord  our  God     ...  -  460 

Gitat   King  of  glory  and   of  grace        -  -  222 

Great   Shepherd  of  thine   Israel      -        -  -  463 

Givat  was   the   day,  the  joy   was  great  -  267 

Had    1   the  tongues  of  (ireeks  and  Jew«  -  305 

Hail   not   the  Lord   may   Israel  say         -  -  586 

Mippy   IS   he   that  tears  the  Lord  -        -  -  295 

Happy   the   chinch,  thou  sucrtd   place   •  •  473 

ll.ipl")    the   city    where    tluir   sons           -  -  5S0 

JUi'P)    the  luart   where  giacti  reign   -  -    2V0 


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Happy  the  man  to  whom  his  God      -        -  20^ 

Happy  the  man  whose  cautious  feet    -        -  377 

Hark!   from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound        -  634 

Hark  the   Redeemer  from  on  high       -        -  53?, 

He  reigns!   the   Lord   the  Saviour  reigns     -  645 

He  that  hath   made  his  refuge  God     -        -  601 

Hear  me,  O   God,  nor  hide  thy  face  -        -  595 

Hear  what  tlie  Lord  in  vision  said        -        -  140 

Hear  what  the   voice  from  htaven  proclaims  623 

Help,  Lord,  for  men  of  virtue  fail       -        -  574 

Hence  from   my  soul   sad   thoughts   be  gone  28'S 

Here   at  thy   cross,  my   dying   God        -        -  228 

High  as  tlie  heavens    above   the  ground        -  l3 

High  in  the  heavms,  itemal   God         -        -  75 

High  on  a  hill  of  dazziing  light  -        -        -  474 

Honour  to   thee.  Almighty   Three  -        -        -  670 

Hosanna  to  king  David's   Son         ...  682 

Hosanna  to  our'  conquering  King  -        -        -  685 

Hosunna  to  the  King        .....  687 

Hosanna  to  the  Piince  of  grace    ...  683 

Hosanna  to   the  Piince  of  light,     ...  124 

Hosanna  to  the  royal   Son       -        -        -        .  684 

Hosanna  t«»  the  Sou  -..--.  686 

Hosanna  with  a  cheerful  sound     ...  552 

How   are  thy  glories  here  display'd        -        -  533 

How  awful   is  thy  chast'ning    rod  -       -        .  446 

How  beauteous  are  thfir  feet         -        -        -  250 

How   can   I  sink  with  such  a  prop       -        -  336 

How  condescending,  and  how  kind       -        -  512 

How  did  n)y  heart   rejoice  to  hear       -        -  398 

How  fast  their  guilt  and  sorrows  rise  -        -  122 

How   full  of  anguish   is  the  thought      -        -  372 

How  hea^-y   is    the  night          ....  235 

How  honourable  is  the  place          -        -       -  472 

How  large  the  promise,  lu  w  divine      -        -  503 

How   long,  O  Lord,  %hail  I   complain    -        -  357 

How  long  wilt  thoti  conceal  thy  face           -  355 

How  oft  have  sin  and   Satan  strove      -       -  176 

How  pleasant,  how  di\incly  fair    -        .        •  402 

How   pleasant  'tis  to  see          ....  397 

How   pleas'f!  and   bless'd  was   I      -        -        -  399 

How  rich  are  thy  proAisions,  Lord       -        -  520 

How   sad  our  state  by  nattue  is    -       -       -  236 

How  shall   I  praise  t?»e  eternal    God     -        -  44 

How  shall  the  yotmg  secure  thtir  hearts    -  98 

How  short  and   hasty   is  our  life    -        -        -  614 

How  should  the  sons  of  Adam's  race  -       -  24 


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How  strontj  thine  arm   is,  mit^hty   God  -  156 

How  sweet  and  awful  is  the  jdaee        -  -  521 

How   vain  are  all  things  here  b<  low    -  -  329 

How  wondrous  great,  how  glorious  bright  -  27 

t   cannot  bear  thine  absence.  Lord        -  -  376 

I   give  immortal  praise     -----  677 

I  hate  the  tempter  and  his  charms       -  -  187 

I   lift  my  banners,  saith  the  Lord          -  -  478 

I  lift  my  sdul  to  God 328 

I  love  the   Lord,  he  heard  my  cries     -  -  606 

1   love   the  windows  of  thy  grace  -        -  -  413 

1  send  the  joys  of  earth  auay        -        -  -  332 

I  set  the  Lord  btAire  my  face       -       -  -  123 

I  sing  my  Saviour's  wondrous  death     -  -  121 

I  waited  pativnt  for  the  Lord        .        -  -  367 

I   will   extol   thee,  Lord,  on  high    -        -  -  604 

If  God  succeed  not  all   the  cost    -        -  - '  393 

If  God  to  build  the  house  deny    -        -  -  394 

I'll  bless  the  Lord  from  day  to  day      -  -  485 

1*11   psaise  my  Maker  with  "my  breath  -  19 

I'll  speak  the  honours  of  tny  King       -  -  491 

I'm   not  asham'd  to  own  my   Lord        -  -  322 

In  all   my  vast  concerns  with  thee        -  -  41 

In  anger  Lord,  rebuke  me  not      -        -  -  600 

In    Gitbriei's  hand  a  mighty  sttme         -  -  481 

In  God's  own  house  pronounce  his  praise  -  429 

In  J'ldah   God  of  old  was  known         -  -  588 

In  thine  own  ways,  O   God  of  love      -  -  578 

In  v:an    the  wealthy  mortals  toil    -        -  -  635 

In   vain   we  lavish  out  our  lives    -        -  -  257 

Infinite    grief,  amazhig  wo      -        -        -  -  365 

Into  thint:  hand,  O  God  of  truth  -        -  -  605 

Is  there  ambition  in  my  heart        -        -  -  283 

Is  this  the   kind  return 309 

It  is  the  Lord  our  Saviour's  hand          -  -  619 

Jehovah  speaks,  let  Israel  hear      -       -  -  259 

Jehovah   reigns,  he  dwells   in    light          -        -  9 

Jehov:!h   reigns,  his  throne   is  high          -  -  40 

Jesus,  in  thee  our  eyes  behold        -        .  -  143 

Jesus  invites  his  saints    -----  510 

Jesus  IS  gone  above  the  skies          -        -  -  514 

Jesus  our   Lord  ascend  thy  throne         -  -  495 

Jesus   shall   leifni    where'er  the  sun        -  -  400 

Jesus  i!ie   man  of  constant  grief    -        -  -  195 

Jesus,  we  bless  thy  father's  name        -  -  191 


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Jesus,  we  bow  l)efore  tJiy  feet        -        -        -  ^2fi 

Jtsus,  with  all  thy  saints  above     -        -        -  21b 

Join  all  the  glorious  names      -        -        -        -  j53 

Join  all  the  names   of  love  and  power          -  151 

Joy  to  the   woiici,  the   Lord   is  come      -        -  210 

Jud^e  me,  O   Lord,  and  prove  my   ways      -  391 

Judges  who  rule  the    world   by  laws     -        -  593 

Just  are  thy  ways  and   true  thy  word         •  284 

Kind  is  the  spec  ch  of  Christ  our  Lord         -  541 

laden   with  guilt  and   full  of  fears        -        -  94 

Let  all  our  tongues  be  one    ....  517 

Let   all  the  earth  their  voices  raise       -        .  660 

Let  all  the  lieathen  writers  join     -        -        -  97 

Let  children  hear  the   mighty  deeds     -       -  82 

Let  everlasting  gloiies  crown           ...  245 

Let  every  creature  join            .        -         .       .  89 

Let  every  mortal   ear  attend  -        -        -       -  252 

Let  every  tongue  thy   goodness  speak   .        -  37 

Let  God  aiise  in  all   his  might      ...  55 

Let   God  the  Father  and   the  Son          •        -  671 

Let   Ciod   the  Father  live          -        -        -        -  672 

Let   God  the  Maker's  name    ....  673 

Let  him  embrace  my  soid  and  prove    -        -  534 

Let  nie  but  hear  my  Saviour  say          -        -  258 

Let  mortal   tongues  attempt  to  sing       -        -  480 
Let  others  bog^st  how   strong  they   be    -        .66 

Let   Pharisees  of  high  esteem          ...  302 

Let  sinners   take  their  course          -        .        -  390 

Let  the  old  heathens  tune  their  so^ig   .        -  159 

Let  the  seventh   angel  sourd  on  high           -  644 

Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie       -        -  7 

Let  the    wild  leopards  of  the   wood        -       -  183 

Let  them  neglect  thy  glory,  Lord         -        .  218 

Let  us  adore  th'  eternal   "Word        ...  513 

Let  Zion   and  her  sons  rejoice       ...  488 

Let  Sion  in  her  Knig  rejoice    .     -        -        -  476 

Let  Sion  praise  the  mighty  God  ...  560 

Life  and  immortal  joys  are  given         -        -  272 

Life   is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord        -        -  609 

Lift  tip  your  ejes  to  the  heavenly  seat        -  143 

Like  sheep   we  went  astray      ....  132 

Lo,  the  destroying  angel  flies         ...  164 

Lo,  the  young  tribes  of  Adam  rise       .        -  569 

Lo,  what  a  glorious  corner  stone  -        -        -  424 

Lq,  what  a  glorious  sight  appears         •       -  497 


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1,0,  what  an  ent(  rtaining  siRlit       ...  299 

I.oiifr  as   I   live  I'.'t   bh.ss  (liy  name       -  -  23 

LoDij  liave   T    sat   btiitath    the   sound     '  -  428 

Lord,  at   thy  teinpie  wt  appear      ...  625 

LokI,  hast  thou   cast  the  nation  oft'      -  -  57(i 

l.onl,  how  divine  thy   comforts  are        -  -  519 

Lord,  how  s<  cure  and  bUss'd  are  they  -  285 

Lord,   how  secure  my  conscience   Mas    -  -  240 

Lord,  1  am  thine,  but   thou  wilt  prove  -  386 

Lord,  I  am  vile,  concciv'd  in  sin          -  -  179 

Lord,  I  can  suffer  thy  rebukes      ...  590 

Lord,  I  esteem  thy  judgments  right      -  -  100 

Lord,   I   have  made   th>   woril  my   choice  -  101 

Lord,   I   will  bless  thee  all  my   days      -  -  484 

Lord,  I  Mould  spread  my  sore  distress  -  180 

Lord,  if  thine  eyes  survey  our  faults    -  -  570 

Lord,  if  thou  dost  not  soon  appear      -  -  575 

Lord,  in  the  morning  thou   shalt  hear  -  -  413 

Lord    of  the  worlds  above        ....  405 

Lord,  thou  hast  (all'd   thy  gi-ace  to  mind  -  363 

l,ord,  thou   hast  heard   thy  servant  cry  -  608 

Lord,  thou   hast  seavch'd  and  seen  me  through  40 

Lord,  thou  liast  sien   my  soul  sincere  -  -  320 

Lord,  thou  wilt  hear   me  when   I   pray  -  5SS 

Lord,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand       -  -  459 

Lord,  we  adore  thy  bounteous  hand      -  -  528 

Lord,  we  adore  tliy  vast  designs    -        -  -  71 

Lord,  we  are  blind,  poor  mortals,  blind  -  29 

Lord,  wc  confess  om-  numerous  fatdts  -  -  225 

Lord,  we  have  Inard  tliy  works  of  old  -  4f^4 

Lord,  what  a  feeble  piece        -        -        -  -  617 

Lord,  what  a  lieaven  of  saving  grace  -  -  172 

I,.ord,  what  a  thoughtless  wretch  was  I  -  434 

Lord,  what  a  wretched   land  is  this       -  -  371 

Lord,  what  is  man,  poor  feible  man    -  -  612 

Lord,  what  was  n.an  wh»  n  niade  at  first  -  1''0 

Lord,  vhtn  I   eoi.nt  thy  mt  rcits  o'er  -  556 

Lord,  wh.n  my  thoughts  with  wonder  roll  -  160 

Lord,  when   iliou  didst  ascend   on  high  -  l-O 

Loud    hallelujahs  to  the  Lord          -        -  -  85 

Maker  and  sovereign  Lord       .       -       -  .  146 

Man   has  a   soul  of  vast  (lesirts       .       -  -  43^ 

Mercy  and  judgment  are   my   song        -  -  5')0 

Mine   eyes  and    my   disiie         ....  353 

Mistaken  soidt,   that  dream  of  heavt  n   -  -  268 

My  dear  iledeenii'i,  a^id  njy  Lord        «  -  11' 


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My  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  ye  so    -  -    351 

My  God,  accept  my  eaily  vows    -        -  -    551 

My  God,  consider  my  distress         -        -  -    359 

My   God,  how  endless  is  thy   love          -  -    550 

My  God,  how  many  are  my  fears         -  -    281 

My   God,  in  whom  are  ail  the  springs  -      80 

My   God,  my  everlasting  hope        -        -  -    571 

My  God,  my  King,  thy  various  praise  -      22 

My   God,  my  life,  my  love    -       -       -  -    170 

My   God,  my  portion,  and  my  love      -   .  -    169 

My  God,  pernnt  me  not  to  be       -        -  -    383 

My  God,  permit  my  tongue  -       -        -  -    4 IS 

My  God,  the  sj)ring  of  all  my  joys      -  -    373 

My   God,  the  steps  of  pious  men  -        -  -    381 

My   God,  what  endless  pleasures  dwell  -    297 

My  God,  what  inward  grief  I  feel      -  -    319 

My  heart,  how  dreadful  hard  it  is  -  -  352 
My  heart  rejoices  in  thy  name       ...    347 

My  never  ceasing  song  shall  show  -  -  15 
My  refuge  is  the  God  of  love        ...    384 

My  righteous  judge,  my  gracious  God  -    349 

My  Saviour  and  my  King     -        .        -  .    457 

My  Saviour  God,  my  sovereign    Prince  -    508 

My  Saviour,  my  Almighty  Friend  «  -  200 
My  shepherd  is  the  living  Lord    ...    I65 

My  sliepherd  will  supply  my  need        -  -    166 

My  soul,  come,  meditate  the  day  -        -  .    633 

My  soul  forsakes  her  vain  delight         -  -    331 

My  soul,  how  lovely  is  the  place  -        -  .    404( 

My   soul   lies  cleaving  to  the  dust          -  -    358 

My  soul,  repeat  his  praise       -        -       -  -        4 

My  soul,  thy  great  Creator  praise  -       -  -      62 

My  spirit  looks  to  God  aione  ...  -  321 
My  spirit  sinks  within  me.  Lord   ...    279 

My  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll       -  -    630 

My  thoughts  surmount  these  lower  skies  -    275 

My  trust  is  in  my  heavenly  Friend     -  -    342 

Naked  as  from  the  earth  we  came       -  -    315 

Nature  with  all  her  powers  shall  sing  •  579 
Nature  with  open  volume  stands  ...  518 
No,  I  shall  envy  them  no  more    ...    433 

No,  I'll  repine  at  death  no  more  -       -  -    643 

No  more,  my   God,  I  boast  no  more    -  -    201 

No  sleep   nor  slumber  to  his  eyes          -  -    453 

Nor  eye  hath  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard  -  654 
Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts     ....    270 


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Not  all  tlie  outward  forms  on  earth      -  -  21Q 

Not   ilirteiviit  food,  jior   dittcreni   ditss  -  -  501 

Not  fiom  the  dust  affliction  grows         -  -  67 

Not  the  malicious,  nor  profane       ...  232 

Nut  to  cundenui   the  sons  ot  jnen         -  -  271 

Not  to  our  naiuts,  tliou   only  just  and  true  50 

Not  to  ourselves,  wlio  are  but  dust        -  -  48 

Not   to  the  terrors   of  tlie  Lord        ...  462 

Not   with   our  mortal  eyes        ....  298 

Now    be  my  heart  insp'ir'd  to  sing-         -  -  492 

Now    be    the   God  of  Isi-ael   bless'd         -  -  496 

Now    by   the   bowels  of  my    God     -        -  -  300 

Now  for  a  tune  yf  lofty  praise      -        -  -  133 

Now  fiom   the  roaring  lion's  riipe          -  -  138 

Now  have  our  hearts  embrac'd  our  God  -  522 

Now   I'm  convinc'd   the  Lord  is  kind    -  -  73 

Now   ill  the   gail'ries  of  his  grace           -  -  545 

Now  in  the   heat  of  yonthful   blood       -  -  567 

Now   let  a  spacious  world  arise      -        -  -  58 

Now  let  our  lips  with  holy  fear     -        -  -  119 

Now  kt  our  mournful  soiiirs  record      -  -  1^9 

Now    let  our  pains   be  all  forgot     -        -  -  524 

Now  lit   the  Father  and   tlie  Son           -  -  669 

Now   let  the  Lord,  my   Saviour,  smile  -  -  369 

Now  may  the  God  of  power  and  grace  -  577 

Now  plead  my  cause.  Almighty  God    -  -  467 

Now   Satan  comes   with   dreadful  roar   -  -  188 

Now  shall   my  inward  joys  arise    -        -  -  471 

Now  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid       -  -  486 

Now  to  the  great  and  sacred   'I'bree     -  -  676 

Now  to  llie  Lord  a  noble  song      -        -  -  104 

Now  to  the  Lord,  that  makes  us  know  -  152 

Now  to  the  jiower  of  God  supreme      -  -  226 

O   all  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord          -  -  498 

O   bltss   the   Lord,   my  soul      -        -        -  -  39 

O   blessed  souls  are  they 205 

O  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy  .        -        -  -  129 

O  for  an  overcoming  faith       -        -        -  -  621 

O   God,  njy   refuge,  hear  my  cries        -  -  350 

O   God  of  grace  and  righteousness         -  -  362 

O    God  of  mercy,  liear  my   call      -       -  -  308 

P   God,  to  whom  revt-nge  belongs          -  -  383 

O  happy   man,  whose  soul   is  Hll'd        -  -  395 

O   liappy  nation,  where  the  Lord           -  -  1 

O    how    I    love    thy   holy   law             -        -  -  99 

O   if  m;    soul   wire   form'd  for  wo          -  -  310 


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O  Lortl,  liovv  many  are  my  foes     -       -        -  SlO 

O   Lord,  our  htavenly  King.   -        -        -        -  54 

O  Lord,  our  Lord,  how   wondrotis  great       -  134 

O  that  the  Lord   would   guide  my  ways       -  21'5 

O   tha^  thy  statutes  every  hour      ...  3^3 

O  the   Almiijhty  Lord 51 

O  the  delights,  the  heavenly  joys          -        -  661 

O  thou  that  hear'st  when  sinners   C17  -       -  S'^d 

O  thou   whose  giace  and  justice   reig;n          -  3i3 

O  thou  whose  justice  reigns  on  high    -        -  346 

O  what  a  stiff  rebellious  house      -        -        -  438 

Of  justice  and  of  grace  I  sing        ...  392 

Ofien  I  seek  my  Lord  by  night    -       -        -  533 

Once  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day     -        -  548 

Our  days,  alas  !  our  mortal  days    -        -        -  610 

Our  God,  liiiw  firm  his  iinmiise  stands        -  175 

Our  God,  our  help  in  agts  j)ast            -        -  616 

Our  land,  O   Lord,  with  songs  of  praise       -  502 

Our  sins,  alas!   how  strong  they  be      -        -  655 

Our  souls  shall  magnify   the  Lord         -        -  107 

Our  spirits  join   t'  adore   the    Lamb        -        -  530 

Out  of  the   depths  of  long  distress          -        -  203 

Plung'd  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair         -        -  157 

Praise,  everlasiing  praise  be  |)aid  ...  266 

Praise  waits  in   Zion,  Lord,  for  thee      -        -  40<> 

Praise   ye  the  Lord,  exalt  his  name        -        -  470 

Praise  ye   the   Lord,  my  heaVt  shall  join     -  18 

Praise  ye   tlie   Lord,  'tis  good  to   raise          -  75 

Preserve  ine.  Lord,  in  time  of  need     -       -  230 

Raise  thee,  my  soid,  fly  up  and  run    -       -  658 

Raise  your  triumphant  songs  -        -        -        -  33 

Rejoice,  yc  righteous,  in  the  Lord        -        -  60 

Remember,  Lord,  oin-  mortal  state         -        -  6<y 

Return,  O    God   of  love,  return      -        -        -  374 

Rise,  rise,  my  soul,  and  leave  the  grouhd  -  14 

Saints,  at  your  heavenly  Father's  word         -  314 

Salvation    is  forever  nieh           ....  227 

Salvation,  O  the  jo)ful  sonnd  •  -  -  224 
Save  me,  O   God^  the  9w«-lling  floods   -       -    118 

Save  me,  O   J  ord,  fro)n  every  foe         -        -  344 

See  what  a  living  stone  -----  42> 

See  where  the  great  incarnate  God  -  648 
Shall  the  vile  race  of  Hesh  and  blootl  -  -  25 
Shall    we  gu  on    to  sin      -        -         .        -        -    334 

Slrall  wisdom  crv  aloud 25i 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  xxr 

Shew  pity,  Loiil ;  O  Lord,  forgive         -  -  327 

Sliiuf,  nilfvlity   GoiJ,  on  tliis  our  land  -  -  581 

Shout  to  tlie  Lord,  and   lit  our  joys    -  -  587 

Sin   li:ts  a  thousand  tre;\c!ierous  arts      -  -  185 

Sin,   like  a  veno.nous  disease          -       -  -  igft 

Sing:  all  ye  natio/is    to  the  Loitl    -       -  -  52 

Siufj  to  the  Lord  aloud           ...  -  437 

Siiig;  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name         -  -  425 

Sing  to  the  Lord  who  built  the  skies  -  68 

Sijis  to  the  Lord   with  joyful   voice      -  -  84 

Sing  to  the  Lord  ye  distant  lands        -  -  111' 

Sinaf  to  the  Lord  ye  heavenly  hosts     -  -  663 

Sitting  around  our  Father's  board         -  -  531 

So  did  the  Hebrew  prophet  raise  -       -  -  269 

So  Itt  our  lips  and  lives  express    -       -  -  230 

Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong    -       -  -  56 

Soon  as  I  heurd  my  Father  say      .        -  -  40S 

Stand  up,  my  soul,  shake  oft"  tliy  fears  -  339 

Stoop  down,  my   thoughts,  tlnit  use   to  rise  632 

Strait  is   the  way,  the  door  is  strait     -  -  223 

Sure   there's  a   righteous  God          -       -  -  72 

Sweet  is  the  memory  of  thy  grace        -  -  16 

Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King  -  420 

Teach  me  the  measure  of  my  days       -  -  613 

T>'rtible  God,   who   reigns't  on  high      -  -  20 

Tir   Almighty  reigns  exalted  higli         -  -  213 

That  awful  day  will  surely   come          -  -  646 

'I'hat  man  is  blest  wlio  stands  in  awe  -  293 

The  earth  forever  is  the  Lord's      -       -  -  452 

The  glories  of  my    Maker,  God     -       -  -  88 

"Ihe   G()d   Jehovah    reigns          -        -        -  -  141 

The  Goil   'if  glory  sends  his  summons  forth  652 

The   Geld  of  merey   be   ador'd         ...  ggg 

The    God  of  our  sai\ation   hears    -        -  -  81 

'Ihe  heavens  declare  thy   glory,  Lord  -  -  95 

The    King  of  glory   sonds  his   Son          -  -  109 

The  King  of  saints,  how  fair  his  face   -  -  456 

The  ;anils  that  long  in  darkness  lay     -  -  148 

The   law   by    Moses  came          ....  246 

'Ihe   law  c'irnmaiids,  and  niakes  us  know  -  241 

The   Lord  appears  my   Itelper  now         -  -  ^48 

The   Lord   di  elans  his  will      -\    .  -        -  -  i:42 

The   Lord  d<  scendin^:  f  '"in  above  -       -  -  249 

The  Lord,  how    wmnhoiis  are  his   ways  -  38 

'i  he  Lord  is  come,  the  hcHveus  pruciaiin  •  io<i 


xxvi  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns         -        -        -  -  47 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns         -        .        -  -  11 

The  Lord  my  sl;epberu  is        -        -       -  -  167 

The  Lord  of  glory  is  ray  light       .       -  -  407 

The  Lord  of  glory  reigns,  he  reigns  on  high  10 

The  Lord  on  high  proclaims          .       -  -  260 

The  Lord,  the  Judge,  before   his  throne  -  649 

The  Lord,  the  Judge,  his  churches  warns  -  317 

The  Lord  the  sovereign  King         -       -  -  90 
Ihe  Lord,  the  sovereign,sends  his  summons  forth  651 

The  majesty  of  Solonioii          -        -        -  -  115 

The  man  is  ever  blest     -        -        -        -  -  378 

The  memory  of  our  during  Lord   -        -  -  523 

The  praise  of  Sion  waits  for  thee         -  -  410 

The  promise  of  my  Father's  love          -  -  511 

The  promise  was  divinely  free       -       -  -  506 

The  true  Messiah  now  appears       -       -  -  145 

The  voice  of  my   Belovtd  sounds  -        -  -  537 

The   wondering  world  inquires  to  know  -  543 

The  wonders,  Lord,  thy  love  has  wrought  163 

Thee  we  adore,  Eternal  name        -       -  -  615 

Thee  will  1  love,  O  Lord,  mj;  strength  -  366 

There  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands  -  62y 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  dt light     -        -  -  625 

There  was  an  hour  when   Christ  rejoie'd  -  194 

These  glorious  minds,  how  bright  they  shine  657 

Think,  mighty   God,  on  feeblr  man      -  -  640 

This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made    -  -  422 

This  is  the  word  of  trutli  and  love       -  -  248 

This  spacious  earth  is  all  the  Lord's      .  -  128 

Thou  art  ray  portion,  O  my  God         -  -  318 

Thou   God  of  love,  thou  ever  blest       -  -  345 

Thou,  whom  my  soul  admires  above    -  -  535 

Thrice  happy  raa.i  who  fears  the  Lord  -  294 

Through  every  age,  eternal   God           -  -  618 

Thus  did  the  sons  of  Abra'm  pass       -  -  507 

Thus  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on        -  -  ^53 

Thus   I  resolv'd  before  the   Lord    »        -  -  306 

Thus  saith  the  first,  the  great  command  -  237 

Thus  saith  the  high  and  lofty  One       -  -  261 

Thus  saith  the   Lord,  the  spacious  fields  -  238 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your  work   is  vain  -  162 

Thus  saith   the  mercy  of  the  Lord        -  -  505 

Thus  saith  the  Ruler  of  the  skies         -  -  135 

Thus  saith  the  wisdom  of  the   Lord      -  -  255 

1  hus  the  eternal  Father  spake      -        -  -  4ft^ 

Thus  th^  great  Lord  of  earth  and  sea  -  494 


TABI.i:  OF  FIRST  Li:  ES.  xxvi: 

Tliy  favours,  Lord,  surprise  our  sov.ls    -  -        S 

TJiy  lueiiies  till   the  »-iirt»i,  O   Lonl      -  -    290 

Thy  iianu-,  Almifjlily  Lord     -        -        .  -    500 

'I'hy   works  of  gloiy,  mighty  I-ovd        -  .      70 

Time,   wliat  an  empty  vapour  'tis        -  -    611 

'  Tis  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come        -  -    274 

' Tis  l>y  tliy  strength  the  mountains  stand  -    550 

'Tis  from  tlie  treasures  of  his  word     -  -    15 J 

'Tis  not  tlie  law  of  ten  commands      -  -    448 

To  God   I   cried  witli  mournful  voice  -    280 

To  God   I  made  my  sorrows  known   -  -      30 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son       -  -    665 

To  God  the  Fatlier's  throne  -        -      679,680 

To  God  the  great,  the  «ver   blest         -  -     487 

To  God  the  ujily  wise  .        -        -  .    214 

To  heaven  I  lift  my  waiting  eyes        -  -      t34 

To  iiini  that  chose  us  first     -        -        -  -    678 

To  our  Almighty  Maker,  God       -        -  -    251 

To  our  ettrnai    God  -        -        -        -  -    681 

'l"o  thee   Ixfore  the  dawning   light        -  -    38'.) 

To  tliee,  most  holy,  and  most  high     -  -    591 

lo  thine  almighty  arm  we  owe    -        -  -    585 

Twas   by  an  ly-der  from  the  Lord        -  -      93 

Twas  for  oiu-  sake,  eternal   God  -  -     116 

Twas  from   tliy  hand,  my  God,   I  came  -      5'> 

Twas   in  the   watches  of  the  night      -  -     557 

Twas  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night  -    509 

Tw9s  the  commission  of  our  Lord       -  -    501 

Unshaken  as  the  sacred  hill  -        -        .  -    210 

Up  from  my  ywith  may  Israel  say      -  -    443 

Up  to  the  rteids   where  angels  lie         -  -    33o 

Up  to  the  hills   I  lift  mine  eves  -  -      63 

IJp  to  the  Lord   that  reigns  on  high   -  -        i) 

Upward  I   lift  mine  eyes        -        .        .  .      ^^ 

Vain   are  the  hopes  that  rebels  place  -  -    220 

Vain  are  the  hopes  tlie  sons  of  men    -  -    198 

Vain   man  ou  foolish  pleasuivs  bent      -  -    440 

Wt  are  a  garden  wali'd  around    -       -  -    542 

We   bless   the   Lord,   the  just,  the   good  .      7g 

We  bless  the  prophit  of  the  Lord        •  -     140 

We   love   the  Lord,  and    we  adore  •  -     584 

We  siiig  the   amazing  deeds  -        -  -    S2-^ 

We  sing  the  glories  of  thy   \cxe   r        -  .    47<) 

Welcome,  swirt   day  of  ivn  -        -  .    .i'> 


xsTiii  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Well,  Uie  Redeemer's  gone    -        -        .  .  142 

What  different  powers  of  grace  and  sin  -  231 

What  equa^  honours  shall   we  bring    -  •  158 

What  happy  men  or  angels  these         -  •  656 

What  mighty  man,  or  mighty  God     -  -  477 

What  shall   I  render  to  my  God           -  -  411 

When   Christ  to  judgment 'shall  descend  -  650 

When  God  is  nigh  my  faith  is  strong  -  641 

When  God,  provok'd  with  daring  crimes  -  582 

When  God  restored  our  captive  state  -  -  483 

When  God  reveal'd  his  gracious  name  -  482 

When  I  can  read  my  title  clear  -        -    --  375 

When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross      -  -  515 

When   I  with  pleasing  wonder  stand    -  -  57 

When   in  the   light  of  faith  divine        -  -  431 

When   Israel  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hand  •  447 

When  Israel  sins,  the  Lord  reproves    -  -  439 

When  man  grows  bold  in  sin        -        -  -  36 

When  overwhelm'd   witli  grief       -        -  -  368 

WJien  pain  and    anguish  sei/x^  me,  Lord  -  341 

When  strangers  stand,  and  hear  me  tell  -  544 

When  the  first  parents  of  our  race     -  -  215 

'When  the  great  Bi;j'der  arch'd  the  skies  -  184 

When   the  great  Judge,  supreme  and  just  74 

When  we  are  rais'd  from  d-'ep  distress  -  607 

Whei.ce  do  our  mournful  thoughts  arise  -  42 

Wfiere  are  the  mourners,  saith  tlie  Lord  -  199 

Where  shall  the  man  be  found     -  -  289 

Where  shall  we  go  to  seek  and  find  -  -  454 

While  I  keep  silence  and  ccjnceal        -  -  207 

While  men  grow  bold  in  wicked  ways  -  3 

Who  can  describe  the  joys  tliat  rise    -  -  312 

Who  has  believ'd  thy  word    -        -       •  -  131 

Who  is  this  fair  one  in  distress    -        -  -  546 

Who  shall  ascend  thy  heavenly  place  -  451 

Who  shall  inhabit  in  thy  hill        -        -  -  450 

Who  shall  the  Lord's  elect  condemn   -  -  276 

Who  will  arise  and  plead  my  right    -  -  243 

Why  did  the  Jews  proclaim  their  rage  -  127 

Why  did  the  nations  join  to  slay        -  -  147 

Why  do  the  proud  insult  the  poor      -  -  636 

Why  -do  the  weplthy  wicked  boast      -  -  291 

Why  doth  the  Lord  stand  off  so  far  -  573 

Wliy  doth  the  man  of  riches  grow     -  -  637 

Why  do  we  mourn  departing  friends  •  631 

Why  does  youv  face,  ye  hiuable  souls  -  20» 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  x\\x 

Why   hath  my  God  my  soul  forsook    -  -    120 

Why  is  my   lieart  so  far  from   thee      -  -    356 

Why  should   I  vex  my  soul   and   fret  -    332 

Why  should  the  children  of  a  King    -  -    325 

Why  should  this  earth  delight  us  so    -  -    435 

\\  liy  should  we  start  and  feai  to  die  -  -    627 
AViil  God  forever   cast  us  off         ...    465 

^V'ith  all  my  powers  of  heart  and  tongue  -    212 

A\  iih  clieerful   voice  I  sing    .        -        -  .     153 

AN'illi  earnest  longings  of  the  mind      -  -    278 

With  holy  feai-,  and  humble  song         -  -    653 

^^  ith  joy  we  meditate  the  grace           -  -    2i52 

^Vith  my  whole  heart  I'll  raise  my  song  -    647 
With  my  whole  heart  I've  sought  thy  face       277 

With   reverence  let  the  saints  appear  -  -      53 

With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud  -    561 

Would  you  behold   the  works  of  God  -  -      69 

Ye  angels  round  the  throne  -       -       -  -    674 

Ye'  holy  souls  in  God  rejoice         -       -  -      61 

Ye  islands  of  the  northern  sea      -       -  -    112 

Ye  nations  round  the  earth   rejoice      -  -      83 

Ye  servants  of  the   A. mighty  King       -  -      35 

Ye  sons  of  Adam,  vain  and   young       -  -    568 

Ye  sons  of  men,  a  fteble  race       -        -  -    602 

Ye   sons  of  pride,  that  hate  the  just   -,  -    638 

Ye  tliat  delight  to  serve  the  Lord         -  -      34 

Ye  that  obey   th'  immortal   Knig  -       -  -    400 

Ye  tribes  of  Adam  join 91 

Yet  (saith  the  Lord)   if  David's  race    -  -    174 

Zion  rejoice,  and  Judah  ang        -       -  .    485 


INDEX  OF  SCKIPTURES, 

VERT  MUCH  ENLARGED. 


ii  17 

iii  1, 15, 17 
iii  15 


GENESIS. 

58 
.181 
256 
V  8,  162 
V  5, 79 
iii  24  V  7,  516 

xii  1,4  V  4,  274 

iv  18  V  2—5,  430 

xvii  7  503 

xvii  7,  10  505 

xvii  17,  V  6,  7,  35 

xxii  6—14  314 

xxii   18  V   5,  107 

.  xxviii   17  519 

22,  21  71 

EXODUS. 
iii  10  V  9,  436 

vi   6  44.3 

vii  9  V  9  436 

vii  20,  21  V   10,  ib 

viii  6,  17,  24      V  11,  il) 
X  13,  14  V  12,  ib 

X  22  V   10,  ib 

xii  13,  22  23,  27,  29, 

164,        V   13,  436 
xii  35,  36  v  15,  436 

xiii  21  V  16,  436 

V  5,  438 
xiv  12,  446  V  4,  438 
xiv  26,   27  V  3,   156 

XV    1,  6,   10  583 

av   3  V   8,  579 

xy   8  V  4,  433 

XVi  4,  14,  15  439 


xvii  6  V   17,  18,  43fV 

V  6,  438 
xix   16—18  462 


xix   18—20 


—     —  244 

xxvjii  2,  &C.     V   1,  144 
XXX  8  448 

xxxiv  23,  24  453 

LEVITICUS, 
iii   2,  a  270 

viii   12  454,  453 

ix  8  V  2,  144 

xiv  51  V  5,   179 

xvi  6,  11,   17  24 

V   2,   144 
xvii  15  V  5,   144 

NUMBERS. 
X  35,  36  453 

xi    1,  4,   10       V  7,  8,  438 
xi   6—9,  31—33  439 

XX    11  V    10,    150 

V  17,    18,  436 
XX    28  448 

xxi   24—26,  35     v  4,  444 
xxiii   19  265 

xxxiii  38  448 

DEUTERONOMY, 
i  38  V    5,   448 

iii  28  ib 

V   29  V   5,  437 

viii   15  V   10,   150 

xxxi  3,   23  V  5,  443 

xxxii   29,  30  437 

xxxii  49,  50,         624,  448 
xxxiv  1—8  624,  626 

V  4,  448,   V  5,  156 


INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


JOSHUA. 
ill    13,  16  447 

xii  7,  &e.  V  4,  444 

xxiii    14.    IS  265 

JUDGES, 
xiii   8  148 

Rurn. 

ii   12  V  6,  3 

I.  SAMUEL. 

xii    24  482,   483 

XV    29  265 

XXV  29  V  7,  153 

V  7,    151 

II.  SAMUEL. 

vi   15  120 

xxiii  4  V   5,  ISO 

V  5  151 
I.  KINGS. 

viii  27—30  5 

viii   29,   30         T   14,   150 
X    8,  15—18  115 

IL  KINGS, 
vi    17  474 

I.  CHRONICLES, 
vi   31  453,  454 
XV    1  453,  454 
\vi  1                       453.   454 

II.  CHRONICLES, 
ix   7,  17—19  llj 
xxix  23                            270 

EZRA, 
iii    11  77 

i\   6  360,  2'<2 

ix    13  V   2,    4 

V  5,   38 
NEHEMIAH. 

ix   7,  8  V   4,  274 

ix    10  436 

ix    11  446   V   2,   12 

ix    12  V    16,  433 

ix    15  V  6,   438 
JOB. 

■  6—13  V   5,  217 

■  21  315 
i    1—9  V   5,  217 

\y  17— «1  25 


V   6—8 

67 

ix  2—10 

24 

IX     12 

V4,  28 

ix    19 

V  4,  44 

xi  7—9 

27 

xi   7—12 

28 

xiii    IS 

71 

xiv    4 

177 

V  5,  376 
xix  25—27  642 
xxii  5  V  5,  517 
xxiii  9,  10,  11  Y  2,3,30 
XXV  5  V  6,  25 
xxvi  11—14  28 
xxxvii  22  20 
xkxviii  7              T  3,  298 

V  2,  184 
xii   1,  21,  31         V   5,  12 

PSALMS. 
ii   6,  9  121 

ii    10,  11  T  4,  5,  13 

li    12  V   4,  151 

ii    12  V  4,   153 

Iii  5,   6  552,   553 

iv    8  553,   554 

V   3  548,   552 

vi    6  V   2,  337 

IX    17  630 

xvii    14  433 

xix    1—3  548 

xix   5—9  547 

XXIV   7—10  V    3.   472 

xxxiii  4,  6,  8,  10   21     26S 
xxxvi  9  V  5,   151 

V  5,  153 
xl  2,  3  217 
x!vi  5,  6  473 
xlviii  473 
xlviii  14  V  5,  151 
xlix  14  337 
li  5  177 
Ii  10  V  4,  189 
Iv  6  V  6,  331 
Iv  6—3  332 
!xv  11  V  4-7,  611 
Ixviii   17                        474 


INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


IxTiii  J9         V  4—7,  611 

Ixxii  15,  17>  IQ  V  4, 148 

Ixxiii,  24,  25,  V   5,  1«1 

Ixxiii   25      '  169,   170 

Ixxvii  7—9  354 

Ixxvii   10  71 

Ixxvii  16—19  17 

Ixxxiv    10  41Q 

Ixxxv  10  V  3,  lOi 
V  2,   533 

Ixxxix   14  V  7,  41 

Ixxxix  48  63' 

xc  1,  2  14,  J^ 

xc  9  4,  614 

ciii  J,  2  336 

ciii   19  6,   13 

civ  4  157,  115 

cvii   23—29  12 

CX  3  183 

cxi  9  V  3,  107 

cxvi  12  336 

cxviii  24  419 

cxix  5  V  6,  94 

trxix  24  94 

cxix  25  329 

cxxiv  587 

cxxvi  3  V  4,  183 

cxxxix  13—15  6>^ 

exxxix  23  24  316 

cxliii   8  553 

cxlvii  19,  20  92 

cxlviii  88 

cxlviii  2  86 

cxlLx  579 

PROVERBS, 
iii  24      V  3,  5,   553,  554 

Ti  6—11  V  2,  351 

▼iii    22—32  254 

viii   34—36  ,t          255 

ix   5  "         523 
xvii   17        V  6,   151,  153 

ECCLESIASTES. 

i  2  432 

L\   4—6,  10  609 

xi  9  568,  569 

Xii   1,  7  567 


xii    14  568,  569 

SOLOMON'S    SONG, 
i  2—5,  12,  13,   17         534 
i    7  535 

ii    1  V  5,   150 

V  5,  287 
ii    1—4,  6,  7  536 

ii  3  V   1,  287 

ii  3,  4  516 

ii    R— 13  537 

ii   14,  16    17  533 

ii   15  286 

iii    1—5  539 

iii  2  540 

iv  1,  10,  11,  7,  9,  8  541 
iv    12,   14,    15  542 

V  1  .    542 

V  9—12,  14—16  543 

V  10—16  V  18,  150 
vi  1—3,  12  544 
vii  5,  6,  9,  12,  13  545 
viii  5—7,  13,  14  546 
viii  6                     V   3,  275 

ISAIAH. 
i   25  V   9,    150 

vii    14,  145  V    1,    150 

viii  20  V  5,  94 

ix  2  259,  260 

ix  2,  6,  7  148 

xiv    12  V   3,   184 

xxvi   1  217 

xxvi   1—6  472 

xxvi   8—20  573 

xxvi    12  v  6,  223 

xxviii   12  432 

xxviii   16  455 

v   13,  150 
xxviii  20  199 

xxxii  2  228 

xxxiii    14  20 

XXXV  8  193 

xxxviii  9,  &c.  607 

xl  9,   10  250 

xl    17  V  6,  §59 

xl   27—31  42 

xl  28,  31  33« 


INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES.         xxxiii 


ilii   21  163,  162  ; 

xliii  25  209 

xliv  22  200, 

Xlv    1,  5  V   7,   584 

xlv   7  550 

Xlv   9  V  4,  28 

vlv   21—24  259,  21)0 

xlv   24  200 

xlviii    10  V   9,    150 

xlix    13—17  471 

1    10,  11  19 

lii   7—10  250 

liii    1—5,    10—12  131 

liii  6—9,  12  132 

liii   8  V  3,    103 

liii   10,   11  V  4,  138 

Iv   1,  2,   7  252 

Iv    1,  2,  7  257 

Ivii    15,   16  149 

lix  20  V  5,  153 

Ixi   10  202 

Ixii   1,  2,  6,  8,  11       256 
Ixiii   1—3  477 

Ixiii   4—7  478 

Ixv   17  221 

Ixv  20  567 

JEREMIAH, 
ii   2  540 

ii  6  371 

viii  21,  22  V  2,  248 

ix   23,  24  193 

xiii  23  183 

xiv   22  V   5,  49 

xxiii  6  234,  200 

xxxvi    2,    4,   17,   18,  22, 
2J,  25,  27,  29,  32  v  2,93 
LAMENTAriONS. 
i    12  311 

iii    23  550 

EZEKIEL. 
xvi    8  V   3,  4,   540 

xvi   3  155 

xxxiii   30,   31  428 

xxxvi    25—27  257 

XXXTi  26  352 


xxxvii  4,    10        V  5,  225 

V  2,  248 
DANIEL. 

ii  %l  591 

ii   44                         146,  127 

iii  12,  16  V  4,  161 
iv   3  4,   35                    28,  45 

vi    13                      V   4,  161 

vi    10  390 

vii    14  490 

HOSEA. 

ii   14  537 

ii    19,  20  541 

iii   5                       303,  173 

vi   3,  4                   356,  442 

vi   6  238 

vii    11  356 

X    2                        V   3,  329 

\i   4                  V   4,  5,  614 

V  3,  4,  388 

xiii  9  236 

xiv   9         V  8,  9,  582,  449 

JOEL, 

i   5  440 

ii    15,  17  577 

AMOS, 

iv    12                      634,  '■'20 

V  21—25  238,  650 
viii  9,  10  576 
ix  2,  3  40 

JONAH, 
ii    2  361,  70 

ii  3  279 

ii   4  605 

V  14,  150 
MICAH. 

ii   7                        V  4,  403 

ii    10  432 

V  2  105 
vi  6,  8  238 
vii  7  203,  204 
vii    18,   19             209,  257 

NAHUM. 

i   2—7  21 

i  2-9  563 


xxxiv        INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


i   15  250,  333 

HABAKKUK. 
i  2  357,  355 

i    4  466 

ii   4  271 

ii    12,    13  476 

ii    14  490 

iii  8—10    V  6—0,  446,  447 

ZEPH/.NIAH. 
iii    12  357,  279,  3l3 

iii    14—17  475,  476 

HAGGAI. 
ii  7  V  5,  6,  107 

ZECHARIAH. 
ii   S  V  2,  581 

^'i   13  V    4,   494 

xii    10  365,  310 

xiii    1  V  4,  236,  257 

V  8,  150 
xiii  9  V  9,  150 
xiii  7  135 

MALACHI. 
iii  1  V  3,  151 

iii  3,  4  V  9,  150 

iv  2  V   16,  150 

V  3,  221 
MATTHEW. 

ii   1—11  109 

iii   7  V    2,  494 

iii   9  220 

iv    1-11  V  3,   113 

iv    16  259,  260 

V   3—12  370 

vii   13,  14  189 

V    1,  6,  377 
ix   12  186 

xi  5  126 

xi  19  V  6,  151 

V  6,  153 
xi  25—27  195 
xi  28—30  253 
xii  20  262 
xii  50                    V  6,  151 

V  6,  153 
xiii  16,  17  250 
xiii  45,  46            v  3,  94 


xiii    49,   50  V  7,  115 

xiv    25  V  6,  134 

xvi    18  455 

xvi   24  227 

xvii  4  287 

xvii  27  V  6,   134 

xviii  20  453,  454 

xix  27  336 

xix   28  v   5—8,  387 
xxi  9            422,   423,  684 

xxi    15,   16  564 

xxii  17—21  589 

xxii   44  493 

xxii  37—40  237 

12,  v   5,   574 

xxv   31,   32  v  7,-   151 
V   7,  153 


xxv  33 


V  6,  380 


xxv   34,  41,  46,  646 
v  7,  8,  648 

xxvi    26—30  5C9,  511 

xxv4  53  115 

xxvii  29  v   6,  661 

XX vii  35  136 

xxvii  45  V  4,  311 

xxvii   46  524 

xxvii   51—53  126 

xxviii   1—8  421 

xxviii    18,   20  244 

xxviii   10,  28  501 

MARK, 

ii   17  186 

IV  33  v  2,  151 

V  1—16  186 
ix  24  V  3,  23() 
X  14  503 
X  23  V  3,  4,  336 
xiv  22—26  509,  511 
XV  17  v  6,  661 
XV  24—45  136 
XV  33  V  4,  311 
XV  34  524 
xvi  2—6  421 
xvi  15—17  244 
xvi  15-18  267 


INDEX  OF   SCRIPTURES. 


XXXV 


LUK 

E. 

i    16 

1   26 

474 

i    17 

i  30-33 

105 

i   29-32,  36 

i   40,  50,  54, 

55            107 

i    47 

i  68,  69,  76- 

-79          496 

ii   17 

ii   10-14 

105 

iii    3-8 

ii   13 

474,  115 

iii  14-16 

ii   25,  28,   30, 

3S          109 

iii  15 

ii   27—32 

625,   522 

iii  16 

iii  4,  5 

V   4,   111 

iii  16—18 

V  4,  6 

v6,   134 

iii  33 

▼  31 

186 

iii  34 

▼i  13 

113 

iii  36 

Vii   47,  48 

v3,   241 

iv   14 

X  21 

195 

iv  24 

X  21,  22 

194 

V   25 

X    24 

250 

V  36 

xii   16,  21 

433 

V  39 

xtii  24 

223 

vi  31,  35,  39 

Xiv    16,  17,  21-23       520 

vi  32,33,48- 

xiv    17,  22,  23               321 

XV   7,   10 

312,  115 

vi  55 

XV    11—24 

307 

Vi  66 

xvi    19-26 

630 

vii  18 

xvi   20,  22 

631 

viii   56 

xvi  22 

V5,   114 

X    7,  9 

xviii   1 

V5,  223 

X    10 

xviii  7,  8 

13 

X    17,    18 

xviii  8 

V  5,  285 

X  28,  29 

xviii  10—14 

282 

xii  32 

xviii   28 

v3,4,    336 

xiii  15 

xix   10 

V4,  351 

xiii    15 

xix  38,  40 

684 

xiii  23,  25 

xxi  28 

v4,  645 

xiv  2,  3 

xxii   19,  20 

509,  511 

xiv   6 

xxii  39,  41 

113 

V 

xxii  43 

114,  115 

xiv    19 

xxii  44 

524 

XV   1,  5 

xxiii  33—47 

136 

xvi   14 

xxiii  34        \ 

5,  145,  530 

xvi   16 

xxiv   1—8 

421 

xvii  4 

xxiv  26 

121 

JOHN. 

xix  2 

i  1,  3,  14 

103 

xix  30 

i    9                  V 

5,   151,   153 

xix  34 

i  13 

219 

XX    I 

V  1,  149 
246 
496 

v3,  208 
v2,  113 
219 
269 
241 
196 
271 
264 

V  5,  457 
272 

V4,  94 

315 

248 

v2,  93 

v2,  94 

513 

-51  525, 526 

V4,  156 

122 

v3,  189 

v6,  162 

▼  2,  273 

V  12>  150 
32 

V4,  135 
263 

269,  163 
113 

V  5,  151 
523 
514 

V  n,  150 

'5.   151,  153 
513 

V  6,  150 
V7,  163 

514 
121 

V  4,  226 

V  6,  661 
121 

136,  517 
421 


J 


xxxvi        INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


XX  ao 

XX    20,  27 

XX 


i  9 
i  11 
ii   1—11 
ii   23—23 
ii  23—36 
ii  38    . 
ii   39 
iii  22 


519 
V  5,  520 
V  10,   151 
ACTS. 

591 
V  15,  16,  7 
124 
126 
267 
123 
136 
501 
504  1 
151 


v3,  4 
v2, 108,  V4. 

V  3,   245 
28  14fi 

V7,   521 


ir  24—28 

iv  32 

vii  37 

viii  4 

viii  33 

xii  7 

xiii   26 

Xiii   46 

xiv    15—17 

xvi   14,   15,  33 

xvi  31 

xvii  30 

XX  24  , 

xxvi  28 

ROMANS, 
i   16  248,  322 

v3.4 


V2,   108 
V  5,  244 

V3,  103 
474 
224 

V3,  490 
309 
305 
241 
31 
375 
189 


vi  3,6 

vi   9  V  5, 

vii   8,   9,   14,  24 
vii    11 
VII   15,   19 
V.ii   14,   16 
Viii  28 
vni  32 
viii  33—39 
viii   56 

IX  21—23,  20 

X  4 
X  18 
xi  2 
xi  16,  17 

]  xi   25,  26 

xii   14 
,  xiii  1—7 
>  xiv   17,  19 

XV   5 


i  28 
ii  4 
ii  5 

iii  10—18 
iii  19—22 
iii  20 
iv   6—8 
iv  19,  20 
iv  20,  21 

V  6,   8 

V  8 

V  12—14 

V  12-21 
vi   I,  2,  6 


527 

437 

309,  31 

V2,     21 

V4,  5,   182 

198 

241 

208.  206 

35 

266 

157 

196 

183 

178 

234 


V6,  7. 


502 

136 
240 
135 

231,  223 
325 
71 
531 
276 
108 
192 
108 

V  5,  244 

442 

504 

.    442 

V  6,  451 


301 
113 
V  5,     51 
503 
270 
281 
V7,«413 
CORINTHIANS. 


13 


i   23,   24 
i  26—31 
!   30 
ii  7 

ii  9,  10 
i  i  6,  7 
lii   11 
iv    12 
V    7 
vi   3 

vi  10,  11 
vii  29 
ix  27 
X  4 

X  16,   17 
X  31 
X  32 
xi  1 
xi  23-26 


247,  518 
193 

234,  235 

V  3,  249 

654 

247 

Vl3,  150 

y  6,  451 
164 
V  5—8,  387 
332 
611 
223 

V  10,  150 
510 

v6,   161 

301 

V4,  337,   113 

509,  526 


INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES.        xxxvii 


xiii    1—3  3( 

xiii   2—7,   13  3( 

xiii   10,  12  4 

XV    3  5: 

XV    55—57  6: 

II.  CORINTHIANS 


12 
i  20 
ii  11 
ii  16 
iv   17,  18 

V  1,  5—1 

V  7 


15 


285 
265 
187 
247 
275 
629 
274 

V  S,   125 
v3,      71 

196,   197,   515 

161,  215 

221 

155 

157,     33 

193 

540 

V3,  1R8 

258 

V  4,   532 

V  6,  223 
GALATIANS. 

)  V  5,   151 

V  6,    153 

V  5,518 
241 
530 

V  1,  272 
2Sfi 

v9,  10,  161 
161 
506 

V  3,  237 
2a 
533 
185 


V  14 

V  14 

V  17 

V  19 
ix  15 
X  17 
xi  2 
xi   14 

xi  7,  9,   10 
xii  9.  10 


iii   10,   11,  22 
iii  13,  14 
iii  26 
iv    4 
iv   5,  6 
iv  6 

V  2—6 

V  14 

V  17 
y  22,  23 
vi  7,  8 
Vi   14       515.269,527,228 

EPHESIANS. 
i  3—6  191 

i  7  531 

i    13,   14  325 


1    17—20 
ii   1,  5 
ii   12 
ii   13 
ii  20 
iii  9,   10 
iii  16—21 
iv  8 
iv   15 
iv   17—19 
iv   30—32 
v  23 

V  25 

V  27 
vi  16 


v2. 


PHILIPIANS. 


v  5, 


1  23 
ii  2 
ii  6—8 
ii  6 
ii   7,  8 
ii   9—11 
iii  7—9 

iv  8  310, 

COLOSSIANS. 
i  9-13 
i   14 
i    16 
I  20 
ii  9 
ii  12 
ii  14,  15 
ii  15 
iii   3 


V  14, 
334, 


III    4 

iii   5 

iii    16 

I.   THESSALONI\ 

iv    13-17 

iv  16  T  8, 

V   10 

I.    i  I  MO  THY. 
i   11 

i    13  V  3,  4, 

ii  1—3 
ii  S 


433 
222 
15» 
103 
430 
130 
150 
183 
300 
150 
529 
346 
375- 

633 
500 
103 
102 
215 
661 
201 
326 

S24 
531 
103 
164 
150 
502 
685 
25G 
372 
642 
mi 
■99 
NS. 
6^3 
115 
529 

249 
S2l 
589 

4<r. 


xxxviii        INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES. 


in  15 
iii  16 


V  6,  151 

V  6  1*3 
453 
155 

V  6,   103 
vi   16                       r  2,  44 

II.  TIMOTHY, 
i  9,   10  226 

i    12  322,   375 

ii    1  \    4,   532 

iii  5  189 

iii   15,   16  92 

iii   16,   17  93 

iv  6—8,  18  339 

iv  7,  8  628 

TITUS. 
i  2  176 

ii   10—1.3  230 

ii    13  V  6,  514 

ii  3-7  225 

HEBREWS, 
i    1,  2  92 

i  3  V  2,  15] 

15  V  4,  i02 

i  6  J06 

i  7  115,   114 

i  10—12  619 

i  14  114,  115,  474 

ii  5—9  190,  134 

ii  9  121 

ii  10  V  11,  151 

ii   14—18  215 

iii  3,  5,  6  246 

iii  7—11  426,  427 

iii   13  18^ 

iv  2  423 

iv  7  426,  427 

iv   15,  16  202 

V  7  262 

V  12—14  428 
vi  11,  12  337 
vi  17—19  176 
vii  22  V  7,  161 
vii  23—37  )44 
vii  1,  3,  21,  33—25  491 
vii  25                      V  2,  149 


ix  7,  12,  24,  25  144 

IX  11,  &c.  V  8,  151 
ix  14,  26  512 
ix  26  162,  163 
ix  27  615 

X  1  108 
X  1—12  145 
X  4—9  162,  163 
X  12  V  8,  151 
X  19,  20  401 
X  28  246 
xi  1,  3,  8,  10  273 
xii  1—4  337 
xii  2  269 

V  5,  226 

xii   15  V  6,  182 

xii  18-^23  462 

xii  24  164 

xii   29  16 

xiii  7,  8  619 

xiii  10,  15  V  6,  423 

JAMES, 

i  17  V  5,  44 

i   26  V    5,  223 

ii    10  241 

ii   17—20,  25  268 

iv  7  188 

iv  14  611 

I.  PETER. 

i  3—5  125 

i   7  V  9,   150 

i    8  298,-  270 

i  11  121 

i   18,  19  512 

ii  2  161 

ii  4,  6  455 

ii  21  V  5,  151 

ii  21,  22  113 

ii  24  163,  162 

iii    18  335 

■V  H  188 

!  II.  PETER. 

;  !   19  93 

'  ill  i— 15  68 

j  iii  7—14  435 


INDEX  OF  SCRIPTURES.         xx:i% 


I. 

JOHN. 

vi   15,  16 

i  7 

209 

?!  * 

V  9,  151 

ii  16 

431 

vii  9,  15 

ii  19 

189 

vii    13—17 

ii   20,  27 

V    4,   166 

vii    16,   17 

iii  1,   3 

161 

xi    15 

iii   5 

163 

xii  11 

iii  8 

V  5,  226 

xii  7-12 

V  4,5 

431 

xii  12 

V   6,   8 

517 

xiv   10,   11 

JUDE. 

XIV    13 

6 

196,  197 

XV  3 

24,  25 

214 

XV  3,  4 

REVELATION. 

xvi  19 

i    5—7 

152,   530 

xvii  6 

i  10 

422,   423 

xviii  20  21 

ii    7 

516 

\ix  13 

ii     26,  27 

387 

xiv  16 

ii  28 

V   5,   522 

iii  21 

V   6—8,  387 

XX  15 

iv  4,  IQ, 

11                   659 

xxi  2-4 

T  5—11 

V   4,   151 

xjii  5—8 

V  4,   153 

xxi  27 

V  6-9 

159 

xxii  1,  2,  14 

V   6,  8—12                      155  I 

xxii  2 

T    11-13 

154 

xxii  2,   14 

V   12 

158 

xxii  16 

vi  2 

V    1,   151 

xxii  20 

vi   14—17 

V  4,  6,  210 

V  4,  151 

V  4,  153 
v  5,  563 

V  3,  532 
656,  657 

497 
644 
337 
480 
188 
646 
623 
156,  479 
V  10,  151- 
479 
479 
291 

V  3,  153 

V  3,  151 

V  3,  153 
V  4,  5,  369 

497 
643 
654 
523 

V  4,  150 

516 

?  4,  15,  150 

153 


ENLARGED 

INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


N.  B.—Turn  to  the  particular  article  you  ivant. 
as  in  a  Dictionary  or  Concordance,  but  look  not 
under  Christ  for  atonement  or  redemption,  but 
at  the  very  words  themselves,  and  so  in  everg 
instance. 

If  you  fjud  not  the  term  you  seek,  look  far  an- 
other of  similar  import,  such  as  conversion  and 
regeneration. 

The  figures  refer  to  the  numbers  of  the  Hijjnns  and 
of  the  Pages,  which  always  answer  to  each  other 


aARON  and   Christ,  1^4,  145 
*^  Moses  and  Josliua,  448 

Abba,  Father,   16  J    v.  5,  6 
Abel  and  Christ,  164 
Aboundinfr,  iniquity,  573,  574 

grace,  20P,  202,  191,  176 
Abraham,  stones  made  cliildrcn  of,  220 
Abraha,n''s  call,  274  v.  4 

faith  and  obedience,  273  v.  3,  4 

blessing  on  the   Gentiles,  503,  504,  506 

offering  his  son,  274 
Absence,  from  God,  deprecated,  376 

forever  intolerable,  372,  646 

and  presence  of  God  and  Christ,  372 

from   public  worship  painful,  278 
Absent  Saviour,  gone  to  prepare  a  place  for  lUs 
people,  514 

love  to  tht-,  298 

memorial  cf  the,  509,  514 
Acccsi-^  to  the  throne  of  grace  by  a  mediator,  401 
Adam,  corrupt  nature  from,  181.  222 

sovereign  of  the  creatures,  58  v.  9 

fi«t  and  second,  177 

tbeii-  douunion,  190 


] 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  x\i 

Adoption,  I6l 

anil  election,  191 
Adoration,  479.    Sec  fTorship. 
Advice  to   voulh,  $^5^  56fi,  567,  508,  5''>9 
Advocacy  of  Chiist,  142,  143 
Advocatf,  Chiist   an,  151   v.   9,  153  v.  9 
Affections,  inconstant,  356 

UDsanctilltd,  428 

spiritual,  described,  285 

(fisiied,  338,  221 
AJfticted^CXxntth  conipnssion  to  them,  262,  369  v.  C 
Afflictions,  of  tiie  church,  463 469 

corporal  and  mental,  349 
.  courage  in   them,  350 
•  difference  between  those  of  saints  and  sinners,383 

hope  in  thtm,  357,  279,  280 
flight  and  short,  275  v.  4 

heavy  and  overwhelming,  280,  595,  349 

instructions  by  them,  383,  598 

moderated,  211 

profit  by,  and  support  uuder  them,  597 

V  ithoiit  rejection,  174 

resignation  to  them,  596,  313,  283 

renioved  by  prayer,  484,  3bl 

regulated  by  providence,  67 
,,       sanctified,  383,  598 

submission  to  them,  3l5,  71,596,  313,  283 

support,  trust, and  comfort  under  them,67,369,375 

trying  our   graces,  52,  341 
Agedy  saints,  flourishing,  459 

prayer  and  song,  572 
reflection  and    hope,  571 

sinner,  at  death  and  judgment,  567 
All  in  ail,  God,  169,  170,  394 
All  seeini'   Gvd,  40,  41 
All  sufflrience  of  Christ,  275 

of  God,  1,  2,  42 

of  grace  in  duty  and  suffering  258,  4* 

divine,  our  bii's,  331    v.  5 
Almost  christiin.    If 
Almi,  or  hlnrality,  291,  296 
Avif'ition  of  ihe  worl.i,   431,  deprecated,  283 
Amen,  442  v.  6,    490  v.  R.    628   v.  6,    640  v.  4 
America,  prayer  for  it,  581 

praise   to    God  f«ir  it.  579,  587 

nro5perit>    and  happines*  of  it,  581,   582,   SftC 
Anchor,   hope  an,   I7u  v.  3 


x!ii  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.      i 

Jngel  of  the  covenant,  Christ,  153  v.  3,  154    v.  3 
Angeh,  (bad)  their  fall,  184 

ministry    of,  474 

punished,  and  man  saved,  196,  197 

vanquished  -and  miserable,  86  v.  6,  7 

(good)  guardian,  602,  484   v.   5,  474 

happy  at  the  conversion  of  sinners,   115  v.  6 

subject  to    Christ,   )57  v.  4     114  v.   4 
Anger  and  lovt  of  God,  36,  81,  5^6,  41,  62, 16,  51 
Anger.    See  Wrath,  Vengeance,  Hell. 
Answer  to  the  Church's  prayers,  578.    See  Prayer. 
Antichrist,  his   ruin,  478,  479,    481 
Anticipation,  of  death  and  glory,  385, 386,572  v.  4, 7,8 
Apollos,  nothing  without  God,  247  v.  4 
Apostate,  perishing.  189 
Apostles,  comniissionpd,   244 

Ap/jarel,  spiritual,  202,  v.  6,  7,  252  » 

Appeal  to  God,  against  persecutors,  342 

concerning  our  sincerity,  319,320 
our  humility,  283 
Arkf  placed  in  Zion,  453 
Arm  of  the  Lord,  made  bai-e,  250  v.  6 

Church  sealed  on   Christ's,  546  v.  3 
Arms  of  everlasting  love,  217  v.  3 
Armour  of  the  gospel,  339,  406   v.  4 

Ascension  of  Cnrist,  124,  127 130  ^^ 

Ashamed,  not,  of  Christ,  or  his  gospel,  322,  527 
Astonishing  love  and  grace,  161,  232 
Assistance,  gracious,  in  duty,   42 

in  the  spiritual  warfare,  340,  212,' 217 

against  sin  and  Satan,  42 
Assurance,  of  interest,  322,  286 

of  heaven,   628,  375 

of  the  love   of  Christ,  276,  286 

desired,  324,  265  v.  8,  646  v.  6—8,  45  v.  10,  7  v.  6 
Atheism,  practical,  3,   182,  574,  575  - 

punished,  573 
Atonement  of  Christ,  162,  152,  270 

Attributes  of  God,  38 52 

Authority  of  magistrates  from  God,  591 
Avenger,  God  an,  of  his  saints,  13 
Avjakened  sinner,  240 

B. 

Babes,  new-bom,  described,  161 
Babylon,  ruin  of  it,  predicted,  478 
felling,  479 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  xliii 

Bfih<jloii.   fallen,  481 

Backsliders,  in  distress  and  desertion,  353 

restored,  36-1 

pardoned.  203,  441,  204 
Si7cksli(/in;;s  and  returns,  336 
Banquet  of  Io\e.  53(3,  520 
Baptism,  and  circumcision,  501 503 

the  commission,   501 

and  circumcision,  507 

believers  buried  with   Christ  in,  502 

of  infants,  505,  507 

children  devoted  to  God  in.  505,  504 

preaching-,  and   the   Lord's  supper,  508 
Beatific  vision  longed  for,  662,  412,  659 
Beatitudes,  370 
Believe  and  be  saved,  271 
Bekevey  described,   161 

bapti/.ed,  501,  502 

death  and   burial  of  a,  631 
Beautij,  of  Christ,  543,  4^2 

of  Clirist's  ri(;hteousness,  202 

of  the  church.  541,456,457  v.  5,  7 

ot"  gospel  ministers,  249 

of  holiness,  257 

of  saints,  456,  453 
Birth,  dues  not  convey  grace,  220 

iiist  and  second,  219 

of  Cliris?,  105,  103,  143,   107 
miracles  at  the,  109 
B'asp/iemy,  complained  of,  574,  575 
BlesseiJ,  the,  described,  370,  208,377,  378,  380 

dead   in   the   Lord,  023 
Blessedness,  of  gospel  times,  250 

of  heaven,  655,  667,  657,  159 

only  in   God  and  Christ,  169,  170,  372 
Blessin^r,  of  Abraham  on  the  Gentiles,  503,  504, 506 

of  God  on   business,  393 
Blessings,  of  the  gospel.   141,  496 

of  a  family,  395,  396 

of  the  country,  558,  559,  561 

of  a  nation,  580 

of  the  spring,  555 
Blood  of  Abel,  164 

Blood  of  Christ,  cleansing,    232,  270,  303,  257,  235 
v.  4,6,  179  v.  5,  6,   117 

seal  of  the  New  Testament.  511 

ajid  flesh  our  food,  525,  526 


jiJiiv  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Blood  of  Christ,  spirit  and  water,  517 
Boasting,  excluded,    193,  201 

in  Christ,  515,  527 
Book,  of  nature  aiul  sciipture,  95,  96,  93 

of  God's  decrees,   7 

of  Uns  369,  7  V.  6 
jBro/itAof  pioniise,  Christ  the, 463  y.  9,  51,  496  v.  2 
Brazen   serpent,  269  i 

Bread,  strengthening,  62  v.  12 

of  life,  Clirist   the,   513,  144  v.  3 
Breathing  after  comfort  and  deliverance,  359 

after   holiness,  233 
Broad  and  nairow   way,  189  v.  1 
■Brother,  Christ  a,  219  v.  6,  220  v.  6 
Brotherly   love,  299 

reproof,  551  v.  3,  4 
Burial,  of  a  saint,  631 

with   Christ   in    baptism,  502 
Business,  of  life   blest,    393 

of  glorified  saints,  656,  657,  159 

c. 

Cesar'' s  dues,  589  v.   5 

Call  of  the  gospel,  252 255 

accepted,    520 
Calvary,  512  v.   5.    See   Cross 
Canaan,  Israel  led    to  it,  449 

lost   through    unbelief,  427 

and  heaven,  626,  448,   436   v.   4,   5,  7 
Captain  of;  saivatii)n,  151  v.  11,  153  v.  11 
Care  of  God   over  his   saints,  484 
Cares  welcomed,  375  v.   3 
Carnal,    mind,  enmity,  177 

joys    parted  with,  331,  332 

reason  humbled,  194,  195 
Caute,  r.ur,   left  with   God,  67  v.  3,  4 
Ceremonies,  mere   external,  vain,  301 
Change  produced  by   the  gospel,  248 
Characters  of  Christ,   150 153 

of  trui-  Cliristians,  161 
Charity,  and   love,  300,  302 

and  uncharitableness,  301 

to  the   poor,  291,  292   v.    1,  2 

blessing  attending,    293,  295 

aiid  justice,  451 

mixed   with  imprecations,  467 
Chastisement.  433,  439,    See  Afflictions, 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  xlv 

Chastity,  232,    -^54 

Cfiilftre'.i,  Ciiifants)  in  the ctivenant  of  gracr,  503, 504 

ik'vottd    to    God,  504,  505,  507 

instriicttd,   82,  565 

pvaisiiiji;  God,    564 

made   blessinjis,  3v'3,  394 
Chllitren   of  God,  (chvistiaus)  161 

tlifir  cliaiiicteis,  U"^l 

tlieir  jMivikges  desiivd,  161  v.  7 
C/iri^t,  J02,  160 

and  Aainn,  144 

and  Abil,  1C2 

Adani  the  second,  178,   190 

liis  all-snfficiency,  122 

his  ascension,   127,   130,  494 

the  beiovtd,  dcsciibtd,  543 

his  charactt  rs,   150 

the  chiiith's  foundation,  455 

)iis   cniiiiup,  the  signs  of  it,   57i 

his  coiinnissioi),  ijiaoious,  271,  32,  33 

his  cond.  scansion  and  glorification,  134 

covmant  )uadt    with  hun,  173 

first  and  second  coming,  or  liis  incaniation,  king- 
dom, and  judf^nivnt,  106,   111,  645 

tlie  ereatoi-,  6iy 

ciiicifi.d,  esteemed   foolishness,  225 

tht  tnn-  David,   303,  173 

his  d.  ath  and  resurrection,  119, 120, 123, 138,  13^ 

his  etf  rnitv,  619 

ex:;lnd  to  the  kii.gdoiti,  14^,  134,  137,  489,  490, 
■I'J-,  '194 

our   >  xaniple,  304 

faitli    in  his  blood,  303 

God  und  man,  173 

hi.    Godhead,  619 

jiower  and   wisdom   of  God,  518 

xht    Jt-sire  of  all    nations,   107   v.   6 

Jiis  r,i"yy  and  gi-aic.    104 

gloi}    in   heaven,  661 

oin-  hcpc,  362.  3M,  30S 

human  and   divii  e  iiatMie,  20,  103,  148,63/1 

incarnation  aiid   dominion,  134 

incarnation  and  sacrifice,  162 

tlie  kin>»,  and  the  church  his  sponge,  456,  457 

his  kingdom  among  the  Gentiles,  660,  489,  490i 
45i,   457,   453 

bis  love  to  enemies,  303, '30-1 


xlvi  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Christ,  his  majesty,  21.'?,  141 

his  mediatorial'  Icingdom,  140,  493 495 

names  and  titlis,  151 153 

his  obedience   and  death,  229 

liis  offices,  149 

his  personal  glories  and  government,  491 

praised  by  children,  564 

prophet,  priest,    and   king,    149,  493 495 

his  resurrection  on  the  I^ord's  dav,  422,  423 

sent  by  the  Faiher,  32,  33,  271 

our  strenpjth  and   righteousness,  200 

Lis  sufferings  and  kingdom,  119,  127,  138  139^ 

his  sufferings  for  our  salvation,  118 

his  titles,  148,  151 153 

his  zeal  and  reproaches,  116 
See  other  articles  concerning  Christ,  under  their 
respective  terms. 

CHRISTIAN  LIFE,  327 376 

Christian,  almost  one,  189 

character  of  a  true,  161 

church  made  of  Jews  and  Gentiles,  458 

qualifications  of  one,  450 452 

I       religion,  its  excellence,  245 

virtues,  223  i 

weak,  not  to  be  despised,  301 
Church,  Jewish  and  christian,  436—500 

beauty    of  it,  456,  457.  460,  461,  398,  541 

birth-place  of  saints,  458 

built    on   Jesus   Christ,  455 

her  complaints  avenged,  481 

delight  and  safety  in  it,  407 

destruction  of  enemies  proceeds  from  thence,  588' 

espousals  to  Christ,  540 

gathered  and  settled,  453,  454 

of  the   Gentiles,  457  v.   l,  5,  6,  129 

God  fights  for  her,  476,  573,  577 

God's  presence  there,  453,  454,  404,  405 

God's  special  delight,  458,  453,  454 

God's  garden,  459— enclosed,  542 

going  to  it.  398,   399 

its  happiness,  473 

the  house,  and  care   of  God,  470,  471 

Jews  and   Gentiles   united  in    it,  458 

increase  of  it,  531 

prayer  of  the,   ir   distress,  466 

persecuted,  46-J,  466 

restored  by  prayer,  363,  488,  361 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  xlvil 

Church,  its  safety  in  troubles  and  in  desolations. 
471 473,475 

the  safety  and  honour  of  a  nation,  460 

the  spouse  of  Christ,  456 

in   the   wildeniess,  546,  463   v.  1,  2 

its   worship  and  order,  461 

wratli  aprainst  enemies  proceeds   thence,  58S 
Church  mccituffs,  482 489 

lueriibers  characterized,  450 452 

CIRCUMCISION,  and  Baptism,  501—508 

abolished,  506 

and   baptism,   505,  507 
Citizen   of  Zion,  450,  451 
Cknnung  blood  of  Christ,  236,  232,  210,  303 
Clothing,  spiritual,  202,  252,  651 
Cloud  of  witnesses,  337 
Cluufhj   pillar,  436,  438 
CnloTiies   plantttl,   582 
Comfort,  from  the  covenant  with  Christ,  175 

from  the  gospel,  245 

from  the  hope  of  heaven,  375 

holiness  and  pardon,  362,  206,  33^,  359 

of  life   blest,  393 

and   pardon,  203,  204 

under  sorrows  of  body  and  mind,  369,  375 

from  the  divine  presence,  373 

from  the  promises  and  faithfulness  of  God,175,266 

restored,  286 

and  support  in   God,  122,  343,  344 

from  ancient  providences,  446,   349 
Commission,  of  Christ,  32,  33,  271 

of  the  apostles,  244 
Communion,  with  Christ  and  saints,  510,  487,  492 

between  Christ  and  his  church,  534 53*^ 

between  saints  in  heaven  and  on  earth,  462 

with  Christ  desired,  171 
Company  of  s:iints   the  best,  239,  487 
Coui/Jfisuon,  of  God,  4,    16,  37,    18,   19 

of  a  dyinR  Saviour,  512,  5^0 

of  Christ  to  the  afflicted  and  tempted,  262 
Complaint,  of  absence  from  public  worship,  278 

of  the  church,  463 469 

of  deceit  and  flattery,  574,  575 

of  desertion,  357,  354 

«if  vain  discourse,  575 

of  dulness,  351,  323 

{if  a  bard  heart,  352 


xlviii  INDEX  OF  SUDJECTS. 

Complaint,  of  indwelling  sin    240,  354 

of  inprratitiule,  309,  554 

of  ])ride,  atheism,  oppression,   &c.  573,  575 

of  sickness,  600 

of  sloth   and  negligence,  323,  351 

of  quarnelsoine  neighbours,  345 

of  temptation,  354,  355 

of  heavy  afflictions  in  mind  and  body,    349 

general,  595 
Condemnation,  by  the  law,  240,  198 

none  to  believers,  276 
Condescension,  of  God  to  our  affairs,  6 

to  our  worship,  5,  261 

of  Christ,  134,  109 
Confession,  of  our  i>overty,  239 

of  sin,  repen  ance,and  pardon,  205 208, 179, 

2,    180,  327,  350.  203,   204,  349 
Confidencr,   \i\  God,  284,  276 

under  trials   and  afflictions,  67 
Conqueror,  Christ  a,  529,    635,  151,  153,  622 
Conquerors,  believers,  340,  621,  276  v.  4,  5,  648  \.  4 
Conscience,  secure  and  awakened,  240 

tender,  277 

thfc:  pleasures  of  a   good  one,  285 

its  guilt  leJieved,  207, 360, 179,180,303,364,203,204 
Constancy,  in  thr  gospel,  228.    (bee  Courage.) 
Contention,  complained  of,  345 

and  love,  300 
Contentment  cherished,  283 

and  love,  300 
Converse  with  God,  417,  418,  389 
Conversion,  its  nature  and  author,  219, 

effected  by   divine  power,  493,494 

the  difficulty  of  it,  223 

delayed,  609,  567 569 

the  wonder  of  earth,  482 

the  joy  of  heavtn,  312 

praise  for  it,   183   v.  4 

earnestly  desired,  22),   181   v.   4,  5 

on  the  ascension  of  Clirist,  493—435 

of  Jews  and   Gentiles,  458,  487,  660 
Conviction  of  sin,  by  the  law,  240,  198 
Convu'ion,  by   Che  cross  of  Christ,  334,  365 
Corner-stone,  an  emblem  of  Christ,  150  v.   l3 
Coronation  of  Christ,  540 
Correction,  177,  181,  222.    See  Affliction, 
Corrupt  iwture  from  Adam,  573,  57 i 


INDEX  OF  SUnJECTS.  xhx 

Corruption  of  manncis  Reneral.    See  De[>ravity. 
Counsel  to  vomiR  peisons,  565,  and  support  ijorn 

GoJ,  344,  98,  ICO 
Counsellor,  Christ,  148  v.  2,  153  v.  5 
f^unjr/*  of  peace  between  the  Father  and  Christ, 

494  V.  4 
Courage,  christian,  called  np,  338 

in   ttrnptaiHin  and  troubli,  "75 

in  duty  and  suftWinirs,  258,  338,  339 

in  dtalh,  641,  385,  330,  276,  572 

in  persicution,  34 1.  270,  228 
Covetiant,  of  works  cannot  save,  198 

with   Abi-abani,  503,  506,  507 

of  L'race  made  with   Chiist,    onr  comfort,  17.^ 
children  therein,  503,  5C4 
nnchangeable,  21H,   442 
its  prouiisi-s,  257 
staled   and   sworn,   176,  511 
hope  in  it  under  tLinptation,  176 
Covetousiie^s,  433,  431 
Cejvantlij  souls  perishine:,    189,  v.  3 

CREATION  ami  jirovideiice,  58 82 

Creation  of  the  world,  58 

new,  221,   219 

old  and   new,  221,  219 

called  upon  to  praise  God,  88 

and   preservation.  68 

and  providence,  60,  61,  62,  444,  445 
Creatures,  their  love  dangerous,  329 

no  trusting  them,  2,  1,  321,   18,   19,  232 

God  far  aljove  them,  25 

their  vanity,  432 

vain,  and  God  all-sufficient,  2,  1 

praising  God,  88,  89 
Creature- streams  low,  andspnngsoflifc  high,  3  v.7,8 
Cross  «)f  Christ,  otn   gloi7,  527 

beiRfil  of  ir,  531 

salvation  in  it,  228 

jcpentai.ce  Huwing  from  it,  310 

crucifixion   to  the   world   by   it,  515 
Croivn   of  rijfhttonsness,  <i28 
Crucijixion   of  sin,  223,  230,  189 

to  the  world.   515 
Crv.rifijin}{  Christ   iifush,  334 
Curse  of  the  fust   tiansgrtssion,  256 

removed  by   Christ,  270 

lurned  into  a  blessing,  117  v.,  3,  4 


I  INDEX  OF  stlBJECTS. 

Custom  in  sin,  183 
Cyrus,  584  v.  7 

D. 

Daily  devotion,  390,  40,  41,  319 
Danger,  of  our  earthly  pilgrimage,  371 
of  neglect,  609,  255 
of  love  to  the  creatures,  329 
of  pride,  194 
of  death  and  hell,  615 
Darkness^W^hX  in  it  from  Christ's  presence,373,l69  v.4 
of  providence,  71 

of  earth  and  light  of  heaven,  371  v.  6 
Darts,  Satan's  fit-ry.  375,  355 
David,  a  type  of  Christ,  303,   173 

Christ  greater  than,  173,  15  v.  3  . 
Day,  of  grace  and  dnty,  609 
of  life  will  end,  617 
of  humiliation  in  war,  576 
of  thanksgiving,  579 
of  judgment,  583,  585 
everlasting  one,  644,  652,  371  v.  6 
Dead,  raised  by  the   gospel,  248 

to  sin  by  the  cross  of  Christ,  334 
in  the  Lord  blessed,  623 
DEATH  of  Christ,  an  act  of  submission,  yet  vol- 
untary, 135 
caused  by  sin,  335 
aim  suffe'rings  of  Christ,  120,  229 
and  resunection  of  Christ,  123,  119 
grace  and  glory  by   it,  531 
cf  men  and  afflictions  under  providence,  67 
of  saints  and   sinners,  385,  386,  381,  636 
of  a  saint,  623,  631 
of  a  sinner,  630,  620 
of  an  aged  sinner,  567 
of  a  rich  sinner,  433,  635 
sometimes  sudden,  615 
anticipated  with  pleasure,  572  v.  4,  7,  8 
sting  of  it  gone,  621,  281  v.  7 
deliverance  from  it,    605 
and  pride,  637 
fear  of  it  groundless,  627 
desirable,  625,  633 
dreadful   or  delightful,  620 
overcome  by  faith,  621,  622 
triumphed  over  in  view  of  the   resurrection, 
548,  642, 643 


IN'DKX  OF  SUBJECTS.  It 

2)iath,  pniiai-alion   for,  628,  631 

Cdiiiapi-   ill   it,  6-41,  386,    107 

till-  ilFict  of  sin,  570 

God's  pri>sence  in  it,  624,  376 

terrible  to  tliu  unconverted,  567 

made  easy,  hy  (lie  sigiht  of  Christ,  533,  522 
by  a  siglit  of  heaven,  431,  626 

nnd  eternity,  632,  622 

and  immediate  plory,  629,  633 

meditation  on   it,  633 

and   tlie   resiuiectinn,  638,   642,   64."^,  C66,    G40 
Deceit  and   flattery,  574,  575 
Decciffulni'Sf,  of  sin,   185 

of  worldly  joys,  332 
Decieces  of  God,  192' 195,  7 

revealed  by    Christ,  155 

Hot  to  be  vainly  pried  into,  7  v.  5 
dedication  of  onrselvjs   to   God,  336 

(if  suul   to  Christ,  511,  215   v.   5,  6 

of  children,  504,  505,  507 
IJcfetire,  in    God,   64,  65 

from  sin.^and  Satan,  '281 

and  sjilvation  in  God,  284, ;  375,  368 
Dcitu  of  Christ,  102,'  103,  148,  254,  684 
Dela'i/,   of  conversion,  609,  567,  568,  569,  351,  614 

God  will  not,  595  v.  11 
Delrying  sinnei"s  warned,  427 
Deli.i(,'tf  in  the  c»iurch,and  safetv,407,460,461,402— 405 

in  the  whole   of  duty,  336 

in    Gi)(!,  297,  404,     284,    278,    279,  410 413, 

168,  402 405 

in  converse  with  Christ,  171,  172 

in  the  law  of  Ciod,  99,  101,  598 

in  ordinances,  171,   172,  419,  404 
Deliverance,  begun  and  i>erf«cted,  363 

from   dtspair,  366,  203,  204,  281 

from   deep  distress,  484,  485,  367 

fr.>m  dt-ath,  605.  608 

national.  579.   597 

from  oppression  and  falsehood,  346 

from  persecution,  469,  343 

by  prayer,  484,  367,  363,  483 

seasonable,  314 

from   shipwreck,  69 

from  slander,  347 

from  spiritual  enemies,  217,  473,  375,  281 

turprisjDg,  4S3 


lii  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Deliverance,  from  temptation,  281,  600,  355,  366 

fiuin   a  tnmult,  348 
Deny   thyself,  22.3,    189   v.  2,  230  v    3 
Departure,  from  God,  lamented,  356 
Dependence.    See  Faith. 
Depravity,  of  nature,  177,  181,   222 

of  maiin<  rs,   57^^ 575 

Desertion,  and  distress  of  soul,  357,  353,  360,  349 

and  tem])tation  complained  of,  354 

and  hope,  278 
Desire,  of  Christ's  presence,  372 

of  comfort  and  deliverance,   359 

of  knowledge,  299 

of  holiness,  233 

of  quickening  grace,  358 

of  the  spirit  of  adoption,  161,  161  v.  9, 10 
Desolations,  the  church's  safety  in  them,  475 
Despair,  of  the  humble,    unreasonable,  209 

and  hope  in  death,  385,  637 

deliverance  from  it,  366,  203,  204,  281 

and  ])resumption,  187,   188,  240 
Devices  of   Satan,  183,   187 
Devil,  his  various  temptations,  187,  188 

his  fiery   darts,  375  v.  2,  355  'v.  3 

his  enmity   to   Christ,  256 

vanquished   by  Christ,  480,  68S 
Devotion,  daily,  3"90,  400,  551 

fervent,  dt  sired,  323 

sacred,  389 

sick   bed.  596,  599 
See  Morning,  Evening,  Lord^s  day, 
Dijlculty  of  religion,  or  subduing  passions,  22* 
Diligence,  christian,  338 
Direction,  and  pardon,  323 

and  defence  prayed  for,  413  v.  5—8 

and  hope,  279 

and  supplies,  344.     See  Knowledge. 
Disease  of  sin,  186 
Dissolution  of  the  world,  68 
Distance  from  God  loved,  222  v.  4 
Distemjjer  of  the  soul,  186 
Distinguishing  love  and  grace,  192—197 

admired,  621 
Distress,  what  to  be  done  in  it,  460  v.  7 
of  soul,  or  backsliding  and  desertion,  353 
relieved,  364,  203,   204 
Divine  nature,  of  Chiist,  102 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  liii 

Divine,  and  human.    10%    148,  254,  684 
D0C7'JtlNES,nuii  bltssmgs  of  Scripture,  191—229 
Doniir.i'iii,  cf  God,  ettnial,  8 

over   ihe    sen,    12 

of  man  over  tlie  creatures,  S'i 
Door,  Clnist   cotnpan'd   to  a.   150   v.  12 
Doubts  autl  tears  of  Christians  discotirap^td,  209 

censured,  28 i?,  471,  266  v.  5 

suppnsstd,   281,   605,  63f),  42 

renio\;il    of   them    debired,  325,  327  v.  5 

reiiiovt-d,  286 
Drunkard  and  glutton,  440 
Dulness,  spiritual,  351 
Duties  of  rehgion,  230 

assistance  in   them,  42 

cowstancv  in,    547   v.  2,  3 
Duties,  to  Ciod  and  man,  451,  452,  237,  238 

deliji^htfu!,  336,  v.  3,  4 

hindered  by  sin,  655  v.  1 

help  m   them   desired,  547   v.  3,  6 

not   meritorious,   193 

and   delights  of  heaven,  655 
Duettiriji  with   God,  on  earth,  452 
in  heaven,  128 

E. 

Earnest  of  the  Spirit,  629  v.  3.  325  v.  4 
Earf/i,  no  rest  on  it,  432 
Earthly  joys  forsaken,  331,  332 
Earthly  mindedness  lamented,  383 
Education   religious,  565,  82 
EJfects  of  Christ's   death,  155 
Elusion  of  the  Spirit,  267 
E^uypt^s  plagues,  436 
Election,  in    Clnist,   191 

sovereign  and  free,  192,  194,   195 

exclude*  boasting,   193 
Rm/jloywent,  of  sai)its   in  heaven,  655 
End  of  the  righteous  an<l  wicked,  3;?6,  81,  377 

of  seif-righleousness,    199 

of  the   world,   68,  435 

of  life   to   be   ke)>t   in    view,  617 
Enemies,  of  the  church  disappointed,  587 

destroyed,   574,  575,  460,  588 

national    dismayed  :.nd  destroyed,  534 

prayed   for,  467,  303,  304 

iiaUatiou  fi'uc)  spiritual,  217 


lir  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Enemies,  triumphed  over,  by  Christ,  4"/,  47S 

and  by  Christians,  472  v.  6,  7 
Enemy^  death  tlie  last,  621  v.  3 
Enjoyment  of  Christ,  171,  172 
Enlargement^  desired,  35a 

granted,  362 
Enmity,  between  Cljrist  and  Satan,  256 

of  the  -carnal  mind,  177 
Envy,  and  unbelief  cured,  382,  637j  6JS 

and  love,  300 
Equity,  and   wisdom  of  providence,  74 
Espousals  of  the  church  to  Christ,  540 
Establishment  and  grace,   217 
Eternal  Son  of  God,  151  v.  2,  152,  v.  2 
Eternity,  of  God,  14 

of  his  dominion,  8 

and  death,   632 

succeeding  this  life,  615 
Evening  and  morning  liymns,  547—557 
Evidence,  of  grace,  or  self-examination,  301 

of  sincerity,  319,  320,  415 
Evil,  times,  574,   575 

neighbours,  345 

m;igistrates,  384,  5Q3,  594 
Exaltatiim  of  Cluist,  to  the  kingdom,  127,  137— 

139,   119,  489,   493 495 

Examination,  or  evidences  of  grace,  391,  319 
Example,  of  Christ,  113,  304, 151,  v.  5,  153,  v.  5 

of  saints,  337 
Excellence,  of  the  Christian  religion,  245 

of  Christ's  righteousness,  202 
Exhortations  to  peace  and  holiness,  338 
Extent  of  duty  and  zeal,  330  v.  3,  4 

F. 

yace,  of  Christ,  372,  v.  3,  171  v.  4,  172  v.  1 

of  Immanuel,  155  v.  4 

of  God,  seen  at  a  distance,  659  v.  2 

of  God  in  heaven,  283  v.  6 
"Faith,  268 276 

believe  and  be  saved,  '271 

and  prayer  of  persecuted  saints,  467 

and  assurance,  322 

in  the  blood  of  Christ,  206,  179,  308 

in  divine  grace  and   power,   321,   203, 204 

in  things  unseen,  273,  274 

and  sight,  629,  71,  412 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  Iv 

Faitfi,  nnd  irnson,  261,  71 

and   II  i)tiitauee,  272 

and  olxMlKiice,  273,  268 

ami   unlK-lief,    271,  272 

assisted  by  sense,  508 

stsoiig,  when  sense  despairs,  35  v.  6,  'i 

strong-,   desued,  2f")'>   v.   6 

overcoininj;-,  enjoyed,  622,  276 

M  eaU,  lamenti  d,  266  v.  5,  236  v.  3 

in  Christ,  our  sacrifice,  270 

lor  pardon  and  sanctitication,  330 

and   knowledge  of  him,  322 

joy  of  it>  and   love,  275,  298 

Iriuuiphing;  in   Christ,  276 

ovfi-  dt-ath  and   the  grave,  622 

walking  by  it,  274 

without  works,  dead,  268 

its   victories,  268,  v.  4 

the   way  of  salvation,  271 

and   salvation,  271 
Fait /if Illness,  of  God,  15,  43,  18,  19,  37,  436 

to    his   promises,   176,  175,  107,  537 

of  a  good  man,  451 
Fall  of  angels  and   men,   184 

and  recovery  of  man,  256,  215 

of  Babylon,  479 481 

Falsehood,  blaspiiemy,  Jy^c  574,  575 

and  oppression,    deliverance   from   theu),    34ti, 
574,  575 
Familij,  government,  392 

love  and    worship,  396 

blessings,    395 
Father,  God   our,  161,  46,  47 

Christ  the   everlasting,    148 
Fear,  it  God,  holy,  277 

nverential   in  worship,   53,   26 

of  death,   627 

(jvercome,  621,  622, 642 
Fears  and  doubts  suppressed,  286,  231, 605,  485,  134 
Feast,  of  the  gosjiet,  252,   520 

of  love,  536,   520 

of  triumph,  STfi 

iiiade  by  divine  love,  521 

its   provisions,   528 

its  guests   invited,  520,  521,  528 
Fellowship,  with   Christ  and  saints,  510 

bviwcen  CUiisi  and  his  church,  534—53* 


Ivi  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

FeUoxvshlp\\'\\.h  Christ  desired  and  enjoyedl7 1,172,4 1- 
Ferveruy  of  devotion,  dtsired,  323 

uaiit  of  it  lamented,  351 
Fever  of  body  and  mind,  432  v.  3, 4 
Few  saved,   189 

seek  and  find.  207  v.  1 
Finishing  of  Cliiist's  work,  121 
Fire,  Christ  represented    by  a,  150  v.  9 
Flattery,  and  deceit  complained  of,  574,  575 

stlf  flatiery,  3 
Fleah,   and  sin  moitified,   223,  230,  '189 

and  spirit,  2^1 

and  biood  of  Christ  the  best  food,  525,  526 

our  tabertiaeie.  629 
Flint,  the,  uissoJvtd,  ?57  r.  7,  8 
Flourishing  leligion  in  ohl  ag-e,  459 
Fli/ini;,  from    Christ,  folly  of  it,  255  v.  3 

to   Ch:ist,  the  f.-licity  of  it,  ib.  v.  1,  2 
Fully  and  inadness  of  sm,  186 
Foo'/,  spiritual,  25i,  257,   171 

the  flesh  and   biood  of  Christ,  525,  526 

for  the  sou!  desired,  150  v.  3 
Fools  made  wise,  193 
Forbearance,  of  God,  31 

of  the   rig:hteous,  382 
Forge ff illness,  423 

Forgiveness,  of  orijjinal  and  actual  sin,  on  confession. 
179,   3  80  ' 

prayed  for,  360,  327 

plentiful   with   God,  203,  204 
Formality  in   worship,  651,  652,  316 
Formation  of  man,  59 

wisdom  of  God   in  it,  57 
Forms,  mere  outward,  vain,  219,  316,  179v.  4, 5 
Foretaste  of  heaven,  287 

desired,   172 
Fortitude  excited,  339 
Foundation,  Christ  the,  455 

Fountain  of  Chrl!,t's  blood,  257  v.  4,  150  v.  8,  236  v,  4 
Frailty  of  man,  639,  416,  612 

and   folly  of  man.  614 
Freedom  from  sin  and  misery  in  heaven,  655 
Fiecncss,  of  the  gospel,  252 

of  grace,   192 197 

Fretfulncis   discouraged,  382 

Friend,  God  is,  aiul  father,  46,  v.  4,  47  v.  4 

Christ  a,  151   v.  6,  153  v.  6 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  lyii 

rr'iendship,  its  blessings,  3S7 

Froivnn  and  sniiles    (if  Christ   369  v.    1— — 3 

Fruits,  of  Clirist's  (Uaih,  li3 

of  the  Spirit,  370 

of  the  gospel,  243 

of  faith,  2G8 

of  holiness  and  grace,  230 
TuUncn;  of  Chrisr,  298 

of  the  gnspt  1,  252 
Funeral,  psalm,  G18,  639 

thought,  634.     See  Death,  BuriaU 

a. 

Garden,  of  Clnist,  the  chiivah,  542 

of  God,  459 
Garments  of  salvation,  202,  252  v.  6,  7 
Gates  of  Sion,  2i2  v.  9,  472  v  3 

of  hell,  476  V,  6 

of  heaven,  128  v.  6,  7 
Gentiles,  Christ  reveaktl   to,  250,  148,  520,  521,  49S 

the  God  of  the,  (60 

blessing  of  Abraham  on  them,  503,  504,  50.!> 

given   to  Christ,  147,  127,  138,  489,  490 

called  in  answer  to  prayer,  409 

owning  the  true  God,  660,   251,   129 

chureh  of  the,  456,  457,  490,  <J09 

and  Jews  tinittU  in  the  Christian  cliurch,  45^ 
Glorified,  body,  642 

martyrs  and  saint-?,  656,  657 
Glory,  of  God,  infinite,  27,  660 

in  the  gospel,  249 

iu  our  salvation,  229 

and  grace  in  the  person  of  Christ,  104, 103,  249 

shines  in  tfie  sufterings  and  cross  of  Christ,  5li, 
533, 133 

of  Christ  in  heaven,  661 

and   grace  i)roniised,  403,  243,  640,  213 

and  grate  by  the  death  of  Christ,  531 

to  the  Father,  Son,  and  Holy    Spirit,  663 — 681 
Qlorijicfttion    and    condescension    of^   Christ,    134, 

491,   492 
Clorij  of  Gqd    in  our  solvation,  229 

and  grace  promised,  184,  403,  213,  243 
Glorijhig  in  Christ  and  his  cross,  322.  201,  515,  527 
Glutton,  439 

and    drunkarc',  440 
Cod,  all  in  all,  169,  170.  394 
5 


Iviii  Index  of  subjects- 

G6d,  all-sering,  40,   41 
all-sulficieiit,  2,  1,  122 

his  atu-ibutes,  1 57 

his  being,  attiibutes,  and  providence,  3,  7.t,  ' 

81,   559 
the  avenf^cr  of  bis   people,  13 
his  care  of  saints,  342,  484 
and  of  the  cbiircli,  471 
creator  and  v<  deenier,  218 
creation  and  providence,  60,  62 
our  defence  and  salvation,  231,  2,1,  368,  43,  50 
eternal,  sovereign,  and  holy,  'J 
eternal  and   man  mortal,  616,  618,  619 
his  faithfulness,   15,  436,  43 

far  above  the  creatines,  25 
glorified  by  Christ,  249,  518 
glorified,  and  siiniers  save«I,  229 

goodness  and  mercy,  16,  17,  3P,  4,  3B,  37 

goodness  and  truth,  16,   18,   19 

his  governing  power  and  goodness,  52 

great  and  good,  55,  79,  612,  22, 23, 16,  76 
heai't  searching,  319 

our  only  hope  and   help,  30 

incomprehensible,   28,  27 

the  judge,  645,647,  317,  651,  652 

kind   to  his    people,  37,  18,   19 

his  majesty,  660,  20 
and  condescension,  3-1,  35,  612 
mercy  and   truth,   75,  53,  17,   39,  37 

made  man,  134 

of  nature  and  grace,  55Z,  559 

his  perfections,  44.  23, 75,  i,  43,  22, 23, 16, 18, 19 

our  portion,  and  Christ  our  hope  362 

our  portion  here  and  hereafter,  168 

his  power  and   majesty,  53,  55,  9—11,  660 

praised  by   children,  564 

our  preserver,  63 65,  212 

present  in  his  churches,  404,  405 

our  refuge  in  national  troubles,  475,  476 

otir  shepherd,  165 167 

his  sovereignty  and  goodness  to  man,  3S,  134, 
612,   16 

our  support  and  comfort,  343 

supreme  governor,  594,  9— -11,  591  ■ 

his  vengeance  and  compassion,  55,  &4$         ./ 

Tinchangeable,   174,  56 

kis  univevsal  dominion,  .90 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  Hx 

God,  his  wisdom  in  his  works,  56,  57 

worthy  of  all  praise,  22,  2?,  18,  U',429,  <^1,  89,  3C7 

sight  of  liim  weans  from  the  world,  330 

terrible  to  sinners,20.  ^et;Perl'ections,Works^&lK 
Godhead  cf  Christ,   102,  103,  6n) 
Good  works,  244,450.451,128,293,294 

profit  men,  not  Got!,  239 

cannot  justify,  119,  301    - 
Goodness  of  Gud,  16,18,19,  54,17,43,611,309 

and  greatness,  51,  45 4/ 

and  power,  51 

and  vvi-ath,  21 
GosjieU  armour,  406  v.  4,  339  v.  1 

glad  tidings,  250 

feast,  252,  520 

its  glory  and  success,  95,  457, 492, 493, 267,148v.l 

different  success  of  it,  247 

invitations  and  provisions,  252,  528 

gives  uo   liberty  to  sin,  334,  230,  268 

joyful  sound,  94,  243,   110,  224 

times,  their  blessedness,  250 

divine  eviilence  of  the,  93 

attested  by  miracles,  244,  109,  125 

not  ashamed  of  the,  322,  527 

glorifies  God,  249 

ministry,  250 

its  wisdom  and  grace,  249 

its  blessed  effects,   243 

savour  of  life  or  death,  247 

sinned  against,  246 

and   law,  198 

and  law  joined,  242 

distinguished,  241 

alone  gives  sinners  liope,  245 

power  of  GikI  to  salvation,  24S,  49.; 

p^-actical  tendency  of  it,  230 

worship  and  order,  461 
Govcrnmevf,  and  magistrates  from  God,  539,  59i 

of  Christ,  589,  148  v.  3 5 

Grace,  adopting,  161 

of  Christ,  489 492 

converting,  222 

electing,  191 

its  evidences  or  self-examination,  391,319, 

in  exercise,  533 

not  conveyed  by  pai-ents,  220 

lietdom  aiitl  so\  {.rf ignty,  192-r— IS? 


Ix  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

CracCf  aftd  holiness,  Iso 
growth  in,  459 
an  immortal  and  holy  principle,  161  r.  5 

without  meijt,  344,  206,  208 
justifying,  198 

pardoning,  209,  203,  204 

and  providence,  60,  75,  444,  76 78 

given  us  in   Christ,  226  v.  3,  175 

persevering,  214 

equal  to  power,  51 

persevering  and   restoring,  212 

promises  of,  25fi 266 

above  riches,  580 

sanctifying  and  saving,  225 

and  glory  in  the  person  of  Chnst,  104,  103 

and  gloi7  by  the  death  of  Christ,  531 

salvation  by  it,  226,  225 

sovereignty  of  it,  192 197 

of  the  Spirit,  370 

all-sufficient  in  duty  and  sufferings,  258, 42, 200 

supeiabounding,  209 

surprising,  232,  161 

throne  of,  accessible,  401,  142,  143 

and  vengeance,  21 

truth  and  protection,  80 

tried  by  afflictions.  386,  52,  210,  211 

and  gloi-v,  213,  403 
Graceless  souls,  wretched,  169 
Graces,  (christian)  370  v,       , 

in  exercise  at  the  Lord  s  table,  533 

tried,  386,  52 

shining  in  trials,  341 
Gratitude,  for  divine  favours,  336 

want  of  it  lamented,  309,  554  v.  3 

Greatness,  and  goodness  of  God,  45 57 

Grcnvth  in  grace,  459 

Guide,  Christ  a,  151  v.  S,  153  v.  5 

the  divine  counsels  our,  168  v.  2,  547  v.  5,  S[ 

the  holy   Spirit,  349  v.  11 

Guidance,  divine,  sought,  547  v.  4 6  

Guilt    of  conscience    relieved,    207,  209,  360,  179.^ 
180,  308,  364,  203,  204 

H. 

HQbits  sinful,  hard  to  be  broken,  183 
Happiness,  in  God  only,  169,  170 
lu  God's  presence^  372,  373 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  lii 

Happiness,  on  earth,  287,  288  v.  7— —10 

in  liiaven,  662 
Happy^  saint  and  cursed  sinner,  378 

men  describud,  370,  206,  204 

nation,  530 
Hardness  of  heart,  352 

Harvest,  S59 561 

Hatred  and  love,  300 

Head,  Christ  our,  150  v.  7,  510  V.   5 

Mealth,  preserved,  548,  554,  66 

sickness  and  recovery,  600,  603,  604,  605.  607 

prayed  for,  360,  600,  596  ' 

Hearing,  of  prayer  and  salvation,  486,  362 

the  word  unprofitably,  428 

and  praying  for  success,  428 
with  pleasure  and  profit,  250,  247 
Heart,  known  to  God,  40  »"        »        » 

hard,  352 

softened,  257  v.  7 9 

Heaven,  what  constitutes  it,  170 

aspirations  after,  659,  172,  331,  332,  3a6,  37i 

Us  blessedness  and  business,  656,  657 

raeditation  of,  275 

negligence  in  seekiug  after,  614 

hope  of  it  supporting,  375 

hoped  for  by  Christ's  restu-rection,  125 

freedom  from  sin  and  misery  tlicre,  655 

worship  of  it  humble,  65» 

Christ's  dwelling  place,  661,  544 

dwelling  place  of  the  saints,  128 

sight  of  God  and  Christ  there,  326 

blessed  society  there,  653,  462 

liothing  without  God,  168 

invisible  and  holy,  654 

ensured  and  prepared  for,  628 

foretaste  of  it  on  earth,  287 

prospect  of  it  makes  death  easy,  626 

of  separate  souls  and  i-esurreclion,  386 

the  everlasting  felicity  of,  662 

and  earth,  33l,  332,  371 

and  hell,  648 
Heavenly  mindedness,  285 

desired,  383 

joy  on  earth,  171,  288,  287 
Hellt  and  death,  630 

and  judgment,  563,  648 

or  the  vengeanc*  of  God  653,  20 


Ixii  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Htll,  holy  fear  of,  653,  C46 

Ilelf/lf^'i  souls  hoping  and  praying,  30 

Hezekift/t's  song,  607 

High   PriCit,  Christ,  151   v.  8,  1A3  v.  S 

and  king  and  Judge,  152 
Holiness.   See  Grace,  Spiritual,  Sanctification . 

and  soveieignty  of  God,  24,  25 

and   grace,   232,  230,  208 

Its  cliaiacteis,  370. 

true  faith  promotes,  337 

/orbids  sin,  161    v.  5 

necessary  preparation  for  heaven,  654 

pardon  and  coiiifort,  362 

desired,  ->3 

loved  only  bv  the  gracious,  213,  r.  4 

professed,  318,  319 
Honour,  of  th;-  world,  vain,  431 

to  magistrates,  589 
Hcfie,  of  i-aiiits,   Christ  the,  362 

in  the  covenant,  176 

in  darkness,  357,  280,  349 

gives  light   and  strength,  274 

of  the  resurrection,  641, 622, 621,385,386,631,642 

and   despau'  in   death,  385,  637,  638 

and   prayer,  408 

of  national  victoiT,  577 

and  direction,  279 

in  afflictions,  279,  349 

of  the  helpless,  30 

of  the  living,  609  ' 

the   sotil's  anchor,  176 

in  Christ  comfort  under  sorrows,  369 

of  heaven  by  Christ's  resurrection,  125 

of  lieaven,  supporting   and   sanctifying  undet 
triah,  375,  161,  v.  4 

maketh  not  ashamed,  484,  485 

makes  death   easy,  626 

of  sinners,  vain,  377  v.  4 5 

Horn  of  promise,  496  v.  2 
Hosannn,  to   Christ,  682 687 

of  the  children,  664 

for  the  Lord's  Day,  422,  423 
Hom-rholds,    504  v.  4,  505  v.  3.    See  Family. 
Human  affairs,  condescended  to  by  God,  6 
Humanity  and   deity  of  Christ,  103,  148,  684 
Humble,  God   dwells  with  the,  261 

enlightened,  194,  195,  495 


INDEX  OF  SUB.TFXTS.  IwU 

Ilitmlle,  sinner  pardoned,  282 

woisliip   of  heavtn,  659 
Huniitiafion,  tlay,   573,   578 

for  disappointment  in   war,  576 

and  exaltation   of  Christ,  121,  155, 152, 133, 136 
*■'  Hundlitij  and  piide,   192 

and "  meekness,  370 

and   snbniission,  '283 

and    resignation  under  affliction,   596 

of  lieaven,  659 
Hunger,  and  thirst  after  rig:liteon&ness,  370  v.  4 

none  in  heaven,   656,  657 
IIushaiuhiinn''s  psahn,  558 
Ifi/poirUes,  and    liypocrisj-,  574,   575 

known  and  abhorred  of  God,  316 

and  ahnost  cliristian,  189 

and  apostasy,  189 

at  the  day  of  judgment,  650,  6S'2 

I. 

Idolafvij  reproved,  4S,  49,  314,  50 

Ignorance  lanjented,  428 

Jgtiorant,  enlig:htened,   194,   195 

Jltintihiation  of  tlie  Spirit,  324 

images,  vain  and  stupid,  48,  49,  50 

Jmmaniicl,  God  with   ns,  155,   684,  153,  103,  v.  6 

Immntahilify  of  God  and  his  covenant,  174,  50 

Imfjenitencc,  the  danj^er  of,  272 

Implncnlile  hatred   to  God,  467  v.  6 

Imprecations  and  eliavity,  467 

Incarnation,  of  Christ,  103,  105,  148,  107 

praise  for  tlu,  157 

and   sacrifiee  of  Chiist,  163 
lncom]trelu-nsihiHty  of  God,  27 

and    invisibility,  29 

and  sovereijEfnty,  28 
Inconstancy,  of  Israel,  442 

of  our   lovf,  356  i 

Increase,  of  tlie  church,' 581 

of  grace,  459 
Industry,  nothing  without  a  blessing,  593,  394 
Infants,  59   v.  5.     See   Children. 
Ingratitude  complained   of,  309,  614   v.  3,  4 
Inheritance,  eternal,   276 
I ni(j uit y,  -jkh'nniWn^,    574,  575 

])revailing,  conquered  and    pardoned,  409 
Inspiration  and  prophecy,  93 


Isiv  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Institution  of  the  Lord's  Sui)pLT,  509 
lustructiun,  frain   God,  239 

fioii)   scriplurr,  97,  Q8 

in  pitly,  565 
Instructive  afflictions,  333 
Insufficiency,  of  I'eason.  27 

i)i  Sflf-rij^htL-Diisness,   lO-)^  252 

of  riches  to  fri^  from  death,  630,  6.37 

of  the   world  to   ma!ie  tis  hapiij,  33 1,  332, 169 
Intemperance,  punislied,  439 

and  pardoind,  440 

I?}tercessioji  of  Clirist,  142 147 

Interest  in  Christ,  assurance  of  it  desired,  325 
INVITATIOISS,  of  scriptine,  252 255 

of  Christ,  to  sinntrs,  253 

to  saints  answered,  533 

of  the   gospel,  252 255,  521,  259,  200 

of  saints  to  sinners,  485  v.  5,  6 

importance  of  regarding  the,  254,  255 

accepted,  236 
Isaac  and  the  altar,  314 
Islands,  the,  to  he  called,  138  v.  3 6,  4Q0  v.  2 

distant,  409  v.  5 

northern,  410  v.  2,    5  v.  1,  579  v.  5 
Israel  savc^  from  the  Assyrians,  588 

delivered  from  Egypt  and  brought  to  Canaan, 
215,  446,  436,  449,   444,  445,   77 

their  rebellion    and    punishment,  438,  4^ 

punished  and  pardoned,  442,  440 

travels  in  the  wilderness,  449,  447 
Israelitish  history,  436 449 

J. 
Jailor,  the  Philippian,  505  v.  3 
Jealousy  of  our  love  to  Christ,  546 
Jehovah,  85  v.  11,  55  v.  3,   466  v.  8 

reigns,  9 11.    Ill,  64 S 

Jesus,  dearest  of  names,    155.    See  Lo;y/,  Christ. 

Jexvish  church,  436 449 

Jews.    See  Israel,  and    Gentiles. 

John  baptist's  message,  496 

Jordan  divides,  447  v.  2 

Joshua,  Christ,  so  called,  448 

Journey,  Christian,  through  a  wilderness,  371 

of  the  Israelites,  449,  447 
Joy,  spiritual,  reason  of  it,  60 

in  Christ  nuseen,  298 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  IxV 

Joy,  carnal  and  deceitful  parted  with,  331,  333 

of  faith,  275 

heavenly  upon  earth,  287,  288 

soon  intenupted,  356,  287,  v.  7 

spiritual   restored,  286 

in  Christ's  presence  eternal,  662 

of  conversion,  482.     See  Delight. 

in  heaven,  on  a  sinner's  conversion,  312, 312  v.  6 

Jud^^e,  Christ,  648 652,  151  v.  7,  153  r.  7 

Judgment,  day,  644 652 

the  last,  64?,  644 

certain,  646 

youth  reminded  of,  568,  569 

Christ  coming  to,  152 

and  hell,  653 

desire  to  stand  with  acceptance  at  the,  648  v.  7 

dignity  and  dominion  of  the  righteous  at  the, 
387   V.  5 S 

and   mercy,  647,  55 

seat  of  God.  617,  378  v.-  5 
Junt,  the,  described,  391,  451 
Justice,  of  God,  24 

and  grace,  321  v.  6 

and  mercy,  21,  44   y.  7,  45  v.  7,  8,    37   v.  5 

of  providence,  74 

and  truth  towards  men,  451 
Justiflcaticn,  complete,  276 

free,  206,  208,  204 

by  faith,  not  by  works,  198,  201 

and  sanctification,  236,  202 

K. 

King   of  kings,  Christ,  151  v.  3,  153   v.  3 
Kings  Hnd   priests,  lielievers  made,  152,   155  v.  T 
Kingdom,  of  Christ,    157,  141 

and  titles  of  Christ,   I48 

of  Christ  among  men,  497,  644 

of  God,  supreme,  13 
eternal,  8 
Kiss  tlic   Sou,  (^Si   V.  6 
Knoiuledge,  dcsin  d,  299,  415 

and  faith   in    Christ,  322 

of  Christ  crucified,  excellent,  342  v.  ^ 

given   to  those    who  seek    it,  255 

vain   without  lovi ,  296 

•aving  from  God,  194,  l9j 


Ixvi  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

L. 

Lamb,  slain,  praise  to  the,  216,  154 159 

takes  away  sin,  270 

of  God,  nngry,   151   v.  4,    153  v.  4 

conquers  the  roaring  lion,  216  v.  3. 
Lmnb''s   book   of  life,  3o9  v.  4,  5,    7  V.  6 
Lnngiwr  of  devotion,  323 
Law,  of  God,  or  love  to  God  and  our  neighbour,  237 

delight  in  the,  99,  378 

convinces  of  sin,  240 

condenuis  Init  cannot  save,  198,  448,  272   v.  ?■ 

engraved  on  the  heart,  257  v.  9 

and  gojj)ei,  distinguished,  241 

and   gospel,  joined,  242 

obedience  better  than  sacrifice,  238 

sins  against  law  and  gospel,  246 
Leader,  Christ  a,  337  v.  5 
LcnMing  on  Christ,  546,  523  v.  2 
Legacy  of  Christ  claimed,  511 
Levitical  priesthood  fulfilled  in  Christ,  145 
Liberalify,  to  the  poor,  291,  292 

rewarded,  292 295 

Liberty,  spiritual  asserted,  334 

of  conscience,  589  v.  5,  593  v,  2 
Life,  (Christ  the)  of  men,   151   v.  5,  153   v.  5 

of  man   described,   656,   v.  5 — 7 

frail,  siicceedeel  by  eternity,  615 

wonderfully  presened,  543',  66 

short,  and  miserable,  610,  611 
and  God  good,  611 

the  day  of  grace  and  hope,   609 

and  riclies,  their  vajiitv,  637 

short  and   feeble,  612,  631,  618 
Light,  of  the  Jews  and  Gentiles,  Christ,  625  v.  4,  495 

and  salvation  by  Christ,  259,  260,  234,  235 

of  the  world,  151   v.  5,   153  v.  5 

in  darkness,  by  God's  presence,  373, 351  v.  ^,  4 
Lion,  (Satan)  155' v.  2 

conquered  by  the  Lamb,  213   v.  3 

Judah's,    151   v.  4,   153    v.  4 
Living  power  and  dying  love  of  Christ,  215  v.  4 
Looking  within  the  veil,  337,  275 

on   Christ  and  mourning,  365 
Long-sujfering  of  God,  31,  ."^og 
Longing,  after  God  and  his  house,  278,  416 418 

for  holiness,  233 

for  comfort,  359,  172  V.  11,  12 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  Ixvii 

Longiug,  for  heaven,  326.  374 

lor  the  beatific  vision,  412,  662 
Lorr),  of  hosts,  and  Lord  of  lords,  151  v.  3,  153  t.3 

onr  righteousness,  234,  235 

LoriPs  day,    413 421 

Lortrs  supper,  Hymns,  509 533 

instituted,  509 

provisions  at  tlie,  525,  523 

our  redeemer  at  the  table,  523,  534 

a  triumphal  feast,  529 

the  adniirnip  guests,  521 

cvangeliral  graces  exercised  at  the,  533 

and  baptism,  508 
Love  of  GotI,  to  the  righteous,  and  hatred  to  ttift 
wicked,  377,  378 

in  sending  his  Son,  271,  32,  33 

better  than  life,  417,  418 
Lore  iif  God  unchangeable,  174,  442,  276,  263, 471 

distinguishing,  194,  195,   196,  197 

of  Christ  to  men,  254 

to  sinners,  303 

to  the  church,  S45 

in  dying,  530 

in  words  and  deeds,  545 

iU  strength,   546 

unchangeable,  276,  471 

unparalleled,  512 

slu'd  abroad  in  the  heart,  430 

its  banquet,   536,  521 

tu  Cutl  and  our  neighbour,  237 

to  God  inconstant,  356 

pleasant  and  powerful,  296 

to   Christ    strong,  372 

to  the  nnstin  Saviour,  298,  661  v.  7 

to  men,  brotherly,  299 

to  enemies,  303,  304,  451  v.  6 

and  wonhip  in  a  family,  299 

to  the  creature  dangerous,  329 

and   charity,  302 

and  sympathy,  370  v.  5 

and  hatred,  300 

J  Mace  and  meekness,  370 
aith  and  joy,  298 

superior  to  knowledge,  faith,  and  liopc,  296 
perfect    in  htaven,  66 1 
religion   vain    without  it,  305 
Lusts  of  the  fiesb)  conflict  with,  231 


1 


Uvui  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Luxury,  punished,  439 

and  pardoned,  440 
Lydia's  house,  505  v.  3 
Lying  hated,  392  v.  5 

M. 

Madifess,  folly  and  distemper  of  sin,  186 

MAGISTRACr,  589 5)5 

Magistrates,  their  aiuhonty  from  God,   591 

advice  to  them,  146  v.  9,  !0,   147  v.  5,  6 

honour  due   to,   589 

qualifications  and  duties  of,  590 

wanied,  593,  594 

raised  and   deposed,  591 
Majesty   of  God,  terrible,   20,  465,  5S,    See  Quil, 

Greatnes's. 
Malice,  ?r.d  hatred  discountenanced,  300 

against  God,  implacable,  467  v.  6 
Man,  his  wonderful  formation,  292 

his  dominion  over  the  creatures,  54 

his  fall  and  recovery,  256 

mortal,  and  Christ  etenial,  612 

his  vanity  as  mortal,   612,  613,  25,  618,  616 

saved,  and  angels  punished,  196,  197 
Manna,  rained  down,  439  v.  1 4 

spiritual,  5l3,  15o  v.  4 
Mariner's  psalm,  69,  70 
Marks,  of  implanted  grace,  391,  319 

of  the  blessed   man,  370 

of  the  children  of  God,  161 

of  true  faith,  268 

of  genuine  holiness,  230 

of  sincerity,  320,  415  at  the  pause. 
Marriage,  mystical,  456 
Martyrdom,  276,  228 
Martyrs  glorified,  656,  657 
Mary,  the  virgin's  song,  107 
Master  of  a  family,  392 
Mediator,  access  by,  to  the  throne  of  grace,  401, 

151  v.  6,  153  V.  6 
Meditation,  378,  380,  557 

and  retirement,  388 

on  the  word,  99,  100 

on  heaven,  275 
Meekness,  378  v.  3,  291,  299 

learned  of  Christ,    253 
Melancholy,  reproved,  279 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  Uix 

Melancholy,  and  hope,  280 

removed,  432 
Melchizeder,  a  type  of  Christ,  494,  v.  3,  4 

Members  of  a  churcl>  characterized,  450 452 

Memorial  of  our  absent   Lord,  514,  509 
Memory,  weak,  428 
Mercies  national,  579,  583 

common  and  special,  79,   17,  39 

praise  for  spiritual  and  temporal,  17,  39 

innumerable,  556 

everlasting,  77,  445 

recorded,  449 

and  judgment,  647 

and  'truth  of  God,  15,  75,  38 

goodness  and  truth,  18,  19 

truth  and   grace,  77,  48,  22 
Mercy  of  God  cause  of  salvation,  225,  32,  33 
Merit,  human,  disclaimed,  239 
Merits  of  Chiist,  155 
Message,  of  the  angels,  105 

of  Christ,  32 

of  the  gospel,  224 

of  gospel  ministers,  250 

of  John    the  Baptist,  496 
Messenger  of  the  covenant,  151  v.  3,  153  v.  5 
Messiah,  born,  107 

Jesus  the  true,  145 
Michael's  war  with  the  dragon,  484 
Midnight  thoughts,  557,  99,    100,  556 
Mighty   God,  Christ  the,  14S   v.  3,  477 
Milk,  of  the   Mord   desired,  161 

and  wine,  252  v.   5 
Mind,  carnal,  177 

spiritual,  389 
Ministers,  commission  of  the  aposto'io,  244 

ordained,  454,  453 

their  message,  250 

their   work    and  encouragement.  244  r.  1,  4,  5 

loved  f(U-  their  works'   sake,  250 
Ministry,  of  angels,  474,  114,  115 

of  the  gospel  we'conie.  250 
Miracles,  at  the  birth  of  Christ,  109 

in  the  life,  death,  and  resurrectionof  Christ,  400 

in  the  wilderness,  447 
Misery,  and  sin  banished  fioru  heaven,  655 

and  shortness  of  lift,  610 

without  God  ia  the  world,  473 


L\x  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Misery,  of  sinners,  378 381 

Misinipruvement  of  time,  614 

Missionary  nieetin^^s,  hymns  for,  489 500 

Morning  star,  Clifist,  496  v.  8,  150  v.  15 

son^s,  547 549 

or  evening,  550 552 

of  a  Lord's-da)',  511,  &e. 
Mortality,  of  man,  613,  627 

the  effect  of  sin,  170 

and  hope,  639 

and  God  eternal,  93,  616,  618 

and  Christ's  eternity,  619 
Mortijication,  of  sin,  223,  230,  139 

to  the  world  by  the  sight  of  God,  330,  172 

by  the  cross  of  Christ,  515 

to  sin  by  the  cross,  310 

by  the  sight  of  heaven,  330 
Moses,  Aaron  and  Josliua,  448 

and  Christ,  their  different  works,  156 

disobedience  to,  punished,  246 

rod  of,  436  V.  9 

death  like  his  desired,  624,  626 
Mourning  for  sin,  664,  370  v.  2,  272  v.  1 
Murmuring  punished,  9 
Mysteries  ni  the  gospel,  247 

revealed,  194,  195 

N. 

}James  and  offices  of  Christ,  148 153 

Narroxv  way,  223,  189 

Nation,  the  honour  and  safety  of  it  is  the  church,460 

prosperity  of  it,  530,  581 

blest  and   punished,   582 

where  God  resides,  liapj)y,  2 
National,  deliverance,   581,  591,  588,  586,  483 

desolations,   the  church's   safety,  and  triumph 
in  them,  475 

mercies  and  thanks,  579,  587,  583 

Nativity  of  Christ,  105 112 

Nature,  book  of,  and  scripture,  95 — 97 

and  grace,  177,  232,  181 

of  man's  frame,  59 

of  fallen  man,  sinful,  182,  177 

works  of,  t(i  be  dissolved,  6s,  435  v.  3 
Neglect  of  religion  dangerous,  609,  255 
Negligence  complained  of,  614 
Neignbour  and  God  loved,  237 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  Isxi 

Hew  covenant,  promises,   257 

scaled,  511 
New  birth,  219 

creation,  219,  221,   117 

ciiatuie  described,  Itil,  257  v.  6—10 

ttstaiaent  in  the  blood  of  Christ,  511 

heart,  described  and  desired,  221,  257  v.  7,  10 

life,  334 

song;,   155 

heaven  and  eartli,  68,  v.  5 
Nnv  England,  psaliu  for,  582 
NOlf\  God's  ininiortai,   14,  v.   4 
Nuw  IS  the  accepted  time,  425  v.  5 

o. 

Oath,  of  God,  to  Abraham,  and  liis  seed,  43f> 

10  David  and  Christ,  174 

and  promise  to  his  people,  175,  471 

solemn   to    be   regfardcd,  431    v.  4 

and  promises  of  men  broken,  574 
Obedience,  to  Christ,  246 

of  faith,  268 

flowing  from  love,  296 
,         better  than  sacrifice,    238 

cheerful  and  voiuntary,  236,  296 

evangelical,  2'iS,  161 

sincere,  319,   320,  205 208 

ihe   highest   wisdom,  56  v.  6 
OJTe'^iLe,  not  to  be  given  to  anv,  301 
Oj/ices,  and  titles  of  Clnist,  148" 153 

of  the   spirit,  324,  126 
Old  Age,  rtourisliing  in  religion,  459 

unconverted,  567 

and  preparations  for  death,  570 

prayer  and  s«)ng  fi  r,  572 

relleciiua  and   hope   of,  571 

and   the  resurrection,  572,  640,  618 
Old  Man   of  sin  crucili.^d,  223,  230,  189 
Olive  tree,  wild  ami  gotxl,  504 
Omnipotence,  of  God,  21 

our  strength,  42 

and   grace,  51 
Omnipresence  of  Gotl,  40,  41 
Omniscience  of  God,  40,  41,  44  v.    3,  45,  v.  4 
Oppression,  complained  of,  575 

punished,  573,  574.      Seu  Persecutors. 
Ordinances,  delight  in,  419,  171,  Vi 


\xxn  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

See  Baptism  and  Lord''s  Supper. 
Ordination  of  a  minister,  454,  453 
Original  sin,  177,  256 
Overcoming  faith,  prayed  for,  621 

enjoyed,  622,  276 

P. 

Pain,  conifovt  under,  369 

forgotten  when  Christ  is  remembe;«1,425 
Paradise  on  earth,  287,  288  v.  7—10,  285 
Pardon,  for  the  gitattst  sins,  209 

and  sanctificalion  by  faith,  236 

bought  at  a  dear  price,  515,  520 

brought  to  our  senses,  519 

holiness  and   comfort,  362 

of  backsliding,  364,  441 

and    direc'ion,  328 

and  repentance  prayed  for,  360 

and  confession,  205 207 

of  original  and  actual  sin,   180 

and  peace  through  Christ,  164 

plentiful   with  God,  209,  203,  2Qit 

and  strength  from  Christ,  532,  234,  235 
Parents,  an<l  children,  603,  504 

coiivt'v  not  grace,  220 
PASSIONS,  holy,  kindleil,  172 
Passover,  Christ  our,  164 
Pastures,  spiritual,  165 167 

of  Clnist,  desired,  535,  150  V.   12 
Patience,  under  afflictions,  596 

and  faith  under  dark  providenees,  71 

and  ])rayer,  in  soul  darkness,  280,  203,  204 

under  the  world's  hatred,  383 

tinder  j>ersecutions,  331,  464 

j-econnnended,  283 

of  God   producirur  repentance,  31,  309 
Pattern,  Christ  tiie  Christian's,  113,  153  v.  6 

saints  a,  337 
Peace,  of  the  nations,  560,  475 

of  cimscienee,  Ho 

and  love,  &c.  300,  301 

on  earth  and   good  uill,  105 

and  holiness  encouraged,  566 

\>ith  men   desired,  345 

and  pardon  through   Christ,  164 

and  submission  tnulcr  trials,  314,  315 

uust  and  stvcrgth,  472 


I.VDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  ,   iXifi 

Pearl  of  price,    g4 
Perfection,  of  scripture,  97,  94 

of  ihe  ciiristiai)   religion,  245 

of  Cfi list's   rif>;hteoii!>nest,  202 

of  holiness  iii  heaven,  05-1,  655 

of  liappiness  in  heaven,  OS's— 662 
Perfections  of  God,  43 50 

of  CTod,  (lisplayed  in  the  gospel,  249 

sJiininij  in  the  cross,  518 
Persecuted  saints  prayinfc  and  pleading,  463— —46f. 

then*  prayer  and  faiih,   467 

God  thtir  avenger,  !'> 
Persecution,    courage  and  perseverance  under  it, 
276,  341 

victory  over  and  deliverance  from  it,  469, 371^43 
Pertccutori,  punished,  34-2,  443,  387 

their  folly,    468 
^      complained  «.f,  5t'3 

de!t VI  ranee  from  them,  74,  573,  343 
PEJiSEVtRANCE,  of  the  saints,  210^ — 214 

in  duly,    42,  338 

in   holiness,   214,  230 

under  pei-st-cution  and   trials,    341 

the  effect  of  truth  and  merey,  100 

connected    with  all   the  graces,.  370 

in  grace  desired,  232  v.   4 

of  saint,  to  glory  certain,  106,  214,  322,628, 12& 
Person,  of  Christ,  104,  103 

and    gloiies   of  Christ,  491,   457 

the   bjessed,  205,   206,   208,  370 
Pestilence,  preservation   in  it,  601 
Pharisee  and  Puhlican,  282 
Plitjsiiian,  Christ,  186,  269 
Piety,  instructiojs  therein,  565.      Sep  Saint, 
Pilgrimage,   the  christian,  371 
Pisgah^s  mount,  624 
Pity,   to  the  poor  and  afflicted,   291,  292 

in   words   and   deeds,  2.1 

blessed    and    rewarded,  2^3 295 

of  Christ,   530,   512,    215   v.    2 
Pleading,  under  atllictions  without  repining, 250,59{' 

the    promises,  264 

under  piiin  of  n»iiid,  3l3 

uiider  persecution,  463 — 466 
Pleasures,  of  religion,  287,  238 

of  a   ^ood  conscience,  285 

d:»nge;-  of  sensual,  431 
0 


Ixiv  INDEX  OF  StJBJECTS. 

Pleo.fure,  sinAil,  forsaken,  3v^l,  332 

lit-;  v^  nly,  aspin  d  after,  ib 
Polliif/fin,  renio\ed  and  prevented,  257  %'.  4— S 
Poor,  cl-aritv  to  them,  291,  292 

friends  of  the,  rewarded,  2P3 295 

Portion,   Ood  our  only,  169,  170 

the  bt  St,  368 

it*  snints  and  sinners,  686,  384,  38? 
Positive  i)'stitntions,  the  use  of,  503 
Potitr  a)»d   tTje  day,  193 
Poverty,  of  sjjirit,  370,  253 

confessed,  239.  659  v.  6,  7 
Power,  of  God,  24,  42 

and   goodness,  51,  52 

and   majesty  of  God,   5Z,  5S,  22,  23 

and  wisdom  in  Christ  crucified,  249,518 

and  grace  of  Christ,  258 

of  tlie  Spirit  in  converting  sinners,  324,    13^ 

of  faith,  268,  276 

of  grace  and  sin,  231 

of  Christians  through  Christ,  258 

for  the  gospel,  248,  492 
PoTwr*  of  hfll  vanquished  by  Christ,  685,529,235. 
Practical,  athfism,  3,  36,  182 

religion,  291,  268 

tendency  of  the  gospel,  230 
PRAISE  to  God,  our  Creator,  83,  84 

for  creation  and  providence,  61,  62 

for  creation  and  redemption,  218 

for  daily  presenation,  548,  552,  554 

for  eminent  deliverances,  485,  608 

for  deliverance  from  d«-ath,  605,  60S 

for  private  deliverances,  411 

general,  87,.  22,  23,  16 

for  the  gospel,  251 

for  health  restored,  603,  604,  606 

for  hearing  prayer,  486,  488 

public,  608 

and  public  prayer,  410 

for  protection,   grace  and  truth,  80  ■ 

for  gt^neral  providence,  and  special  grace,  75 

for  rain,  558,  76,  560 

to  the  Redeemer,  456,  457,  481,  492,154 185,.i 

216,   133,  159,   160 

for  redeeming  grace,  215,  157,  32,  33 

for  temporal  blessings,  79,  560,  561 
or  temptations  overcome,  366 


l\i)KX  OF  SUBJECTS,  1?:^ 

Fraifr,  fn-  victory   in   war,   5^4 

iiup<  rfict  on   iJirth,   160,   U2  v.  7 

fr.Mii   aureli,  8() 

fn.in   cliliiln-ii,  564 

from  a<i  saiiiis,  387,  429 

rriitii   all   ii;i(i'Mi«,  401,  402 

f -oin   tli'>  cri-atioi),  88 

f.oiii  :U1   crL-aturi-8,  85,   89 

niiivi  i-ul  praise,  85,  89 

to  the  Trinity,  563 181 

Prayer,  in  th'  naim-  of  Christ  alone,  lAi 

ausnxMvd,  331 >63,   481,  409,  486 

in   tlr-  chiircJi's  distress,  463 

ainl  faidi  of  i»Lr»«tuleil   saints,  467,  383,  3*^ 

aii'i  hope,  403 

aiiil   huppiniss,  405.  40'> 

for  H.'iivei-ance  answered,  573 

heard,  and   Zion    rt-stored,   483 

anti   praisH  for  deliverance,  485 

puliiic,  504,  503 

and   piaise   ])ul)!ic,   410 

aiiil  pleadinif  for  )>ardon,  327 

C)r  repenrarice  and  pardon,  360,  308 

in  time  of  war,  577 

and   hope  of  victory,  ib. 
Prmch'tig,  success  of  it,  dt  sired,  428 

(lifTennt   success   of  if,   217 

ijnpi-<)Jita!)ie  for  wa.it  of  faith,  423 

plt•a^irl:^  and   profitable,  250 

hapiisni   and    ihf    Lord's  snpper,  508 
Fiedeitinwion,  of  Christ  and  his  people,   19i 

s  v   re  iijn  and   dsiinijtiishiMf,',  l'J2,   19.' 
Preparation,  fur  deatli,  028,  570 

d  >ir.-d,   -.3  J 

f  )i    !ie:iM  11.  f>20,  654 
J'RKSESCE   i)f  Gj(1  in   worship,  5 

iiirht   and    cL>rk!iess,  373 

our    lite,    '1-2,    loo,    170 

suppoii    in    d.  iitii,   f^2-i 

iKsired    living;   and  ilying,  370,  624  T.   4, 

nt  iiis   tabu,  534 

ihe   lifr   of  -Ii:-  sou!,  372 

lic'it   m   darkiivss.  240   v.  4 

of  Christ  on   taitb,  514 

in    worship,    171,    172 

niakts  death  easy,  (i27,  625 

makes  a  hmveii 'of  heaven.  170,  372  r.  ♦ 


Ixvi  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

freservin^  grace,  212,  214 

Preservation, ilk  publie  dangers,  601,  475,  295,295 

by  day  and   night,  64,  65 

of  our  lives,  66,  548,    552,  554 

of  the  soul,   322 

and  restoring  grace,  212 

from  sin  and  death   to  the  kingtlom,  214 

and  dissolution  of  this   world,  68 
Presumption,  and  di-spair,  187,  1*8,  240 

dreaded,  415   v.  6,  7 
Pride,  danger  and  mischief  of  it,  194,  195 

abased,  515,   103 195 

deprecated,   283 

and  humanity,  282,  253 

atheism  and  <)i)prtssion  punished,  573,  574 

and  d'-atli,  657 
Priesthood,  of  Christ,   88,  164,  144,  494 

levitical  ending  in  him,   145 
Priests,  and  kings,  christians  made,  155  v.  7,  152  v.  2 
Prince  of  pence,  148 
Primes   vain,   18,  19,  321 
Privittges  of  the  gospel  valued,  250 
Prison,  of  the  body,   629 

of  the  grave,   634,  421 

of  sin,  234,  235 

of  hell,   653 
Prisoners  of  Sal  an  released,  234  v.  4 
Prodigal  son,  307 

Profes.ion,  of  sincerity  and    repentance,  318 
Profeisions,  insincere,  316,  317,  651,  652 
Projit  hindered  by  weakness  of  faith,  and  by  ig- 
norance and  iinbelref,  428,  247 
Promises,  fulfilled  in  Christ,  107,  108 

of  the  covenant,  25",   175 

faitiifulness  of  God  ni  them,  265 

and  truth  of  God  unchangeable,  17« 

our  security,  175,  266 
•  interest  in  tliem  desired,  265 

pJeaded,    264 

ajid  threatenings,   437 
Pmpheries  and  types  of  Christ,  108 
Pro/}/iccij  and   inspiration,  93 
Prophet,   Christ  our,  151,  v.  4,  153  V.   4 

priest  and    king,    149 
Prosperity,  and  adversity,  315 

dangerous,  390,  434 

erf"  sinners  vain,  433,  A'*- 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS-  IxT^i 

Prosperous  sinners  cuisul,  381,  637,  73 
J'rote<tfin.  finin  spiritual  uvemits,  335 

tiutli  and   giace,  80 

by  dij   arid   r.ight,  fi-J,  65 

of  tho  chinch,  472,  210 
Frovi('( ncr,  of  Cod,  diitctiii!!:  htimtwi  affairs,  6- 

ovri-  afihict  oils  and  death,  67 

bticaviiig,  adortd,  315 

exiculcd    by   Chiist,  155  v.  4,  5 

its   (laikiiess,  71 

dark  and  frowning,  attended  witli  faith,  7A 

piosjMTous  and  aff'iictive,  315 

Its  wisdom  and  equity,  74 

and   creation,  6i,  -44-4,  445 

geniral  and  spteial  grace,  75,  76 

JHid   peifeLti<ns  <,f  God,  75 

its  niysitrv   unfolded,  72 

l-ecori!ed,   82,  446,   449 

in  air,  earth,  ar.d  s(a,  53,  60,  61,  79,  62,  69,  7* 
Provhi oil.-;  oixht  gospei,25'-',  520,528,  171  v.  3 5 

of  God's  house,  75   v.  5,  6 

of  the  Lord's  table,  509,  521 52« 

Vrudence  and  z»^l,  306 

Psaini,  for    so)aici-«,   576,   584,   58-5 

for  (lid   ae,v,   571,  572 

for  hi'sbandmen,   558 

for  a   funtrat.  618,  639,  &c. 

for  tin    Lord's  day,  420 

before   pra)t;r  and   s.rnion,  425 

for  magistrates,  590 

for  a   master  of  a  family,  392 

for  maiiners,  70 

foi   gluttons  and  drunkards,  440 

for  New -Ens  and,  582 

for    America.   560.  581 

morniTig  and   evening  p<;alms,  547 557 

Publir,  p.aise  for  pnvatc    nurcies,  245,  247 

for   d'liverance,  £51 

worship,   absence  of  it  ceniplaiutd  of,  28 

worsliip  atteiidid  on,  249 

ordinances,  thtir  benefit,  406 

p.tiytr  ind   praise,  410,    179 
Pub.i.an  ai.d   Pharisee,  ii82 
Puniihmnu  tf  sinners,  -43,  377,  378,  380,384 

of    iii.btliev.vs,   272.  271,  246 

and  salvation,  430,  437,  442 

See  JJticUon,    Hell. 


IxTiii  INDEX  OF  SUr.JECitS. 

Purittj,  of  heart,  blesscfliicss  cf  it,  232,  o70  v.-^ 

of  htavtniv  bliss,  654 
FuTposis,  hoi},  333 

Q. 

Qtitilijifnticns  of  a  christian,  or  of  a  tliuicJi  nitntl 

bcr,  J50 452 

Qvarrdswic  mighb(nirs,  ZAS 
Quirkc7iiii^    giact,  in  n  gene  ration,  219  v.  4 
alter   jcgtucration  dtsncd,  358,  323 

R. 

Ettce,  the   Christian,  338 

(iiisuccessfiil   without  God,  547  v.  4 
Rain  from  heiiien,  559,  560,  49 
Runs«m,  Christ  a,  132,  l3l 
Reading   the   sciiptine,  101,   299 
Reaion,  feeble  and  groveling,  37 

larnai,  humbitd,    1&4,   195 
Recovery,  from  the  ruin  of  the  fall,  177, 222,  256, 21* 

juaist  for  it,  217 

from   sickmss,  600,  604,  606 
Reojtctliat/on  of  God  and  sinners  in  Christ,  155,33 
Redcmp'iun,  by   Christ,  234,   235 

by  piice,  512 

by   price  and  power,  216 

and  pioieclion,  217 

praise  f<.r,  215,  157,  32,  33 
Refncr.  Christ  a,  150  \.  9 
Regeneiniion,  its  nature  and  author,  219 

...iiR-.d   ftjr,  221,    181   V.   4,   5 

Rtnoi    ng.  in  God,  284 288 

Relative  duties,  451,  396,  397 

Relec-e  by  piayer,  o6l,  363,  488 

Reliance,  on  God,ihe  reason  and  happiness  of  it,  18,19 

un  the  pr(,ni)ses  dtsirtd,  266,  45  v.  9 

on   Christ  ard  the  gospel,  236 
Religion,  duties  of  it,  230,  223 
>         pitasurts  of  it,  287,  288,  285 

prosptcts  of  it,  287,  288,  626 

and  jiistice,  451 

in  .words  and  deeds,  230,  451,  2C1 

vain  without  love,  305 

its   snjjptrts,  230  v.  4 

christian,  its  excellence,  9.45 

revi\als  of  it  prayed  for,  363,  489,  491,  492 

enjoyed,  363,  488,  361 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  IxiK 

Heligion,  flouiisbing  in  old  age,  459 
Reiigious^  education;  565,  82 

panius  convey  not  giacv^,  220 
Beiiienibrunre^  of  Cluist,  514 

of  fovniei-  diliverancis,  280,  339 

of  sill  the  way,  449 
Jir'tiovation  desired,  81,  221 
Sepciuaiicc    eUVcied   by  divine  goodness,  309,  ^1 

at  tlic  cross  of  Clulst,  310,  Jll 

gives  joy  in  heaven,  312 

confission  and  jiardon,  205 208 

and  iirayer  for  pardm  and  health,  360 

and  faith  in  the  blood  of  Cluist,  364 

of  the   prodigal,  307 
Reprieve,  none  n.  death,  637  v.  3,  636,  v.  2 

no  pardon,  382  v.   7 10,  649  v.  2,  652 

JJfpronrh,  reiuoved,  347,  382,  639  v.  4 
JitpiooJ,  brotherly  and  beneficial,  551 
Jtesigtlatiou,  VJ7 

to  atHiction,  59(i,  313 

to   the    will   of  God,  285 

to  bei-eaving  piovidences,  31^ 
fitsolutions,  holy,  23Z 
lienl,  none  on  earth,  432 

pronnstd  by  Christ,  253 

Complete  in   heaven,  055 
Jlestoraltun,  fron»  the  fall,   117,  222 

from  backsliding,  304,  165 167 

from  sorrows  and  sins,  212 

from  sickness,  600,  604,  606 

of  joy,  482 

of  Sion,  488 

by    pi-ayer,  361,  363 
RESURRECTION  of  C/iritt,  123,  124,  421 
'      and  death  of  Chria,  123 

death  and  ascension  of  Christ,    124,  127,   14£ 

ground  of  fiith   in  him,  126   v.  3,  4 

pivi's   hope  of  heaven,  125 

of  the  (jfidij,  622,  642,  643,  386 

hope   of  it,  641,   642,  386 

and  death,  638 

of  a  saint,  and  death  of  a  sinner,  636 
Betiieiiicnt   and  meditation,  388 
ReCinnitig,  sinner,  312 

backslid.!-,  327,  364,  308,   179,  180,  4S 

»vith  «L;lf-abborreiic«,  ^6 


XX  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Revelation,  the  scripture,  evidence  of  it»  divloity*  93 

of  Christ  to  Jews  and  Gentites,  250,458 
Revenge  against  our  own  sins,  3  lO 
JR.everence,ti\3e  to  God,  20 

in  worship,  S3,  20 
Revivali  of  religion,  prayed  for,  363,  491,  49^; 

enjoyed  by  prayer,  363,  488,  361 
Reivards,  of  duty  and  sincerity,  3 20 

impartial,  ib.  v.  5,  6 

of  the  righteous  and  the  wicked,  382 

of  liberality,  293— 29s 
Riches,  earthly  compared  with  grace,  S80 

their  vanity,  637,  433,414 
Rich  Jinjjcr,  dying,  433 

unenvied,  433 
Righteous,  their  birth,  2  re,  i6r 

their  temper  and  character,  37O,  I  ©I 

their  conduct,  23O,  2C8 

their  company,  239,  487,217  v.  3 

their  raiment,  202,  252  v.  (5,  7 

their  happy  end,  62j— C25 

difference  between  the,  and  the  wicked,  378,  385 
Rigbleousnes ;,  of  Christ,  valuable,  20I 
our  robe,  2O2,  252  v.  6,  7 

and  strength  in  Christ,  200,  234,  23S»  259, 26O 

yilernal,  breathed  after,  233 

and  grace  thirsted  for,  37O  v.  4 

our  own  insufficient,  179 

renounced,  201,  22s 
Robes,  of  righteousness,  202,  252  v..  6,  7,  511  r.  4. 

white,  202,  056,657 
Roc*,  of  ages,  217,  v.  3 

and  corner  st(>ne,  Christ,  I  SO  v.  I0,I3 

smitten,  a  type  of  Christ,  436  v.  I  7 ,  1 2 
Jto<i,  of  affliction,  598,  174  v.  I,  2,  31 3 

benefit  of  it,  397,  598 

of  Moses,  43O  V.  9 
Rome.     See  Babyion 
Rose,  Christ  compared  to  a,  iSOv.  J 
Ruin  and  restoration  of  man,  I  77 

of  Babylon,  478,  479 
Ruins  of  Sion  built  again,  488 
Rk/£;v,  good,  described,  S70 

from  God,  59  r 

advised,  127,  146,  147 

wai-ned,  594 


INI^iX  OF  SUBJECTS  Ux« 

S. 

Sabb alb, icVightfiil, 419.     See  Lord'i  Daj. 
^diri/cfof  Chiist,  aud  atunetnent,  1 17 

the  noblest,  170,  l62 

aU-tufficitnt,   163,308,  J7I> 

faitb  in  the,  270 

praise  for  it,  164. 

and  incjiiiatiun,  1C2  , 

and  intercession,  1O4 
ia/e,  to  land ,  70,  69 

at  home,  37  ^ 

in  heaven,  655 
<j/f/r,ioGoJ,  368 

in  the  covenant,  176 

of  saints  in  the  hands  of  Christ,  203 

of  believers,  217  * 

at  the  foot  of  the  cross,  228 
Suftty,  of  the  church,  472,  473 

in  puMick  dangers,  COi 

and  delight  in  the  church,  4O7 

and  triumph  of  the  church   in  national  4e*oUtiontj 5/^ 
Stints,  characters  of,    I  61,  4S0 

beloved  in  Christ,   191 

happy,  and  sinners  miserable,  37S 

uid  sinners,  the  difference,  377 

and  sinners  disunguiihcd  by  the  Judge,  ^g 

the  twjt  company,  i.^y 

communion  of,  510 

patience  and  the  world's  hatred,  382 

God  their  avcnijet,   13 

God's  care  of  them,  484 

safe  in  evil  times,  575,475 

secure  in  public  diseases,  0OI,60J 

and  sinner's  portion,   385,   38C 

dwell  in  heaven,  128 

punished  and  p4t(1oned,  442,  36 1 

and  saved,  43g,  441 

chastised  and  sinners  destroyed,  36  j 

their  afflictions  moderated,  214 

tried  and  preserved,  52,  210 

die,  but  Christ  lives,  Osv 

death  and  burial  of,  631 

conducud  to  heaven,  44$) 

in  the  separate  state,    3B(5 

^udgioKtbe  world,  3U7 


Jxxii  iNDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Saints,  reward  at  last,  649,  3745420 
HI  glory,  056,057 

and  sinners'  end,  381,380,  384.    See  Rigbtnju. 
Sacrament,,  their  use,  5O8 
Salvation, )oy{a\  sound,  224 

by  Christ,  229,  227,  a59>260 

in  the  cross,  228 

of  the  worst  of  sinners,  232 

of  saints,  573,  227  V.  I 

by  grace  in  Christ,  225,  226 

and  God  glorified,  229 

and  triumph,  284 

and  defence  in  God,  3O8 
tanctificatton,  232— b^  Christ,  234,235 

through  faith,  23O— desired,  23^^,  233 

evidence  of  it,  Z30— and  pardon,  2$  7 

justifitaliMn  and  salvation,  257 
San^'Jiid  Bfflittions,  598,  383 
Sarah  and  Isaac,  35  v.  6,  7 
Satan,  subdued,  281 

his  teaiptations,  187,  188,  625,  35S-       See  Devllj 
'Itmpta  ions — his  fieiy  darts,  37$  V.  2 
Satiifa:tion  c.i  Christ,  I  5  5>  13 ' 
.Scf/)/)*,  of  the  gospel,  457  v.  4,  491  v.  4 

of  wate,  51,  V-  4 

touching  the  top  of  It,  33  v.  5,6 
Scoffcn  complained  of,  574 

Scriptures,  sacred  compared  with  the  book  of  nature,  py, 
9S-  4  4 

their  perfection,  97 

their   variety  and  excellcnie,  lOI,  94»  *♦» 

instruction  from  them,  98 

attended   with   the     Spirit,  299,   340  v.  I,44« 

revta;  Christ,  93— dtlight  in  the,  99.  S98  ,; 

holiness  Si.  comfort  from  the,  1 10  I 

reading  the,  299.  242  v.  9,  73.  ▼•  ^  I 

praise  for  the,  92  * 

9ea,  God's  dominion  over  the,  i» 
Seal  of  Christ's  blood,  •  76,  S '  I 

the  oath  of  God  a,  >  74 
Sealing  of  the  Spiri>,  ^i  5,  1O7  v.  5 
Seaman^s  ionz,  10 
Seasons  of  liie  yesr,  558— S6l 
Secra  devotion,  388,  389.  484 
Secure  sinner ,  aw»k«ne<lj  24'^ 


INDEX  OF   SUBiECTS.  Ixxui 

^«rf,  of  the  woman,  zjO,   I08 

of  the  promise  to  Abiahamj  35  v,  6,  7 

of  tbe   word,  2+7— of  gruct,    [61  v    S 
Silking,  God,  4(jS,  7J— after  Ch,  ist,   535 

and  findinR  him,  539 
Self-ionfideitLt, \3in.  2 $8— relinquished,  IIO 
ttlf-tUnal,  toniiiinnoed  cy  Christ,'  i  89,  2,23, 4SO 
Sc!/  Hcdua'i'jn.  entire,  336 

joylul,  21 S  V.   s.  6 
SelfdniUition,  255,  v.   3 

Se-rxam,iation,  or  evidences  of  grace,  39J,  319 
Self  jtatltry,  3,  36 
Setf.riJ.uouKitss,  of  the  Pharisee,  262 

insufficient,    199,  252 

renounced,  201,  2C4 
Seniri  assisting  taitb,  5C8 
Sensual  pkusuret,  forsaken,  331,  33I 

dangerous,  319,  4',  I 
Separate  souls,  heaven  of,  386 
Serpent,  braxen,   269 

Service  of  God  the  highest  Joy,  417,  418 
■Sbeep,   wandering   from  God's  fold,     132  v.   1,  a 

desirous  of  restoration,  233  v.  5 

lost,  restored,   132 

the  weakest  safe  in  Christ's  bands,  263 
fibepherd,  God,   lOs— 167 

Christ  :i,   132,   ISJ   v    6,   I  S3  v.  0 
Shield,  Christ  a,  34O  v.  8— grace  a,  258  V.  a 
Sbipwrtik  prevented,  >0 
Sborinets  of  time  improved,  0  1 7 
Siik-bed  devotion,  59^,606,600,  36O 
«;f*»lfi),  healed,  CCC,6C4,  6C6 

and  recovery,  60 7 
£igtl  c.f  God  in  his  house,  4C6 

of  Christ  in  heaven,  32C 

mortifies  to  the  world,  33O,  172 

of  Christ    beatific,  662 

makes  death  easy,  424,  625 
Ai^rijof  Christ's  coming,  S74,  •'• 

of  implanted  g'ace,  yj  1 
f/n,  of  nature,  181 ,  182— original  177,181 

original  and  actual  confessed,  and  pardoned^  \f^,  180 

ard  chastisement  of  saintj,  4  18,  442 

(ndwelling,  conviction  of,240 

a;ainst  the  law  aod  gospel,  246 


Ixxiv  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Sin,  evil  of  it,  184 

abounding,  5/4— deceitfulness  of  it,  185 

cuilc  Pi  in  It,  183 

ioU)  ancimadiitss  nf  it,  286 

the  ruin  oJangeis  and  nen,  184 

the  cauae  of  Christ's  death,  335,  365 

must  be  opposed,  ^13 

resolutions  against  it,  31,  31O,  335 

prayer  for  victory  over  it,  236  v.  5.33Sv.  5,  31  v.  J 

cniLified,  334 

pardontd  ant"  subdued,  236,  257,  232 

and  misery  banist.td  from  heaven,  6SJ 
tins  of  the  tongue,  i;i,  565,  317 
Sinai  and  8100,462       ^ 

commands  not  saving,  448,  igs 
Sinceruy,  .19,206 

or  evidences  of  grace,  391 

professed,  318,  3  tg 

proved  and  rewarded,  320 

and  hypocrisy,  :si6 

and  watchfulness,  415 
Sinner,  mzn  by  nature  and  practice  a,  l82 

cursed  and  saint  happy,  378,  384 

and  saint's  portion,  385,  386,  377,381,  649 

hatred  of  and  saint's  patience,  382 

destroyed  and  saints  chastized,  383 

the  vilest  saved,  232 

death  of  the,  terrible,  620 

aged,  dying,  567 
S/anrfc-f,  complained  of,  182  v.  5 

deliverance  from  it,  347)  34S 
SLAVERT  of  Satan,   release    from,    by  Christ,  234 

of  tin,  freedom  from,  by  Christ,  334 

deliverance  from  it  desired,  24O 
Sleep,  sweet,  281  v.  s 
Sloth,  spiritual,  lamented,  351,  323 
SmiUs  of  Christ  desired,  369 
Sno-w  and  frost,  S60,  561 
Socitty,  of  sinners,  avoided,  378,  380 
Jiated,  391 

of  saints  chosen,  239,  4621  39* 

in  heaven  blessed,  658,  462  , 

Sodim,  fire  of,  20,  384  v.  S  5 

Soldiers'  psalms,  S76,  i84>  S85 
Son,  of  God,  eternal,  251  v.  a,  IJ3  v.^ 

of  David,  684,  148, v.  3 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  1 

Song,  of  the  angels,    lOj 

of    vlijsfs  and  the  Lamb,  479,  IsO 

of  Iltzekiah,  607 

of  ,-olomon,   ^34—546 

of  Simeon,  <52S>  ?22 
Sons  of  God,  their  ihHra.tcr  and  privileges,   161 
Sorrow,  tor  sin,  3og— jli.      See  Repenian(e. 

for  the  pious  dead   restrained,  631 

comfort  under  it,  3O9,  375 
SOl/i,  value  «f  it,  632 

Ojf  a  sinner  on  a  death-bed,  630 

must  leave  the  body,  633,  O37 

forced  into  eternity,  620 

sinking  into  hell,  567 

of  a  saint  committed  to  Christ,  228 

beautifully  arrayed,  202 

in  separate  state,  386,  l8,  19,429,629 
Sovereignly,  of  God,  24,  28 

in  bereaving  providences  adored,  31 5 

of  grace,   194,   J  95 
Spear  in  the  Redeemer's  side,  136 
Spirit  given  at  Christ's  ascension,  13O 

miniculous  gift  of,  267 

water  and  blood,  419 

bis  oflices  and  operations,  324 
Spirit,    his    influences   represfnted    by  the  wind,  542 

witnessing  and  sealing,  32s 

his  work  powerful  and  gracious,  324,   I83 

attending  the  word,  299,  34O  v.  1,428  v.   5 

earnest  of   heaven,  629  v.   3 

dwelling  in  the  heart,  257  v.  9 

fruits  of  the,   16 1 

bis  teaching  desired,  299,   179  V.   5 

breathed  after,  323,  542 
Spiritual,  apparel,   202 

blessings  and  punishments,  437 

duties,  230,  223 

deliverance,  2(7,  473,  375 

enemies  overcome,  281,  34O,  366 

meat,  drink,  aud  clothing,  252,  jBp 

mindedness,  4OO— pilgrimage,  371 

race,  338— warfare,  339,  34O 
Spotleii,  God,  657  v     3— Christ,  543 

righteousness,  202 

church,  S41,   202— heaven,    654,  656 
Spouse,  of  Christ,  is   the  church,  4>6 

her  beauty,  S4t— her  requett,   54* 


Jxxvi  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTSi 

spring,  of  the  year,  558,  5  59 

and  summer,  558,  559,  62  v.  9— 12 
summer  and  winter,   5G0,  S6l 
Sprinkling   of  blood,   164 
Star,  Christ  a,   I  50  v     15 

at  Christ's  birth,    100  v.  1 
Storm  and  thunder,  562,  C9>  444»  49 

improved,   563 
Storms,  of  trouble,  hope  in,  37S>  71 
Strait  gate  and  way,  22?,   i8q 
Strenglh,  everlasting  in  God,  42,  3^3,  472 

from  Christ,  20i— for  the  vyeak,  258 

and  peace,  472 

and  righteousness  in  him,    2  59,  26O,  234t  23^ 

repentance  and  p  irdon  prayed  for,  36O 

of  divine  grace,  212 
Submission,  anrl  deliverance,  314 

to  afflictions,  596 

to  dark  providence,  7 1 

to  bereaving  dispensations,   31; 

and  humility,  283— and  pleading,  372 

oicouraged  and   rewarded,  314 

to  Christ  recommended,  127  v.  8— IO,r47»  253  v-Si* 

to  death,  64.3,  6 '-8 
Subitance  of  the  levitical  priesthood,  145 
Success,  of  the  gospel,  95.  49i.  148  v.  i,  4,  5 

to  the  word  preached,  dcsirca,  42S 
Sudden,  death,  O15 

and  seasonable  deliverance,  314 
SK^i-nn^j,  of  Christ,  great,    (33,   524 

and  death  of    Christ,   I20 

for  Ch'isr,  370  v    8 

and  kingdom   of  Christ,  1+6,  138,492 
S/<i^L/''/!tv,of  pardon, 209— !>f  grace,  2>f ,  42 
Summer,   558,   559— 4nd    Arinter,  56O,  S6t 
Summons,  of  the  saint,  633 
Sun,  Christ  a,   1 50  v.    16 

in  darkness,   ^1  I   v    4-,   5 

of  righteousnes;.,  2ii,  v.  3,  4O6  v.  S 

imitation  of  its  couise  desired,  547 
Superaboiinding  grace,  209 
Support,  and  counsel  from  God,  344 

and  comfort  in  God,   343,  597 

for  the  afflicted  and  tempted,  35® 

under  trials,  3C9,  37S»  276 

in  prospect  of  death,  622 
iufrtmacjf  of  God,  13 


ISDKX  OF  SUBJECTS.  Ixxvii 

iurety,  Christ  our,   tji   v.   7,   I  S3  v.   7 

and  sacrifice,  Chiiit  a,  163 
PWird,  ot  the  Ridefnier,  457  v.  2,  3>49I  v.   3,  491  v.  J 

of  the  Spirit,    »54  v.   s 

the  flaming,   516  v.   7 
^Jinpaihy  of  Christ  to  the   weak    and   tempted,  162,  36 
V.  3»  512  V.  6 

T. 
table,  of  providence  and  cracc,  l6s— 167 

of  grate,    171 

of  tlie  I.ord'g  supper,   528 
Tfachinsi  of  the  Spirit  and  word,  2pJ) 
Tenifte,  of  Cod's  grace,  loved,  406 

Christ  represented  by  a,   15O  v.  I4 
7etni,la'ions,  of  the  world,  43 1 

conquered  by  faith,   ib 

in  «i(,kness  overcome,    599 

of  the  devil,   187,    188,  3SS.  29* 

and  desertions  lamented,  3  54 

hope  under  sharp  and  l«ng,   176 

strength  and  support  under   th'-ni,  28Ir  3SO,  2S8,  42 

overcome,  28 1 ,  3O6 

escape  and  deliverance  from  them,  281,  366,  343 
ftmpud,  Christ's  conipajsion  to  the,  262 
Tempier,  Satan,  355— the  lying  to  be  tiodden  down,    281 
Tender,  conscience,  277 
Tcttament,  of  new  covenant  scaled,  5  1 1 
Tbanki,  public,  for  private  mercies, 41  [,608 
TbiititsgiviKS  for  victory,   583 

for  national  mercies,  s  79 
Threatening,  the  first,  -256 
Thiealtnings  and  promises,  437 
Throne  of  Grace,  accessible  by  Christ,  49 1 

free  to  tinners,  2O4 
Thrones  of  judgment   prepared   for  the  sai.its,   387  v  6—8 
Thunder  and  storm,  562,  89,    444,   49 

improved,    563 
lime,  misimproved,  614,  553  v   2 

short,  61  I— to  be  redeemed,  6OO 

end  of  it  kept  in  view,  617 
Timei,  evil,  383,  384 

saint's  safety,  and  hopo  in  them,  575,  574 
Title,  a  clear  one  to  heaven  desired,  37$ 
Tillei  and  offices  of  Christ,  I48'^— 153 
Tongue,  sins  of  it,    575 

glory  of  the   frame,  6C3,  v.  Q 

governed,  306>  J<5<5,  j6s 


Ixxviii  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS, 

Travels,  of  the  Israelites,  449,  447 

of  spiritual  pugrinis,   371 
Treachery  complained  of,  S74,  S7S 
Tree  of  life,   510— and  river  of  love,  S28 
Trial  of  our  graces  by  afflictions,  52,  211 

of  our  hparts,  391  ,  319 
Trials.     See  ^j^/f//o)ij,  support  under  them,  309,  37s,  zjd 

grace  shining  in  them,  34 r 

removed  by  prayer,  484,  30r 
Trinity,  the  united  three,  218,  668,  681,   677 

praised,  659 6'E  I 

triumph,  of  Christ  over  the  church's  ehemies,  477,478,472 

of   faith,  276 

over  death,   622,   642 

for  salvation,   284 

for  national  victory,  584 

and  safety  of   the    church  in  national  desolations,  475 

of  saints  at  the  last  day,  387 
Troubles-      See  Afflictions,  Temptations. 
Tree,  Christ  compaved  to  a,   15O  v.  4 

of  life,   528 
Trumpet,  of  the  gospel,  252 

of  the  archangel,  68  v.   5,  652  v.    I 
Trust,  in  the  Lord,  472,  2O3  v.  6,  7 

in  the  word,  265,  204  v.  4 

under  afflictions,  67 

in  the  creatures  vain,  321,   18,  IQ 

in  Christ  recommended,  27 1 

well  founded,  322 

in  view  of  death,  632  v    6 
Truth,  grace  and  protection,  80,  37,  18,  19 

and  mercy  evidenced,  212  v.  3—7 
lumult,  deliverance  from   it,  348 
Types,  of  Christ,  t4S 

and  prophttits,  1 08 

u. 

Unbelief,  and  impenitence,  272 

like  the  -.pear  in  Christ's  side,  36 J 

danger  of,  271— lamented,  266  v.   5 

prayed  against,    2 3O— destructive,  247 

punished,  427— Canaan  lost  by  it, 427 

and  envy  cured,  382 
liiicbang:able,  God  and  his  covenant,  7  74,  43>  5" 

love  and  grace,  176,  15 

promises,  265,   176,  471 

truth,  I  5*.  1-6 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  lxi» 

Uiicbaritableness  and  charity,  301 
Vncotiverled,  state,  222— old-  age,  567 

advice  to  the,  20  v.  4,  6S3  v.  0 

unfit  for  heaven,  654 
Unfruit/ulnets  under  the  word,  428 
Vnboly  null  not  fit  for  heaven,  654 
Union,  of  Christ  and  saints,  S'O 

to  Christ  desired,  ISO  v.  6 

(if  faith  and  works,  ^6i 

of  Jews  and  Gentiles,  458 

of  saints  on  earth  and  in  heaven,  462 
L'NITr,  of  God,  one  in  three,  668,  681,  67  7 

of  friends  and  kindred,  397 

of  a  family  and  of  saints,  396 

of  the  church  on  earth  and  in  heaven,  4^ 
Unsefn  Saviour  beloved,  298 

adored,  661  v.  7 
Vnspeakable,  love,  151— joys,  298 
•Vie  of  the  moral  law,  24O,  ipS 

or  positive  inilitutions,  5O8 

V. 

yain  dlscourie,  in  company,  57s 

none  in  heaven,  371   v.   11 
Value,  of  Christ  and  his  righteousness,  20T 

of  the  soul,  632--of  the  saintJ,  23c) 
Vanity,  ot  man,  2$ 

of  man  as  mortal,6l2,  613,  618,  586 

of  life  and  riches,  763 
Vanity,  of  youth,  alluring,  568,   563 

of  the  world,  329,  432,  435 

of  self-righteousness,   199,  20Sf  152 
Veil,  looking  within   the,  337,  27s 
Vengeance,  and  compassion  of  God,  SS 

against  the  enemies  of  the  church,   J83,  38;*  2O 

in  hell,  653 
yiCTOKT, national,  toped  &  prayed  for, 577 

over  sin  and  hell,   340 

over  temptations  in  sickness,  S09»  366 

over  temporal  enemies,   584 

thanksgiving  for   national,   583 

of  Cbriii,  over  enemies,  477,  472 

over  Satan,  C85,  480 

over  death  and  hell,  519 

4Qd  kingdom,  121 
6^3 


Ixxx  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS^ 

Victory,  of  sainU  tbrough  Christ,  337 
in  the  spiritual  warfare,  34O 

and  deliverance  from  persecution,  38J 

over  death  and  the  grave,  6ii,  022 

ours,  the  praise  God's   34O 
Vine,  emblem  of  Christ,   1  SO  v.  I 
Vinegar  and  gali  offered  to  Christ,  Up 
Vineyard  of  God  wasted,  4.63 
Virtue,  shining  in  trials  and  affiictions,  2y2,  293,  v.  4t 

of  men  failing,  S74,  S7S 
Virtues,  Christian,  37O,  223 
Vision  of  the  Lamb,  159.     See  Light. 
Visit,  waiting  a  gracious  one,  1 71 
VOICE  of  God,  in  the  law,  237 

in  the  gospel,  252— in   the  promises,  265 

to  his  friends  and  enemies,  S/8  v.  4—6 

of  Christ,  or  wisdom,  2S4»  2S5 

..r  his  Mood,  164— the  judge,  C48 
Votvs,  paid  in  the  church,  411,409 

of  holiness,  333 

and  promises  broken  by  the  wicked,  574 
W, 
Waiting,  for    strength  from  God,  42 

for  pardon  and  direction,  328 

for  an  answer  to  prayer,  363 

with  earnest  desire  of  deliverance  and  salvation,  zoj, 
204,  349 

for  heaven,  876 

for  Christ's  second  cominr.  SI* 

for  grace  and  salvation,  203  v.  4—8 
Watkin.  by  faith,  71,  O29 
Wandering  from  God,  35 6,  132  V.   I,  2 

and  returning,  356 
Wants,  spiritual,  all  to  be  supplied,  2S7,  42O 
War,  prayer  in  time  of,  $77 

disappointments  therein,  576 

victory  in,  584— spiritual,  34O,  3^5 
Warfare,  christian,  339 

assistance  and  victory  in  it,  34O,  366 
Warnings  of  God,  to  his  people,  437 

to  young  sinners,  568 

to  magisfatcs,  sg'.j  S9+ 
Washing,  of  justification  and  sanctification,   232,  257 

from  sin,  225,   iO\ 

in  Christls  blood,  656,  6S7»  JOI 

»pintual,  desired,  ^2,% 


INDEX  OF  SUDJtCTS.  lxx\ 

Walcbfulnets,  and  prayer,  223,  v.  s 

over  the  tiingue,  306— and  sincerity,  4IS 

anc  brothrrly  reproof,  5JI 
Wat.hmen,  spiritual,  united,  2SO  v.   S 

gospel,   ISO 
Waii-> ,  itie  spirit  and  the  blood,  517 
IT jv,  Christ  so  called,    •  SO  v     II 

to  salvation,  faith  the,  171 

to  heaven  strait,  223 
HVflt  thrill lani,  not  to  be  despised,  361 

encouraged  by  Chiisl,  2O2 

safe  in  his  bands,  26; 

shall  be  victorious,   IS3  v    11,  12 
Weakne'S,  our  own,  and   Christ's   strength,   258 
Wea'btf^  and  seasons  vaiinus,   5C.0,  561,  81 

st'  rmy  succiedi'd  bv  calm.  69,  70 

thunder  and  lightning,  89,  444,  v.  2 

cl"Uds,  winds,  wavs  and  tempests,  58,  v.  4 

summer  and  winter,  ?60.  561 
Welcome ,Ui  the  gcspel  ministers,  250 

to  the  Lord's  day,  419 

sinners   to  return  and  be  happy,  6O9,    ZZ-  -JJ 

White^  robes,  202,  658,  657 

Christ's  soul,  54  3— saints  made,  541 
Wicked,     (iee  Sinntr.  Saini.) 

difference  between   them   and  the  righteous,  377 

their  way  and  end,  38O,  ."-8  1 
Wickedfien,oi  man  by  iiatuie,  182 

or  corruption  of  manners,  574,  J75 

or  piactical  atheism,  3,  36 
Wilderness.     See  Ji  v-ish  Cburcb. 

of  this  world,  37  1 

believers  coming  up  out  of  it,  $46,463,  v.  1,2 

faith  guiding  throuf-h  the,  274 
IF/// depraved,  1  77— renewed,  493 
Wind,  of  divine-  influences,  542 

waves  and  trmpcsts,  58  v.   4,  5 

and  storms  suLceeded  by  a  calm,  69,  70 
Wine  and  bread ;  Christ  compan-d  to,  I  SO  v.  3 
Win  e>  and  s'lnmier,  s60,  561 
WISDOM  of  God,  vast  and    unbounded,  44  v.  I  3,  7(5 

of  God  in  his  works,  $6 

and  equity  of  providence,  74 

and  grace  of  the  gos;cl,  249 

carnal  humbled,  f  94,  195*  '93 
Christ,  the  wisdom  of  God,  2$4,  $l5 
invitations  of,  to  men,  254,  2S5 


Ixxxii  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Wisdom,  Christ  our,  234. 

powei  and  lave  in  Christ,  247 
Wishes,  of  the  saints  all  gratified  above, 385»  4*0  v.  > 
Witn.  IS  of  the  Spirit  desired ,  325.  S  J  7  v.  lO 
Wonderful,  Christ  the.  148  v.  2 
WOKD  Christ  the,  1O3— nade  flfcih,  10} 

the  -u'ri^^w, relish  fnr  it,  161  v.  I 

reau  wit'h  desire  and  delight,  lOl,  299 

the  preachtd  unprotitable  through  unbelief,  428 

success  of  it  desired,  428    v.   5-      See  Scripture. 
Wtrdi  of  promises,  sweet,  266 

of  performance  26s,  266 

and  deeds  :  f  Cluist,  54S>4S7>  49I»492 

and  deeds  01  Christians,  230,  4SI,   291,20s— —2QS 
ITorfc  of  creation,  58— of  providence,  56O,  S6l 

of  creation  and  providence,  60,  61,  62 

of  providence  and  grace,  8S,  7S 80 

Work  of  creation,    providence  and   grate,  8   ,  s6,4I4j4I  5 

of  creation,  providence,  redemption,  and  salvation,  444. 
44S,    77 

of  the    Spirit,   powerful  and  gracious,    3*4»  I83  ,; 

desiring  it  may  be  complete,  374 

of  Christ  and  of  the  Spirit,  202 
Works,  good,  profit  men,  not  God,  239 

not  saving,  198,448  V.  I 
world,  its  creation,  58 

its  pre8er^•ation,  dissolution  and  testcration,  68 

end  of  it,  435 

unsatisfying,  331,  332,  169 

unworthy  our  delight,  435 

its  temptations,  43  1 

crucifixion  to  it,  by  cross  of  Christ,  SI  5 

by  the  sight  of  God,  33O 

hatred  of  it  and  saints'  patience,  382 
Worldly  mindedne  SffoWy  of,  and  prayer  against,  432,323  v.3 
Worship  of  Gnd  beneficial,  4O6 

delightful,  i7f  .172,  419,404 

condescended  to  by  God,  s 

accepted  through  Christ,  142,  143 

and  order  of  the  gospel,  461 

daily,  4OO,  39O,  SS  1— in  a  family,  356 

public    longed   for,  416—418,402—405,  398,399 

place  for  it,  4S3»  454 

absence  frona  it,  28,  63 

reverential,  26,  53 

vain  without  sincerity,  316 

of  heaven  humble,  650 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  IxxxiS 

JTor/fc  of  thesoul,632' 

of  Christ's  righteousness,  201 

If  rath,  and  mercy  of  God,  ll 

and  mercy  from  the  judgment  seat,  647 

and  vengeance,  6s3-     Sec  God,  Punishment  » 

Wrestling  with  doubts  and  fears,  337 

y. 

7'early  feasts  at  Jerusalem,  453 
roke  of  Christ  easy,  253 

of  afBiction,  598  v.  3 

of  circumcision,  SO6  v.  2 
ro«<*,  its  vanity,  568,  ifip 

reminded  of  judgment,  ib. 

exhorted  to remembertbeir  Creator,  56-7 

z. 

Zeal  of  Christ,  28s,  229 

scandalized,  I  iB  v  g 

inspiring  the  saints,  337 

fbriitian  the  extent  of  it,  33C  v.  3,  4 

and  prudence,  306 

in  the  christian  race,  338 

for  the  gospel,  322— for  God,  336 

against  sin,  310 

w»nt  of  it  lamented  ,351 
Zecbariah's  song,  496 
2ion,  its  beauty  and  worship,  46I 

citizen  of  it  described,  4SO,  451 

its  safety  473^nd  binai,  462 

the  residence  of  God,  454,  453 

the  joy  of  the  siints,  398, 399 

tlje  glory  of  t^e  earth,  472.     See   Ci)j<3i*. 


SYLLABUS 

OF  THE  ARRANGEMENT. 


THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD  in  | 

alphabetical  order,  from  -    -    .    -     1  to  57 

CREATION   AND  PROVIDENCE    58  -  -  82 

UNIVERSAL  PRAISE       ....    83  -  -  91 

SCRIPTURE 92  -•  101 

CHRIST *    ..  102  -  -  104 

His  Incarnation    ..---..  105  -  112 

Life  and  Ministry 113  --  115 

Sufferings  and   Death      -    «    -116  --  122 

Resinrtction 123  --  126 

Ascension  and  Exaltation   -    -  127  --  141 

Intercession -    -  142  -  -  147 

Characters  and  Offices     -    -    -  148  -^  153 

Addressee  to  Christ      -    ■     •    -  154  --  I'^O 
DOCTRINES  OF    1  HE   GOSPEL, 

nlphabeticallij  arranged      -    -    -  161  •  -  236 

LAW  AXl)  GOSPEL 237  .  -  251 

Invitations  and  Proiiises      -    -  252  --  266 

THE  ePIKIT 267  .-  326 

Gracts  of  the  Spirit,  alphabet- 
ically arranged 268  -  -  322 

Addre.'ses  to  the  Spirit    -    -    -  323  --  326 

CHRISTIAN 327  -  -  37fi 

SAINTS  AND  SINNERS       -    -    -  377  -  -  387 

WORSHIP 388  --  430 

Private 388  -  -  39] 

Family 392  -  -  397 

Pubbc 398  -  -  412 

Lord's  day 413  -  -  424 

Before  Prayer     ---..-T--425 

Before  Sermon 426  -  -  428 

Ajier  Sermon 429—430 


SYLLABUS  OF  ARRANGEMENT.  Ixjwv 

THE   MOULD    -. 431  ..  435 

THE   CHURCH 436  --  500 

Jexvu/i  Church,  OY  History  of  the 

Isrnnin*       ......    .436  .-  449 

ChvUtian  Church 450  --  500 

Settleiii'iit    aud    beauty   of   a 

Church 450  --  462 

Afflictions,     Persecutions,    and 

Co.nplamts        463  -  -  469 

Safety, Dclivejauce,aiidTriumph  470  -  -  481 

Cliuich  Meetings 482  -  -  488 

Prayer  aud  Praise,  or  Missionary 

Meetins:s            489  -  -  500 

CIRCUMCISION   AND  BAPTISM   501  --  508 

LORD'b  SUPPER 509  --  533 

SOLOMON'S    SONG .434  --  546 

TIMES   ANT)   SEASONS     ....  547  --  608 

Mi)ii»ing  and  Evening     -    -     -  5'47  --  557 

Seasons  of  ihe  \t  ar      ....  558  -  -  563 

Youth  aud  old  Aj^e      -    -     .     .  564  --  572 

Fast  and  Thanksgiving  days    -  573  -  -  594 

Magiitracy        .58^^  --  594 

Sickness  and  Recover}-    ...  595  -  -  608 

TIME  AND  EJERMTY  -    -    •    -609  --  617 

DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION    618  --  643 

DAY  OF  JUDGMENT 641  -  -  652 

HELL  AND   HEAVEN 653  -  -  662 

DOXOLOGIES 663  ..  681 

llosannas  to  Christ,     -    -    «    -  682  -  -  C87 


DR.   WATTS' S 
PSALMS  AND  HYMNS, 


THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD, 

Alphabetically  Arranged. 

A  ">  PSALM  33.      2il  Part.      P.  M.  ^ 

-*■  3  St.  Hcl lens.  Forty-sixth  Psalm. 

Alliufficlencij  of  God,  and  vanity   of  creatures, 

1  f\   HAPPY  nation,  where  the  Lord 
*^   Reveals  tlie  treasure  of  his  word. 

And  binlds  his  church,  his  earthly  throne  ! 
His  oye  th     heathen   worid  surveys. 
He  forni'd  their  hearts,  he  knows  their  ways; 

But  God,  their  Maker,  is  unknown. 

2  Let  king's  rely  upon  their  host. 

And  of  his  strenjjth  the  champion  boast ; 

In  \ain  they  boast,  in  vain  rely: 
In  vain  we  trust  tlie  brutal  force, 
Or  speed,  or  couras^e  of  aii  horse 

To  guard  his  rider,  ov  to  fiy. 

3  The  eye  of  thy  coinpassion.  Lord, 
Doih   more  secure  defence  aflbrd, 

AVhen  death  or  diiugfc  rs  lluvatcnin^  stand: 
Thy   watchful   eye  preserves   the  just, 
AVhn  make  thy  name  their  far  aiul  trusty 
i         A\'hen  wars  or  famine  waste  llie  land. 

4  Tn  sickness  or  the  bloody  field. 
Thou  our  physician,  thou  our  shield. 

Send  us  salvation  frcm  thy  thi-one: 
We  wait  to  see  thy  eroodness  shine ; 
Let   US   rijoice  in   l»e!i>  divine. 

For  atl  «ur  hope  is  God  alone. 
A 


2,  3  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

Ol  PSALIM  33.    2d  Part.    CM. 

'^ S         St.  Asaphi,  Warehani,  Rochester. 
Allsufflciencij  of  God,  <irc. 

1  TILEST  is  the  nation  where  the  Loid 
-^    Hath  fi^t'd  his  gracious  throne ; 
Where  he  reveals  his  heavenly  word, 

And  calls  their  tribes  his  own. 

2  His  eye,  with  infinite  survey. 

Does  the  whole  world  behold  j 
He  forin'd  us   all  of  equal  clay, 
And  knows  our  feeble  mould. 

3  Kin^s  are  not  i-escu'd  by  the  force 

Of  armies,  from  the  grave; 
Nor  speed,  nor  courage  of  an  horse 
Can  the  bold  rider  save. 

4  Vain  is  the  strengih  of  beasts  or  men. 

To  hope  for  safety  thence ; 

But  holy  souls  from  God  obtain 

A  strong  and  sure  defence. 

5  God  is  their  fear,  and   God  tlicir  tiust, 

When  plagues  or  famine  spread  ; 
His  watciifui  eye  secures  the  just, 
Amojig  ten  thousand  dead. 

6  Lord,  let  our  hearts  in  thee  rejoice, 

And  bless   us  from  thy  throne; 
For  we  liave  made  thy  word  our  choice. 
And  trust  thy  grace  alone. 

a")  PSALM  35.      CM.  J 

^^  Barby,  St.  James,  Irish. 

Bein^  and  attributes-  of  God  asserted. 

1  Tl^HILE  men  grow   bold  in  wicked  ways, 

'"      And  yet  a  God  they  own. 
My  heart  within  me  often  says, 
**  Their  thoughts  believe  there's  none." 

2  Their  thoughts  and  ways  at  once  declare 

(Whatever  tlieir  lips  prof  ss) 
*'  God  hath  no  wrath  for  them  to  ftar, 
"Nor  will  they  seek  his  grace." 

3  What  strange  seif-flattery  blinds  their  eyes  ! 

But  tl^re's  a  hastening  h<iur. 
When  they  shall  see,  with  soie  surprisei 
llt'j  ttrrors  ef  thy  pov.er. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  4 

4  Thy  justice  sliall   maintain  its  throne, 

■(  lii'tiirh  mountains   nait  away  ; 
Thy  iu3gmonts  art-  a  ^vol•ld    unknown, 
A  deep  unfathom'd  sea. 

5  AbovL-  these  heaven's  created  rounds, 

Ihy  mercies.  Lord,  extend  ; 
TJiy  truth  outlives  the  narrow  bounds, 
Where  time  and  nature  end. 

6  Safety  to  n)an  thy  goodness  brings, 

Nor  overlooks   tlie   beast  : 
Bi  n(  ath  the  sliadow  of  thy  wings 
Thy  childnn  clioose  to  rest. 

7  [From  tliee,  when  creature  streams  rim  low, 

And  mortal   conifoits   die. 
Perpetual  springs  of  lif-  shall   flow, 
And  raise  our  i)leasnres  higli. 

8  Though  all  created    light  decay. 

And   death  close  up  our  eyes, 

Tliy  presence  makes  eternal  day. 

Where  clouds  can  never  rise. J 

4">  PSALM  103.    2d  Part.    S.  ^r.  jjjf 

•*3  Dover,  Pelhain. 

Compassion  of  Cod. 

1  IVTY  soul,  repeat  his   praise, 

■^^     Whose  mercies  are  so  great; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  abate. 

2  God  will  not  ahvays  chide  ; 
And  when    his    stiokts   aie  feit. 

His  strokes  are  fewer  than   oiu"  crimes, 
And  lighter  than  our  guilt. 

3  High  as  the  heavens  are  rais'd 
Al)ov»-  ilie  ground   we  tread. 

So  far  the  riches  of  liis  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 

4  His  power  subdues  our  sins. 
And  his  forgiving  love. 

Far  as  tlie  east  is  from  the  west,    '/d. 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 

5  The  pity  of  the  Lord 

To  those  that  fear  his  name. 
Is  such  as  tender  parents  feeli 
He  knows  our  feeblc'f.amf. 


5,  6  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

6  He  knnws  we  are  but  dust, 
ScatterM  by  every  bieatli : 

His  answer,  like  a  risinpf  wind. 
Can  send  \is  swift  to  death. 

7  Our  days  are  as  tlie   t^'ass. 
Or  like  the  morning  flower; 

If  one  sharp  blast  sweep  o'er  the  field. 
It  withei-s  in  an  hour. 

8  But  thy  compassions.   Lord, 
To  endless  years   endui'e; 

And  children's  children  ever  find 
Tiiy  words  of  promise  sure. 

n\  HY>tN  45.     B.  2.    L.  M. 

^5  Quercy,  Shod,  Wells. 

Condescension  of  God. 
\  n["^HY  Civours,  Lord,  surprise  our  souls  ; 
-■-     Will  the  Eternal  dwell  with  us  ? 
What  can?t  ihon   find   beneath  the  poles, 
To  tem]>t  thy  chariot  downward  thus? 

2  Still  miqht  he  fill  his  starry  throne, 
A!id  please  his  ears  with   Gabriel's  songs  ; 
But  hi-avenly   Majesty  comes  down. 

And  bfiws  to  hearken  to  ojir   tonn;ucs ! 

3  Great  God  !  what  poor  returns  we  pay 
For  love  so  infinite  as  thine! 

Words  arc  but  air,  and  tonp^'iies  but  clay. 
But  thy  compassion's  all  divine. 


6^ 


HYMN'  4'!.      B,  2.      L.  TM. 

5  Poitugfal,  Truro,  Diinstan. 

Condescension  of  God. 


1  TIP  to  the  Lorl,  who  reig^ns  on  hijjh, 
•-'    And  views  the  nations  from   afar, 
Let  everlasting^  praises  fly, 

And  tell  how   lar^e  his   bounties  are. 

2  [Me  that  can  shake  the  worlds  he  made. 
Or  with  his  word,  or  with  his  rod  ; 

His  goodness,  how  amazing  great ! 
And   wliat  a  condescending  God ! 

3  C>od,  that  must  stoop  to  view  the  skies, 
And  bow  to  see  what  angels  do, 
Down  to  the  earth  he  casts  his  eyes. 
And  Isends  his  footsteps  downward  too.] 


7} 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

4  He  overrules  all  mortal  lliiii;;;s. 
And  iiiauages  our  jncan   artliirs: 
On  huiublc  souls  ilie  King  of  kings 
Bestows  Lis  counsels,  and  his  carts. 

B  Our  sorrows  and  our  tears  we  pour 
Into  the  bosom  of  our  God; 
He  luars  us  in  the   mourniul  hour. 
And    helps  to  bear  the  lieuvy  load- 

6  In  vain  miglit  lofty  pnnces  try 
Such  condescension  to  ptrforni ; 

l"or  M'ornis   were  never  rais'd  so  high 
Above  their  meanest  ft  How  worm. 

7  O  !   could  our  thankful  hearts  dtvise 
A  tribute  equal  to  thy   grace. 

To  the  third  heaven  our  songs  should  rUe, 
And  teach  the  golden  harps  iliy  praise. 

HYMN  99.      B.  2.      C.  M. 

Abridge,   Christmah. 

Decrees  of  Cod. 

1  T  ET  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie 
-"     Abas'd  before  their  God; 
"VVhate'er  his  sovereign  voice  has  form'd 

He  governs  with  a  nod. 

2  [Ten  thousand  ages  ere  tlie  skies 

^Verc  into   motion  brouglit. 
Ail  the  long  ycai-s  and  worlds  to  come 
Stood  present  to  his  thought. 

3  Theiv's  not  a  sparrow  nor  a  worm 

But's  found  in   his  decrees  ; 
He  raises  monarchs  to  their  ihiones. 
And  sinks   them  as  he  please.] 

4  If  light  attend  the  course  I  run, 

'lis   lie   proviiles   ihost-  i'2js;^^v 
And   'lis  his  hand  tliat  hidif^KjiK  &Ulit 
If  darkness  cloud  my  days.  v|p 

5  Yet  I   would  not  be  much  conceru'd, 

Nor  vainly   long  to  see . 
The  voIuiul-s  of  his  dt-ep  decrees, 
\Vhat  months  are  writ  for  me. 

6  %Vhen  he  reveals  the  b(K)k  of  life, 

O,  may   1  ivad  my   name 
A  lining  the  chosen  of  his  love, 
1  he  followers  of  tJie  Liuub. 


J 


8,  9  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

Q  7  HYMN  67.     B.  2.     C.  M.  j^ 

'-^^  Stade,  Abridge,  Bedford. 

Dominion  and  inmiutabilitij  of  God. 

1  ^^IlEAT  God!  how   infinite  art  thou  1 
^-^    What  worthitss  worms  are  we] 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 

And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

2  Thy  throne  ettrnai  ages  stood, 

Ere  seas  or  stars  were  made  ; 
Thou  art  the  ever-liring;  God, 
Were  ai!  the  nations  dead. 

3  Nature  and   time  quite  naked  lie 

I'o  thine  immense  survey, 

Fro  ii   the  f  irmatiou  of  the'  sky, 

To  the   great  burning  day. 

4  Et-rnity,  with  all  its  years. 

Stands  present  in   thy  view ; 
To  tliee  thM-e's  nothi:tg  old  appears— 
Great  God !  there's  n-ithing  new. 

5  Our   lives  through    va.iijus  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vex'd  with  trifling  cares ; 
Whiie  thine  eteraa:    tho-ight   moves   ou 
Thine   undisturb'd  affairs. 

6  Great    God !   how   infinite  art   thou  ! 

What   warthiess  worms  are  we! 
Let  the   whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay   their  praise  to  thee. 


9} 


PSALM  93.     L.   M.  S| 

Old  Hundred,  Portugal. 
Dominion,  eternity  and  immiitabi.lity  of  Cod. 
E HO VVH   reigns!   he  dwells  in   light, 


1  TEHOVVH   reigns!   he  dwells  in 
"    Girded  with  majesty  and  miglit 
The  world,  created  by*  his  hands. 
Still  on   its  first  foundation  stands. 

2  But  ere  this  spacious  world  was  made. 
Or  had  its  first  foundation   laid, 

Thy   throne   eternal   ag;  s   stond. 
Thyself  the  Ever-living  God. 

3  Like  floods  the  angry  nations  rise. 
And  aim  their  rage  against  the  skies ; 
Vain  floods,  that  aim  their  rage  so  high 
At  thy  rebuke  the  billows  die. 


1»ERFECTI0XS  OF  GOD. 

4  Forever  shall  tliy  throne  endure: 
Thy  proiuisf  stands  forever  sure; 
And  evtrlustinp^  holiness 
BecoinL-s  the  dwellings  of  thy  grace. 


PSALM  93.     1st  Part.    P.  M.  ^ 

Old  50tli,  or  LandafT,  Cherriton. 
Doniiiiiuri  of  Got/. 


10} 

1  nr HE  Lord  of  ^lory  reigns,  he  reigns  on  hij:^h : 

-*-    His  robes  of  state  art- strength  and  niajesij'i 
Tl>is  wide  creation  ix)se  at  his  command, 
Built  by  his  word  and  'stablish'd  by  liis  hand. 
I>oiiic  stood  his  throne   ere  he   began   creation, 
And  liis  own  Godliead  is  the  firm  foundation. 

2  God  is  th'  F.ternal  King :  Thy  foes  in  vain 
Raise  their  rebellion  to  confound  thy  reign. 
In  vain  the  storms,  in  vain  tlie  Hoods  arise. 
And  roar,  and  toss  tlieir  waves  against  the  skies  : 

Foaming  at  heaven,  they  rage  w  ith  wild  commotion. 
But  heaven's  high  arches  scorn  th«  swelling  ocean. 

3  Ye  tempests,  i-age  no  more ;    ye  floods,  be  still ! 
And  the  mad  world  submissive  to   liis  will: 
Built  on  his  truth,  his  church  must  ever  stand; 
Firm  are  his  promises  and  strong  his  hand. 

Si-e  his  own  sons,   when   they  appear  bifore  him, 
Bow  at  his  footstool,  and  with   fear  udore  him. 


11 


PSALM  93.    2d  Part.    P.M.  jjg 

Dalston,  St.  Giles. 


1  "T^HE   Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 

'-      And  royal  state  maintains. 
His  head  with  aNsful  glories  crowa'd 
Arra\'d  in   robes  of  light, 
15>  girt   witli  sovereign   mipht, 
And    rays  of  majesty  around. 

2  I'pheld  by  thy  conmiands. 
Tin-   world  secmely  stands; 

And  skiis  and  si:ii-s  obey  tliy  word  ; 

I  hy  throne  was  fK'd  on  high, 

}\i  fore  the    starry  sky  ; 
Eternal   is   thy  kingdom.  Lord. 

3  In   vain   the  noisy  crowd. 
Like  billows   fierce  and  loud, 

^i^aiiist  thine  ciupirc  rage  and   r«ar: 


IS  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

In  vain,  with  angry  spite, 
The  surly  nations  tight. 
And  dash  like  ivaACS  against  the  shore. 

4  Let  floods  and  nations  rage. 

And  ali  their  powers  engage: 

Let  swelling  tides  assault  Uie  sky: 

The  terroi-s  of  thy  frown 

Shall   beat  their  madness  down; 

Thy  throne  forever  stands  on  high. 

5  Thy  promises  are  ti-ue, 

Thy  grace  is  ever  new: 
There  fix'd,  thy  church  shall  ne'er  remove: 

Thy  saints  with  holy  fear 

Shall  in  thy  courts   appear. 
And   sing  thine  everlasting  love. 

(Xy  Repeat  i  he  fourth  stanza,  if  necessary. 

AcyX  HYMN  70.    B.  2.    L.  M. 

'^  S  Green's  Hundredth,  Dunstan. 

Dominion  of  God  over  the  sea. 

1  f^OD  of  the  seas,  thy  thundering  voice 
'^  Makes  all  the  roaring  waves  rejoice; 
And  one  soft  word  of  thy   command. 
Can  sink  them,  siknt,  in  tlie  sand. 

2  If  but  a  Moses  wave  thy  rod. 

The  sea   divides  and  owns  its  God  ; 
The  stormy  floods  their  Maker  knew. 
And  led  his  chosen  armies  through. 
5  The  scaly  shoals,  amidst  the  sea. 
To  thee,' their  Lord,  a  tribute  pay; 
The  meanest  fish  tliat  swims  the  'flood 
Leaps  up,  and  means  a  praise  to  God. 

4  [The  larger  monsters  of  the  deep 
On  thy  commands  attendance  keep : 
By  thy  permission,  sport  and  play. 
And  cleave  aioug  their  foaming  way. 

5  If  God  his  voice  of  tempest  i-ears, 
Leviathan  lies  still,  and  fears; 
Anon  he  lifts  his  nostrils  l)igh. 
And  spouts  the  ocean  to  the  sky.] 

6  How  is  thy  glorious  power  ador'd 
Amidst  those  w  atei*}'  nations.  Lord  ' 

Yet  the  bold  men  that  trace  the  sea?. 
Bold  men  refuse  their  Maker's  i)i-aise. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  13, 14 

7  [What  scLiiL's  of  miracles  they  see, 
And   never  tune  u  soufj  to  thee ! 
AVIiiie  on  the  flood  they  safely   ride, 
'1  hey  curse  the  hund  thai  sniooihs  the  tide. 

S  Anon  they  plunge   in  watny  graves, 
And  some  drink  death  among  ihe  waves: 
Yet  the  surviving  crew    hiasplu  ine 
Mor  own  tlie  God  that  nseu'd  tJiem.] 

9  O,  for  some  signal  of  tliy  hand ! 

Shake  all  the  seas.   Lord,  shake   the  land; 
Great  Judge,  descend,  lest  men   deny 
'Ihat  there  s  a  t»od  who  rules  the  sky. 

^07  HYMNM15.    B.2.    CM.  ^ 

•*-^5        St.  James,  St.  Ann's,  Christmas. 
l)oniini(m  and  vcnceanct  of  Ooti. 

1  TJIGH  as  the  heavens  anove  the  ground 
•*^     Reigns  the  Civator,  God  ; 

"Wide  as  the  whole  creation's  buuud 
Extends  his  awful  rod. 

2  Let  princes  of  exalted  state 

To  hiin  ascribe-  their  crown ; 

Render  their  homage  at  his  feet, 

And  cast  their  glories  down. 

3  Know  that  his  kingdom  is  supreme, 

Your  lofty  thoughts  are  vain ; 
Jlv  calls  you  gods,  that  awful  name. 
But  ye  must  die  like  men. 

4  1  hen   let  the  sovereigns  of  the  glob« 

Not  dare  to   vex  the  just; 
He  puts  on  vengtance  like  a  i-obe. 
And  treads  the  worms  to  dust. 

5  Ye  judges  of  the  eaitli,  be  wise. 

And   think   of  heaven  with   fear; 
I'he  mianest  saint  that  you  despise 
Has  an  avenger  there.' 


11} 


IIYMN  17.     n.2.     CM. 

Arlington,  Devizes,  Bniintree. 

Eternity  of  God. 


1  Ti  ISE,  rise,  my  soul,  and  It-ave  the  ground, 
-*-••     Siretch  al.  ihy  thoughu  ahn)ad  ; 
And   rouse  up   evt  r)'  tuneliil  suuu«l 
To  praise  th'  iltcijial  God. 


15  PERFECTiOK^  OF  GOD. 

2  Long  ere  the  lofty  skies  were  spread^ 

Jehovah  fiU'tl  his  throne: 
Or  Adam  form''',  or  angels  made. 
The  Maker  liv'd  alone. 

3  His  boundless  years  can  ne'er  decrease^ 

But  still  maintain  their  prime  j 
Eterniti/s  Jiis  dwelling  place, 
And  ever  is  his  time. 

4  While  like  a  tide  our  minutes   flow^ 

The  present  and  the  past ; 
He  fills  his  own   immortal   notv^ 
And    sees  our  ages  •waste. 

5  The  sea  and  sky  must  perish  too, 

And  vast  destruction  come; 
The  creatures— look !  how  old  they  grow, 
And  wait  their  fiei7  doom. 

6  Well,  let  the  sea  shrink  all  away, 

And  flames  melt  down  the  skies. 
My  God  shall  live  an  endless  day. 
When  old  creation  dies. 
4KI  PSALM  89.     1st  Part.     C.  M. 

^^ S  Irish,  Devizes,  St.  Ann's. 

Faithftiliiesx  of  God. 

1  "IVS  Y  nevcr-ceasi'ig  song  shall  show 
-'-''-     The  mercies  of  the  Lord  ; 
And  make  succeeding  ages  know 

How  faithful  is  his   word. 

2  The  sacred  truths  his  lips  pronounce 

Shall  firm  as  heaven  endure: 
And  if  he  speak  a  promise  once, 

The  eternal  grace  is  sure. 
5  How  long  the  race  of  David  held 

I'he  piomis'd  Jewish   throne! 
But  there's  a  Jiobler  covenant  seal'd 

To   David's  greater  Son. 

4  His  seed  forever  shall  possess 

\  throne  above  the  skies ; 
The  Mieanest  subject  of  his  grace. 
Shall  to  that  glory  rise. 

5  Lord  God  of  Hosts,  thy  wondrous  ways 

Are  sung  by  saints  above  ; 
And  saints  on  earth  their  honours  raise 
To  thine  unchanging  love. 


PERFECTION'S  OF  COD.  16, 

J  /  •  ?         PSALM  145.    2(1  Pan.     C.  M.  • 

^^'S  Baiby,  Btdlbitl. 

Goodness  of  God, 

1  liWEET  is  the  immory  of  thy   grace, 
^     My  Go(U  my  heavenly   Kiiij^ ; 

Lit  ae-c   to  at;e  thy  righteousness 
In  songs  of  gloiT  sing. 

2  C;«)(l  reigns  on  high,  but  not  confines 

His   goodness  to  the  skies; 
'I'lnough  the  wliole  earth  his  bounty  shines, 
And  every  want  supplies. 

3  With  longing  eyes  tljy  creatures  wait 

On  \hee   for  daily  food  : 
Thy  liberal  hand  provides   their  meat, 
And  fills  their  mouths  with  good. 

4  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,   Lord  .' 

How  slow   thine  anger  moves ! 
But  soon  he  sends  his  pardoning  word 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 

5  Creatures,  with  all  their  endless  race, 

Tliy  power  and  praise  proclaim ; 
But  sainu,  that  taste  thy  richer  grace, 
Delight  to  bless  thy  name. 


17| 


PSALM  lOJ.    1st  Part.    L.  M. 
Shoel,  Xewcouit. 


Goodness   and  mrrai  of  God. 

1  "DLESS,  O   my  soul,  the  living  God, 

-*^  Call  home  thy  tlioughts,  that  rove  abroad: 
Let  all   the  po\vei-s   within   me  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

2  Bless.  O  my  soul,  the  God  of  grace; 
His  r.nours  claim  thy  highest  piaise; 
Why  should   the  wondei-s  lie  hath  wrought 
Be  lost  in  silence  and  forgot  i" 

3  "I'is  he,  my  soul,  that   sent  liis   Son 

To   die  fir'criines    which   thou   hast   done; 
He  owns  th'-  raiLso.n,  and  forgives 
The  hourly  follies  of  our  lives. 

4  The  vices  of  the  mind  he  heals, 

And  cures  the  pains  that  nature  feels, 
Redeems  the  soul  from  hell,  and  saves 
Our  wasting  lift  from  tbreutcuing  ginves. 


13  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

5  Our  youtli  decay'd,  his  power  repairs ; 
His  mercy  crowns  our  growings  years ; 
He  satisfies  our  moullj  with  good, 
And  iil.s  ojir  hopes  with  heaviuly  food. 

6  He  sees  th'  oppressor  and  th'  opjjress'd, 
And  often  gives  the  sufferers  rest; 
But  will  his  justice  more  display 

In  the  last  great  rewa'ding  day. 

7  [His  power  he  show'd  by   Moses'  hands, 
And  gave  to  Israel  liis  conunands ; 
But  sent  his  truth  and  mercy  down 
To  all  the  nations  by  his  Son. 

8  I,et  the  whole  earth  his  power  confess, 
Let  the  whole  eartli  adore  his  grace : 
The  Gentile  with  the  Jew   shall  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  diviue.J 

/<Q">  PSALM  146.    L.M.  J 

^  S  Luton,  Biendon. 

Goodness  and  truth  of  Cod. 

1  "DRAISE  ye  the  Lord ;  my  heart  shall  join 
-*-      In  work  so  pleasant,  so  divine; 

Now  while  the  flesh  is  mine  abode, 
And  when  my  sou!  ascends  to  God. 

2  Praise  shall  employ  my  noblest  powers, 
"While  immortafity  endures  : 

Wy  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last. 

3  Why  should   I   make  a  man  my  trust  ? 
JMmces  must  die  and  turn  to  dust ; 

'Jheir  breath   departs,  their  pomp  and  power 
And  thoughts  all  vanish  in  an  hour. 

4  Hapj>y  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's   God ;  he  made  the  sky. 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  ail  their  train, 
And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

5  His  truth  forever  stands  secure : 

He  saves   th'  oppressed,   he  fi  ttls   the  poor  ; 
He  sends  the  labouring  conscience  peace, 
And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  release. 
%  The  Lord   hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind ; 
'ihe  Loid  supports  the  sinking  niiiid; 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  19 

He  hHj)s  till'  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  ami  the  fatherless. 
7  Ho  loves  his  saints,  he  knows    them  well, 
Btit  tinns  the  wicked  down  to  hell : 
Tliy  God,  O  Zion !   ever  itifpis ; 
Praise  liini  in  everlasting  strains. 


19} 


PSALM  146.    as  n3th.    P.M. 
St.  Hellens,  Psalm  46. 


Goodness  of  God^  and  vanity  nf  men, 

1  T'LL  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath  ; 

■*-    And  \\heu  my  voice  is  lost  in  death. 

Praise  shall  employ  mj'  nobler  powei-s : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  jtast, 
While,  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 
Or  immortality  endures. 
3  Why  should  I   make  a  man  my  trust  ? 
Princes  must  die  and  tmn  to  dust : 

Vain  is  the  help  of  flesh  and  blood  ; 
Their  breath  departs,  tlieir  pomp  and  power 
And  thoughts  all   vanish  in  an  hour; 
Nor  can  they  make  their  promise  good. 

3  TIappy  the  man  whose  hopss   rely 
On   Israel's  Go<l :  he  made  the  sky. 

And  larth  and  seas  with  all  then-  train; 
His  truth  forever  stands   secur.> : 
He  saves  th'  op{>ress'd.  he  fee<ls  the  poor, 

Ami  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

4  The  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind  ; 
The  Lord  suppoits  the  sinking  mind  ; 

He  sends  the  labVing  conscience  peace; 
}I«  helj)s  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatlierless. 

And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  release. 

5  He  loves  his  saints,  he   knows   them  well. 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell: 

'Ihy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns ; 
Let  every  tongue,  let  every  age 
In  this  exa'ted  work  engiige ; 

Praise  hitu  in  everlasting  stmins. 

6  I'll  praise  him  while  he  lends  me  breath. 
And    when   my  voice    is  lost   in   death, 

Piuise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers : 


20,  21  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 
Or  immortality  endures. 


20} 


HYMN  22.     B.  2.    L.  M. 
Tiniro,   Blendon. 


Grandeur  of  Cod,  or  his  terrible  majesty, 

1  I^ERRIBLE   God,  who  reig-n'st  on   high, 

-■-      How  awful  is  thy  thundering  hand  ;        ,>, 
Thy  fiery  bolts,  how  fierce  they   lly ; 
Nor  can  all  earth  or  hell  withstand. 

2  This  the  old  rebel  angels  knew, 
And  Satan  fell  beneath  thy  frown  ; 
Thine  arrows  struck  the  traitor  through. 
And  weighty  vengeance  sunk  him  down. 

3  Tliis  Sodom  felt— and  feels  it  still— 
And  roars  beneath    th'  eternal  load  ; 

"  With  endless  burnings  who  can  dwell, 

"  Or  bear  the  fury  of  a  God  ?"  ' 

4  Tremble,  ye  sinners,  and  submit ; 

Throw   down  your  arms  before  his  throne  : 
Bend  your  heads  low  beneath  his  feet. 
Or  his  strong  hand  shall  crush  you  down. 

5  And  ye,  bless'd  saints,  that  love  him  too, 
With   reverence  bow  before  his  name; 
Tluis  all  his  heavenly  servants  do: 

God  is  a  bright  and  burning  flame. 

9^7  HYMN  42.    B.  1.    CM.  SK  or  K 

'^'-  S  Dundee,  St.   Ann's.  '-' 

Grnndeur  of  God,  or  divine  wrath  and  mercy, 
1    A  DO  RE   and  tremble,    for  our  God 

-^^    Is  a  CO  imming  fire ;* 

His  jealous  eyes  his  wrath  inflame, 
Aiid  raise  his  vengeance  Jiighcr. 

2  Almighty  vengeance,  how  it  burns! 

How  bright  his  fury  glo^N  s  .' 
Vast  magazines  of  plagues  and  storms 
Lie  treasured  for  his  foes. 

3  Tliose  heaps  of  wrath  by  slow  degrees 

Are  forced  into  a   flame: 
But  kindled,  O!   how  fierce  they  blaze! 
And  read  all  nature's  frame. 
*  Heb.  xii,  29. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  2Z 

^  At  liis  ap])voiitli  tlie  mountains  llee, 
Ami  seek  a  waitiy  grave; 
The  fVig;liti'tl  sea  makes  haste  a^ay, 
Anil  shiiiiks  up  every  wave, 
f  Through  tlie  wide  air  the  weighty  rocks 
Are  swilt  as  hailstones  hurl'd  ; 
Who  dares  to  meet  his  fiery  rage, 
That  shakes  the  solid  world  ? 

6  Yet,  miglity  God!  thy  sovereign  grace 

Sits   regent  on  tlie  throne. 
The  refuge  of  thy  chosen  race 
When  wi-ath  comes  rushing  down. 

7  Thy  hand  shall  on  rebellious  kings 

A  fiery  tempest  pour, 
"While  we,  beneath  thy  sheltering  wings, 
Ihy  just  revenge  adore. 

097  PSALM  145.    L.  M.  ^ 

^-^  3         Old  Hundred,  Dunstan,  Bath. 

Greatriess,  truth,  anil  justice  of  God. 

1  "VTY  God,  my  King,  thy  various  praise 
-^'-*-     Shall  fill  the  remnant  of  my  days; 
Thv  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue, 
I'ill  death  and  glory  i-aise  the  song. 

2  The  wings  of  eveiy  hour   shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear; 
And  eveiy  setting  sun  shall  see 
New  works  of  duty  done  for  thee. 

3  Thy  truth  and  justice  I'll  proclaim ; 
Thy   bounty  Hows,  an   endless  strtam; 
Thy  mercy  swift ;  thine  anger  slow, 
But  dreadful  to  the  stubborn  foe. 

4  Thy  works  with  sovereign  glory  sliine, 
And  speak  thy  majesty  divine ; 

Ltt  "every  realm   with  joy"   proclaim 
'1  he  sound  and  honour  of  thy  name. 

5  Let  distant  times  and  nations  raise 
The  long  succession  of  th)   praise ; 
And  unlwni  ages  nrnke  my  song 
The  joy  and   labour  of  their  tongue. 

6  But  who  can  speak  thy  wondrous  deeds: 
Thy  gnatness  all  <iur  thoughts  exceeds? 
Vast  and   unsearchable  thy   ways  ; 

Vast  and  iiamortal  be  iby  praise! 


23,  24  PERFECTIOXS  OF  GOD. 

oq")  PSAI.M  145.     1st  Part.    CM. 

•^^S  Barby,  Rochester. 

Greatness  and  mercy  of  God. 

1  r  ONG  as  I  live  I'll  bless  thy  name, 
-■^    My  King,  my  God  of  love ; 

My  work  ami  joy  shall  be  the  same 
In  the  bright  world  above. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord,  his  power  unknown, 

And  let  his  praise  be  great; 
I'll  sing  the  honours  of  thy  throne, 
Thy  wsrks  of  grace  repeat. 

3  Thy  giace  shall   dwell  upon  my  tongue, 

And,  while  my  lips  rejoice, 
The  men  that  hear  ray  sacred  song 
Shall  join  their  cheerful  voice. 

4  Fathei-s  to  sons  shall  teach  thy  name, 

And  children  learn  thy  ways  ; 

Ages  to  come  thy  truth  proclaim. 

And  nations  sound  thy  praise. 

5  Thy  glorious  deeds  of  ancient  date 

Shall  through  the  world  lie  kno\vn : 
Thine  arm  of  power,  thy  heavenly  state, 
With  public  splendour  shown. 

6  The  world  is  noanag'd  by  thy  hands; 

Thy  saints  are  rui'd  by  love; 
And  thine  eternal  kingdom  stands, 
Though  rocks  and  hills  remove. 


24} 


HYMN  86.    B.  1.    C.  M.  [)  ^^'  * 

Charjuouth,  Canterbury. 


Holiness  and  majesty  of  God. 

1  TTOW  should  the  sons  of  Adam's  race 
-*-*■    Be  pui'e  before  their  God  ; 

If  he  contend  in  righteousness. 
We  fall  beneath  liis  rod. 

2  To  vindicate  my  words  and  thoughts 

I'll  make  no  more  pretence ; 
Not  one  of  all  my  thousand  faults 
Can  bear  a  just  defence. 

3  Strong  is  his  arm,  his  heart  is  wise; 

What  vain  presumers  dare 
Against  their  IMalier's  hand  to  rise. 
Or  it'm])t  th'   unequal  war? 


PERFECTION'S  OF  COD.  25,  :* 

4  LMountaiiis  by  liis  almiglity  wnitli 

Ki-oiu   tlii-ir  old   siuls  art-  toiii  ; 
lit-  sliakts  till.'  taiih  fi\»in  south  to  n^,rll^ 
AiuJ  all   bt-r  i>i Mai's  niixirii. 

5  He  bids  lli  •  »mi  forbear  to  rise  ; 

'1  III-  uhinlii-m  sun  forht-sirs  ; 
His  band  with   snckcloib  spreads  the  skies. 

Anil  siaU  up  ail  tbc  stars. 
•  He  walks   upon  tbt;  storniv  sea  ; 

Fliis  on  ibf  stormy  wind  : 
Theri's  ikiih-  can  irnct-  liis   wondrom   way, 

Or  his   dark  footsteps  find.] 


25} 


HYMN  82.     B.  1.     I,.  M.  »  w  h 

Fountain,  Old  Hundred. 


Huliness  of  God,  and  viortaUtt/  of  mm. 

I   ttHALI.   the   vile   race  of  11.  sb  and  Wood 
*^  Contend  with   lluir  Creator,   God? 
Sh.-ill   nuirlal   worms   presume  to  b<- 
Moiv  holy,  wise,  or  just  than  be? 

t  Beluiid   he  puts  bis  trust   in  none 
Of   all   the  spirits   rounil  his  throne; 
Tlieir  natuits,  when  compar'd    with  bis, 
Ave  ueitber  holy,  just,  nor  \vi30. 

3  Rut  how  much  meaner  thinppj  ni*c  they 

NV  bo  spriiu;  from  dust  aiul  dwell    in   clay  '. 
'1  ouohM  by  the   fin;'er  of  thy   wrath, 
Wt   laiut  aud   vanisTi  like  the   u»otli. 

4  Fwm  ni^ht  to  day,  from  day  to  iiijli'- 
\W  die  by  thousands  in  thy  s.i2;bt: 
Eu;y*d  in  dust  wliole  nations  lie, 
Like  a  for^oiten  vanity. 

5  Abv.ightj"  Power,  to  thee  we  bow; 
How  frail  are  we,  how   ;>;lorious   tliuu  ! 
No   more  lli;    sons   of  earth   sbuil   daic 
■\Viiii  uii  eternal  God  compare. 

0(\l  PSA1.M09.    2d  Part.    S.  M. 

'^^3  St.    Ihomas,  Dover. 

HoUneyt  and  xriK^eance  of  Cod. 
1      "PXAI.T  Uie  Lord  our  Ciod, 
^~*    And  wtir^hip  nt  Lis  fit  l : 
His  naturtr  is  uK  holiness, 
Ajwl   ia.r(  r  is  his  seat. 
J» 


Sr  PERFECTIOxXS  OF  GOD. 

2  V/hen  Israel  was  his  church. 
When  Aiuon  was  his  priest. 

When  Moses  cry'd,  when  Samuel  pray'd, 
He  g^ve  his   people  rest. 

3  Oft  he  foi-gave  their  sins, 
Nor  vvoald  destroy  their  race, 

And  oft  he  made  his  vengeance  known, 
When  ihey  abus'd  his  grace. 

4  Kxalt  the  Lord  our  God, 
Whose  grace  is  still  the  same; 

Still  he's  a  God  of  holiness, 
And  jealous  for  his  name. 

07>  HYMX87.    B.2.    CM.  J 

•**  »  5  Abi-idge,  Bedford. 

Incomprehensibility  of  God. 

1  TTOW  wondrous  great,  how  gloiious  bright 
^*-    Must  our  Creator  be! 

Who  dwells  amidst  the  dazzling  light 
Of  vast  infinity. 

2  Our  soaring  spirits  upward  rise 

Tow'rd  t!ie  celestial  throne: 
Fain  would  ve  see  the  blessed  THREE, 
And  the  Almighty  ONE. 

3  Our  reason  stittches  all  its  wings. 

And   clindK  above  the  skies  ; 
But  still  how  far  beneath  thy  feet 
Our  grovelling  reason  lies  ! 

4  [Lord,  here  we  bend  our   humble  souls. 

And  awfully  adore: 
For  the  weak  pinions  of  our  minds 
Can  stretch  a  thought  no  more.] 

§  Thy  glories  infinitely  rise 

Above  our  labouring  tongue; 
In   vain  the  highest  serajjh  tiies 
To  foim  an   equal  song. 

6  [In  humble  notes  our  faith  adores 
The  gnat  mysterious  King, 
While  angels  strain  their  iiol^ler  powers, 
Aad  sv.L-ep  tku  jmmorlal  siring.] 


PERFEC  riONS  01"  GOD.       2fl,  2* 

OQ?  HYMN  170.     n.  2.     L.  M.  Jg 

'*'"  i  Isliiii^ion,  Gloiicisli  r. 

Iiicomprehrnsi/iilttij  and  soverrii;ntu  of  God. 

1  [/"'AN   crt-atuix'*  to  pei-fi-clioii   fiiuf 

*^     'Ih'  jiiernal,  uncrealtd   Mind  ? 
Or  can  thf   larsfisl  stvutcli  of  tlionirlit 
Measure  and  nt-arch  liis  nature  out) 

2  '  lis  hiffh  as  hcavni,  'fis  deep  as  hfll^ 
And  what  can   nioitiils  know  or  tell  ? 
His   plory  sjuHnds   be)onil   the  sky. 
And  all  the  thinin^  worlds  ^ni  high. 

3  But  man,  vain  man  would  fain  be  wise; 
Horn  like  a  wild  yownij  colt,  lie  flies 

'1  hrongh  all   the  follii-s  of  his  mind. 
And  smells  and  snuHs  the  empty  wind.] 

4  God  is  a  King,  of  power  unknown ; 
Finn  are  the  onhrs   of  his  throne ; 
If  he  ri-solre,  who  dan-  opjMJse, 

Or  ask  him  why,  or  what  he  does* 

5  He  wounds  Uie  heart,  and  he  make«  wholu. 
He  calms   the   tempift  of  the   soul  : 

^Vlun  he  shuts  np  in  long  desjiair, 
^Vho  can    remove  the  heavy  bar? 
t  He  frowiis,  and  darkness  veils  the  moon, 
Ihc  fainting  sun  gmws  dim  at  noon; 
The  nillars  of  heaven's  starry  r-^of 
Tix'uinle  and  staat  at   his  reproof. 

7  He  gave  the  vaulted  heaven  its  form. 
The  cHMiktd  serpent  luid  the   worm; 
He  breaks   tlie   billows  with   his  breatli. 
And  smitLii  the  sons  of  pride  to   death 

8  These  are  a  portion  of  his   wavs: 
But   who  shall  dare  describe  his  face. 
>V  ho  can  endure  his  light,  or  stand 

'1  o  hear  the  thunders  of  liis  band  ? 

9q>  HYMN  2ft.     n.2.     L.  M,  oo 

•*'^5  quercy,  W.  lis.  ** 

InvhiiiUtii  of  Cod. 
I  I    OHD,  we  artf   blind,  poor  morfaN,  bllud, 
^^   \\'v  can't  Ik  hold  thy  bright  abode; 
(>  I  'tis  beyond  a  en  atun-  muid, 
'l"o  glancf  a  thought  huU'  way  to  Got'.. 


30  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

2  Infinite  leagues  beyond  the  sky, 
The  great  ETERNAL  reigns  alone; 
Where  neither  wings  nor  souls  can  fiy^ 
Nor  angels  climb  the  topless  throne. 

3  The  Lord  of  gloiy  builds  his  seat 
Of  gems  inc<iiiiparably  bright ; 
And   lays  beneath  his  sacred  feet 
Substantial  beams  of  gloomy  night. 

4  Yet,  glorious  Lord,  thy  gracious  eyes 
Look  through,  and  cheer  us  from'aboye: 
Reyond  cur  praise  thy  grandeur  flies, 
Yet  we  adere,  and  yet  we  love. 

on 7  PSALM  142.    CM.  b  ^^  "^ 

^^  3        Canterburj',  Rarby,  Wantage. 
Kindness  of  God,  or  Gud  the  hope  of  the  helpl&K. 

1  "^O   God  I  made  my  sorrows  known, 

^      From  God   I  sought  relief; 
In    long  conipiaints  before  Ins  throne 
I  pour'd  out  a'!   my  grief. 

2  My  sou!  was  overwhelm'd  with  woes, 

iviy  heart  beg-an   to  break  ; 
My  -God,  who  all  my  burdens  knows. 
He  knows  the  way  I  take. 

3  On  every  side  I  cast  mine  eye, 

And  found  my  helpers  gone; 
"While  friends  and  strangers  pass'd  me  hy^ 
Neglected  or  unknown. 

4  Thcai  did  I  raise  a  louder  cry, 

And  caliM  thy  mercy  near, 
"Thou  art  my  portiau  when  I  die, 
*'Re  thou  my  refuge  here." 

5  Lord,  I  am  brought  exceeding  low  : 

Now  let  thine  ear  attend ; 
And  make  my  foes,  who  vex  roe,  know 
I've  an  almighty  Friend. 

6  From  my  sad  prison  set  me  free, 

'Then  shall  I  praise  thy  name; 
And  hoi);  men  shall  join  with  me 
Tiiy  kindness  to  proclaim. 


311 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  31,32 

HYMN  105.    B.  2.    CM.  b  or  gg 

Christmas,  Arlington. 
Longsufferliig  of  God. 

1  A  ND  are  we  wretches  yet  alive  ? 
-^*-     And   do  we  yet  rebel? 

'Tis   boundless,  'tis  amazing  love. 
That  b^ars  us  up  frora  hell! 

2  The  burden  of  our  weighty  guilt 

Would  sink  us  down  to  ilaines  ; 
And  threatenijig  vengeance  rolls  above, 
To  crush  our  feeble  frames. 

3  Almighty  goodness  cries.  Forbear! 

And  straight  th.^  thunder  stays  : 
And  dare  we  now  provoke  Ins  wrath, 

And  weai"y  out  his  grace ! 
A  Lord,  wc  have  long  abus'd  thy  love, 

Too  long  indulg'd  our  sin ; 
Our  aching  hearts  e'en  bleed  to  see 

What  rebels  wc  have  been. 

5  No  more,  ye  lusts,  shall  ye  command; 
No  more  will  we  obey  ; 
Stretch  out,  O  God,  thy  conqueiing  hand, 
Aud  dii\e  thy  foes  away. 

09  ">  HYMN  103.    B.  2.    C.  M.  Jg 

*^'*'5  Christma.s,  Carthage. 

Love  ef  God,  in  the  gift  of  Af.y  Son. 
1  r^OME,  happy  souls,  approach  your  God, 
^^     Witli  new  melodious  songs; 
Come,  render  to  almighty  grace 
The  tiibute  of  your  tongues. 

3  So  strange,  so  boundless  was  the  love 

Thai  pity'd  dying  men. 
The  Father  sent  his  equnl  Son 
To  give  them  l.fu  again. 
8  Thy  hands,  dear  Jesus,  were  not  arm'd 
With  a  revenging  rod  ; 
No  hard  commission  to  pei-form 
The  vengeance  of  a  God. 

4  But  all  was  mercv,  all  wa«  mild, 

And  wrath  forsook  the  throne, 
"When  Christ  on  the  kind  errand  carof, 
J^nd  brought  lalvatioQ  dawn. 


S3,  24  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

*  Herej  sinners,  yoti  may  heal  your  wounds^ 
And  wipe  your  sorrows  dry  •' 
Trust  in  the  mighty  Saviour's  name. 
And  you  shall  never  die. 
S  See,  dearest  Lord,  our  willing  souls 
Accept  thine  offered  grace; 
We  bless  the  great  Redeemer's  lore, 
And  give  the  Father  praise. 
007  HYMN  104.     B.  2.     S.  M. 

"•^i  Watchman,  Pelham. 

Love  and  mercy  of  God. 

1  T>  AISE  your  triiimi>hant  songs 
-*-*'     T<»  an  immortal   tune ; 

Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deed* 
Celestial  grace  has  done. 

2  Sing  how  Eternal  Love 
Its  chief  Bel'vcd  chose, 

And  bid  him  rais(    our  wretched  race 
From  thtir  abyss  of  woes. 

3  His  hand  no  thunder  bears. 
No  terror  clothes  his  brow; 

No  bolts  to  drive  our  guilty  soul» 
To  fiercer  flames  below. 

4  'Twas  mercy  filTd  the  throne, 
And  wrath  stood  silent  by, 

When  Christ  was  sent  with  pardons  do\v3B 
To  rebels  doom'd  to  die. 

5  Now,  sinners,  dry  your  tears. 
Let  hopeless  sorrow  cease; 

Bew  to  the  sceptre  of  his  love. 
And  take  the  offer'd  peace. 
®      Lord,  we  obey  thy  call ; 
We  lay  an  humble  claiin 
To  the  salvation  thou  hast  brought. 
And  love  and  praise  thy  name. 
04  >  PSALM  113.    P.  M. 

^■^3  St.  Hellens,  or  46th  Psalm. 

Majesty  and  rondescennon   of  God. 
I  VE  that  delight  to  serve  the  Lord, 
■■-    The  honoui-s  of  his  name  record, 
His   sacred  name  forever  bless  : 
Wh(  re'tr  the  circling  sun  displays 
His  rising  beams  or  setting  rays, 
Let  lands  and  seas  his  power  eonfeA> 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  35 

2  Not  time,  nor  nature's  narrow  raunds, 
Can   f^ive  liis  vast  doiuiiiion   bounds; 

Ihc  heavens  are  far  below  his  height; 
Let  no  created  greatness  dare 
Witli  otir  etemiil    God  compare, 
Ariu'd  with  his  uncreated  might! 

3  He  bows  his  glorious  head  to  view 
What  the  bright  hosts  of  angels  do. 

And  bends  his  care  to  mortal  things.- 
His  sovereign  hand  exalts  the  poor. 
He  takes  the  needy  from  the  door. 

And  makes  them  company  for  kings. 

4  When  childless  families  despair. 
He  sends  the  blessing  of  an  heir. 

To  rescue  their  expiring  name: 
The  mother,  wiUi   a   thankful   voice, 
Proclaims  his  praises  and  htr  joys: 

Let  Lvery  age  advance  his  iau'ie. 


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PSALM  113.    L.  M.  SS 

Newcourt,  Gloucester. 


Majesty  and  condetcensiun  of  Cod. 

1  VE  servants  of  th'  Almighty  King, 

■■-  In  every  age  his  praises  sing: 
Where'er  the  sun  shall  rise  or  set, 
Ihe  nations  sliail   his  praise  repeat. 

2  Above  the  earth,   beyond  the  sky, 
Stands  his  high  throne  of  majesty: 

Nor  lime,  nor   place,  his  power  restrain. 
Nor   bound    his   univei-sal   reign. 

3  Wliich  of  the  sons  of  Adam  dare. 
Or  angels,  with  their  God  compare  ? 
His  glories  how   divinely   bright, 
Who  dwells  in   uncreated   light! 

4  Bejiold  liis   love  I    he  stoops  to  view 
What  saints  above  and  angels  do : 
And  condescends  yet  more  to  know 
The  mean  affaire  of  men  below. 

5  From  dust  and   c:)ttagts  olwcure. 
His  grace  exalts   the  nundile  poor; 
Gives  them  the   honour  of  his  sons, 

A  ad  fits  theui  for  their  heavenly  thrones. 


S6  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOI>. 

6  [A  v.ord  of  his  creating  voice 

Can  inake  the  barren  house  rejoice: 
'Iliongh  Sarah's  nintty  years  were  past, 
1  lie  promisM  set-el  is  born  at  last. 

7  With  joy  the  moth- r  views  her  son. 
And  lells  the  vomlers  God  has  done ; 
Faiih  may  grow  strong  when  sense  despairs, 
'liiough  nature  fails,  the  promise  bears.] 


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PSALM  36.      S.  M. 
Aylesbuiy,  Ustick. 


Majesty  of  Cod,  and  -wickedness  of  man. 

"VI/'HEN  man  grows  bold  in  sin, 
'~     My  heart  within  me  cries, 
"He  hath  no  faith  of  God  within, 
**Nor  fear  before  his  eyes." 

[He  walks  a  while  conceal'd 
In  a  self  flattering  dream, 
Till  Ills  dark  crimes,  at  once  reveal'd, 
Expose  his  hateful  name.] 

His  heart  is  false  and  foul, 
Kis  words  are  smooth  and  fair ; 
Wisdom  is  banish'd  from  l)is  soul. 
And  leaves  no  goodness  there. 

He  plot*  upon  his  bed, 
New  mischiefs  to  fulfil ; 
He  sets  his  heart,  and  hands,  and  head 
To  practise  all  that's  ill. 

But  there's  a  dreadful  God, 
'1  hough  men  renounce  his  fear; 
His  justice,  hid  bthind  tlie  cloud. 
Shall  one  great  day  appear. 

>     His  truth  transcends  tlie  sky; 
In  heaven  his  mercies  dwell  ; 
Deep  as  the  sea  his  judgpuents  lie. 
His  anger  bums  to  hell. 
'      How  excellent  his  love, 

Whence  all  our  safety  springs! 
O  never  let  my  soul  remove 
From  underneath  his  wings. 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  37,  Ig 

07  ^         PSALM  145.    3(1  Part.    C.  M.  ^ 

•*  *  5  Sludu,  St.  Miutius,  Irish. 

Mercy  of  Cod  to  sujfcrcrs. 
1  T  ET  every  tonpue  thy  goodness  speak, 
■"     Tliou  siivt-riii^n  Lord  of  all ; 
Thy  strengthtiiiiii?  hands  nphold  the  weak. 
And  raise  tlic  iioor  that  fall. 
J  ^Vllen  sorrow  bows  tJu-  spirit  down, 
Or  virtue-   liis  distrtss'd 
Bcmnth  »oiiie   proud  oppressor's  frowiij 
Thou  giv'st  the   luouniers  rest. 
3  The   Lord  supi)orts  our  tottering  days, 
Ai;(l   glides  our  gidily  youth: 
Holy  and  just  are  all  his  ways. 
And  all  liis  vovds  are  trulli. 
A  He  knows  the  p.iins  !iis  servants  fe«], 
Hi'   hi  ars    his   children   cry. 
Ami,  their  best  wislies   to  lulfil, 
His  grace  is  evui*  nigh. 
5  His   ni^rey  never  shall  remove 
I'roui  men  of  heart  sincere  : 
lit-   KUM-s  tht    souis,  whose  humble  love 
Is  jejin"d   -^vith  holy  fear. 
•  [His  stubborn  fots  his  sword  shall  slay, 
And   pie.ei    thtir  heails  with   pain; 
Bui  none  that  strve   the   j^ord  shall  say, 
'*  Tht-y  sought  his  aid  in  ^  ain.'"] 
7  [My  lips  sliall   dwtll  upon  his  praise. 
And  spi-  a'l  his  T.xww  abroad  : 
Let   all    ihi-  sons  of  Adani   i-aise 
Ihi.   huiujurs  of  tlieir   God.] 

PSALM  103.    2d  Part.    L.  ISL  gg 

Poriugal,  Dunstan. 
Mercy  anil  love  of  Coil  to  his  people. 
'l^HE   I-ord,  how  wondrotis  are  his  ways! 
*-     How    firm  his  trutli,  how   large    bis  gi"ace.' 
Hu  takes  his   nurey  for   his  thron<'. 
And   llnnee  he   mates  his   glori-.n   known. 
Not  half  H)  high  his  power  haih  spread 
Ihe   starry  heavtns  abovtj   our   head. 
As  lii^,  rich   love  fxeeeds  our  praise, 
r.itjMtdt  th«  kiglii'St  hopes  we  laistv 


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39  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

3  Not  half  so  far  hath  nature  placed 
The  rising  inomiug  fiom  the  west, 
As  his  forg^iving  grace  removes 
The  daily  guilt  of  those  he  loves. 

4  How  slowly  doth  his  wrath  arise! 
On  swifter  wings  salvation  flies: 
And  if  he  lets  bis  anger  burn. 
How  soon  his  fi-owns  to  pity  turn! 

5  Amidst  his  wratli  compassion  shines  j 
His  strokes  are  lighter  than  our  sins; 
And  while  his  rod  corrects  his  saints. 
His  ear  indulges  their  complaints. 

6  So  fathers  their  young  sons  chastise. 
With  gentle  hands  and  melting  eyes; 
The   children  weep   beneath  the  siuart. 
And  move  the  pity  of  their  hearu 

PAUSE. 

7  The  mighty  G'»d,  the  wise  and  just, 
Knows  that  our  frame  is  feeble  dust ; 
And   will  no  heavy  load  impose 
Beyond  the  stitngth  that  he  bestows. 

8  He  knows  how  soon  our  nature   dies. 
Blasted  by  every  wind  that  flies  ; 
Like  grass  we  spiing,  and  die  as  soob 
As  morning  flowers  that  fade  at  noun. 

9  But  his  eternal  love  i$  sure 

To  all  the  saints,  and  shall  endure: 
From  age  to  age  his  truth  shall  reiga. 
Nor  children's  children  hope  in  vain. 

OQT.        PSALM  103.    1st  Part.    S.  M. 
^  ^  3  Hopkins,  Dover,  Watchman. 

Merry  of  God  to  soul  and  body. 

1  fi  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul! 
^-'   Let  all  within    me  Join, 

And   aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favours  are  divine. 

2  O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 
Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 

Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  v.ithout  praises  die. 

3  'Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins, 
'Tis  he  lelieres  thy  pain, 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  40 

'Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes  thee  jouiig  again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  life  with   lore, 
"When  ransoni'd  from  the  grave  ; 

He  that  redeein'd  my  soul   from  hell 
Hath  sovereign  power  to  save. 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with  good; 
He   gives  the  sufferers  rest; 

The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  the  proud^ 
And  justice  for  th'    oppress'd. 

6  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 
He   made  by  Moses  known  ; 

But  st  nt  the  world  his  truth  and  giace 
By  his  beloved  Son. 

4.0  ■>        PSALM  1.^0.    1st  Part.    L*  M.  :Sf: 

^'-'3  Bath,  Blindon,  Castle-Street. 

Ottini.trierire  of  God. 

1  T  ORD,  thou  hast  soarch'd' and  seen  me  through! 
^-*    Thine  eye  comniamls  «ith  jtieiciiig  view 
My  lising  and  my   resting  hours. 
My  heart  and  flesh,  with  ail  their  powers. 

J  My  thoughts,  before  they  are  my  own, 
Are  t>   my  God  distiintiy  known; 
He  knows  the  words  I  mean  to  speak. 
Ere  from  my  opening  lips  they  break. 

5  Within  thy  circling  power  I  stand; 
On  tverj-  side  I   find  thy  hand: 
Awake,  "asleep,  at  home,'a'iii>ad, 

I   am   surrounded  still  with  God. 
4  Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great! 

What  large  extent:    what  loftj-  height! 

My  soul,  with  all   the  powers    I    boast, 

Is   in   the   boundless   prospect    lost. 
*  *'  O    may  th;^e  thoughts   possess   my   breast, 

*' Wiiere'er  I  rove,  whertVr  1  rest; 

*'  Xor   let  my  weaker  passions  dare 

*'  Consent  to'  sin,  for   God  is  there." 
PAUSE   L 

6  Could  I  %)  false,  so  faithliss  prove. 
To  <|.iii.  thy  seiTicr  and   thy   love, 
When-,   Lord,  couid    I   tliy   presence  shtin. 
Or  from  thy  dreadful  glory  run  i 


41  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

7  If  up  to  heaven  I  tike  my  flight, 

'Tis  there  thou  dwell'st  enthron'd  in  light ; 
Ov  dive  to  hell,  there  vengeance  reigns, 
And  Satan  groans  beneath  his  chiuns. 

8  If,  mounted  on  a  inoming  ray, 
I  fly  beyond  .the  western  sea, 

Thy  swifter  haml  would  first  arrive, 
And  there  arrest  thy  fugitive. 

9  Or  should  I  try  to  shun  thy  si^ht, 
Beneath  the  spreading  veil  of  night. 
One  glance  of  thine,  one  piercing  ray, 
Would  kindle  darkness  into   day. 

10  "  O  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
"  Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest ; 
"Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 

•»  Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there." 

PAUSE  II. 

n  The  veil  of  night  is  no  disguije, 
No  screen  from  thy  all-seting  eyes: 
Thy  hand  can  seize  thy  foes  as  soon 
Through  midnight  shades  as  blazing  noon. 

12  Midnight  and  noon  in  this  agree. 
Great  God,  they're  both  alike  to  thee; 
Not  death  can  hide  what  God  will  spy, 
And  hell   lies  naked  to  his  eye. 

15  <'  O  may  these  thougiits  possess  my  breast, 
"  Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest ; 
*'  Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
♦'  Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  lh«a:e." 


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PSALM  139.    1st  Part.    C.  M. 

London,  St.  Ann's. 

Omniscience  of  God. 

1  TN  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee, 
-*-    In  vain  my  soul  would  tiy 

To  shun  thy  presence,  Lord,  or  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

2  Thine  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 

My  rising  and  my  rest: 
My  public  walks,  my  private  ways, 
.A)id  secrets  of  my  breast. 


PERFECTION'S  OF  GOD.  42 

3  Mt  thoughts  lie  open  to  the  Lord 

Before  they're  fonn'd  within  ; 
And  ere  my  lips  pronounce  the  word, 
He  knows  the  sense  I  mean 

4  O  wondrous  knowledge,  deep  and  high ! 

Where  can  a  creature  hide  ? 
Witliin  thy  circling  arms  I  lie, 
Beset  on  eveiy  side. 

5  So  let  thy  grace  surround  me  still, 

And  like  a  bulwark  prove. 
To  guard  my  soul  from  every  ill, 
Secur'd  by  sovereign  love. 


6  Lord,  where  shall  guilty  souls  retire, 

Forgotten  and  unknown  ? 
In  hell  they  meet  thy  dreadful  fire, 
In   heaven  thy  glorious  throne. 

7  Should  I  suppress  my  vital  breath, 

To  'scape  the   wrath  divine, 
Thy  voice  could  break  the  bars  of  death, 
And  make  the   grave  resign. 

8  If,  wing'd  with  beams  of  moming  light, 

I  fly  beyond  the  west, 
Thy  hand,  which  must  support  my  flight, 
Would  soon  betray  my  rest. 

9  If  o'er  my  sins  I  think  to  draw 

The  curtains  of  the  night, 
Those  flaming  eyes  that  guard  thy  law 
Would  tuni  the  shades  to  light. 

10  The  beams  of  noon,  the   ntidnight  hour. 

Are  both  alike  to  thee  : 
O  ni;iy  I  ne'er  provoke  that  power 
Fiom  which  I  cannot  llee. 

40  I  HYMX  32,    B.  1.    C.  IM.  gg 

^'^  S  Carthage,  Christmas. 

Omnipotence  of  God. 
iTyilENCE  do  our  mournful  thoughts  Rrise? 
''       And  wliere's  our  courage  fled? 
Hns  restless  sin  and  raging  hell 
Struck  all  our  comforts  dead? 


4S,  44         PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

2  Have  we  forgot  th'    Almighty  Name 

That  form'd  the  earth  and  sea? 
And  can  an  ali-eieating  arm 
Grow  weary,  or  decay  ? 

3  Treasures  of  everlasting  might 

In  our  Jehovah  dwell ; 
He  gives  the  conquest  to  the  weak, 
And  treads  their  foes  to  hell. 

4  Mere  mortal  power  shall  fade  and  die. 

And  youthful  vigour  cease; 
But  we  that  wait  upon  the  Lord 
Shall  feel  our  strength  increase, 

5  The  saints  shall  mount  on  eagle's  wings, 

And  taste  the  promis'd  bliss, 
Till  their  unvveahed  feet  arrivp 
Where  peifect  pleasure  is. 

407        PSALM  111.    2d  Part.    CM. 
^'-'^      St.  Asaphs,  Braintree,  Carthage. 
Perfections  of  God. 

1  /^REAT  is  the  Lord  ;  his  ^^orks  of  might 
^^     Demand  our  noblest  songs; 

Let  his  assembled  saints  unite 
I'heir  harmony  of  tongues. 

2  Great  is  the  mercy  of  the  Lord, 

He  gives  his  children  food ; 
And,  ever  mindful  of  his  word, 
He  makes  his  promise  good. 
8  His  Son,  the  great  Redeemer,  came 
To  seal  his  covenant  sure; 
Holy  and  reverend  is  liis  name, 
His  ways  are  just  and  pure. 
4  Ihey  that  would  grow  divinely  wise 
Must  with  his   fear  begin ; 
Our  fairest  proof  of  knowledge  lies 
In  hating  every  sin. 


44} 

Who  can  ascend  his  high  abode, 
Or  ventuftt  near  his  taioae  ? 


HYMN  166.     B.  2.    C.  M. 
Bedford,  London,  Barby. 
Perfections  of  Cod. 
OW   sliall  i  praise  th'  eternal  God, 
That  Infinite  Unknown? 


PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.  45 

2  [The  great  Invisible  !    He  dwells 

Coiiucal'd  in  dazzling  light ; 
But  his  all-searching  eye  reveals 
The  secrets  of  the  night. 

3  lliose  watchful   eyes,  that  never  sleep, 

Survey  the  world  ai-ound ; 
His   wisdom  is  a  boundless  deep, 

^Vhere  all  our  thoughts  are  drown'd.] 
A  [Speak  we  of  strength  ?  His  arm  is  strong 

I'o  save,  or  to    destroy; 
Infinite  years  his  life  prolong. 

And    endless  is  his  joy.J 

5  [He  knows  no  shadow  of  a  change. 

Nor  alters  his  decrees ; 
Firm  as  a  rock  his  truih  remains, 
I'o  guard  his  promises.] 

6  [Siiuiers  btfore  his  presence  die, 

How  holy  is  his  name! 
His  anger  and  his  jtaloiisy 
Burn  like    devouring  flame. "] 

7  Justice,  upon  a  dreadful  throne, 

Maintains  the  rights  of  God: 
While  n)erey  sends  her  pardons  down, 
Bought  with  a  Saviour's  blood. 

8  Now  to  my  soul,  iramoital  King, 

Speak   some  forgiving  v  ord  ; 
Then  'twill  be  double  joy   to  sing 
I'he  glorifcs  of  my  Lord. 


45} 


HYMN  167.    B.  2.    L.  M. 

Gloucister,  Truru. 
Ptyfectivns  of  Guil. 
id ! 


1  r^REAT  God!   thy  glories  shall  employ 
^^    Aly  holy  fear,  my  humble  joy; 
]My  lips,  in  songs  of  honour,  bring 
'Iheir  tribute  to  th'  etenial   King. 

2  [Earth  and  the  stars,  and  worlds  unknown, 
l)epi  lid  precarious  on  his  throne ; 

All  natuie  hangs  upon  his  word. 
And  grace  and  glory  own  thtir  Lord.] 
S  [Hia  sovereign  power  what  mortal  knows? 
If  he  comuiand,  who  dare  oppose  ? 
Willi  strength  he  girds  himself  around, 
And  treads  Uic  rebels  \<i  tiie  ground.] 


46  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

4  [Who  shall  pretend  to  teach  him  skill? 
Or  guide  the  counsels  of  his  will  ? 

His  wisdom,  like  a  sea  divine, 

Flows  deep  and  high  beyond  our  line.] 

5  [His  name  is  holy,  and  hi«  eye 
Burns  with  immortal  jealousy  ; 

He  iiates  the  sons  of  piide,  and  sheds 
His  fiery  vengeance  on  their  heads.] 

6  [The  beamings  of  his  piercing  sight 
Bring  dark   hypocrisy  to  light; 
Death  and  destruction  naked  lie, 
And  hell  uncovered  to  his  eye.] 

7  [Th'  eternal  law  before  him  stands ; 
His  justice,  with  impartial  hands, 
Divides  to  all  their  due  reward. 
Or  by  the  sceptre,  or  the  sword.] 

8  [His  mercy,  like  a  boundless  sea. 
Washes  our  loads  of  guilt  a\¥ay, 

"While  his  own  Son  came  down  and  died, 
T'  engage  his  justice  on  our  side.] 

9  [Each  of  his  words  demands  my  fait^i, 
j^fy  soul  can  rest  on  all  he  saitli ; 
His  truth  inviolably  keeps 

The  largest  promise  of  his  lips.] 

10  O  tell  me,  with  a  gentle  voice, 

♦'  Thou  art  my  God,"  and   I'll  rejoice  ! 
Fill'd  with  ihy  love,  I  dare  proclaim 
Ihe  brightest  honours  of  thy  name. 

APt  ■>  HYMN  168.    B.  2.    L.  M. 

^"  3  Nantwich,  Old  Hundred. 

Perfections  of  God. 

1  TEHOVAH  reigns,  his  throne  is  high; 
**     His  robes  are  light  and  majesty  ; 
His  glory  shines  with  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  can  sustain  the  sight. 

2  His  terrore  keep  the  world  in  awe; 
His  justice  guards  his  holy  law; 
His  love  reveals  a  smiling  face; 

His  ti-uth  and  promise  seal  the  grace. 

3  Through  all  his  works  his  wisdom  sliinest 
And  baffles  Satan's  deep  designs; 

Hi*  power  is  sovereign  to  fulfil 
The  noblest  counsels  of  his  will. 


PERFECTION'S    OF    GOD.  47 

4  And   will   tliis  plorioiis  Lord  dtsctiid 
To    bf  uiy   FatlHr  iind   my   Frin.d  ? 
'I'litii  kt   my  songs  with  augclt  .join: 
llcavta  is  stcuie,  if  God  be  mine. 


47} 


HYMN  IPO.    B.  2.    H.  M. 
Portsmouth,  Bethcsda. 

'^pHE  Lord  Jehovah  nif^is, 
-■-      His  thi-one  is   biiiit  on  high ; 
The  garments  he  assumes 
Are   li^lit  and  iikajesty  : 

His   glories  shine 

Whh  btains  so  bright, 

No  mortal  eye 

Can  bear  the  sight. 

The  thimdera  of  his  hand 
Keep  the  wide  world  in  awe; 
His   wrath  and  justice  stand 
'1  o  puard  his  holy  law : 

And  wiiere  his   love 

lU  solves  to   biess. 

His  truth  contirms 

And  seals  the  gracp. 

Throutjh  all   hi»  ancient  works 
Surj>ii4ihg  wisdom   shines, 
C'oiifouniis  the  powers  of  hell. 
And  brtaks  their  eurs'd  deitigns^ 

Strong  is  his  arm, 

And  shall  fulfil 

His  gr«at  d<  crets. 

His  sovereign  wilJ. 

And  can  this  mighty  King 
Of  iciory   condi-seend  ? 
Anil    Mill  lie  write  his   nanie, 
'••My  P'ather  and  my  FiieudT'' 

I    love  his   name, 

I   love  his   w  Old ; 

Join  all   my   i)oMen, 

Awd  praise  the  Lord. 


48,49  PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD. 


48} 


PSALM  115.    L.M. 
Gloucester,  Bath. 


Perfections  of  God,  and  vanity  of  Idols. 

1  "^OT  to  ourselves,  who  are  but  dust, 
■^    Not  to  ourselves  is  glory  due, 
Eternal  God,  thou  only  just, 

Thou  only  gracious,  wise  and  true. 

2  Shine  forth  in  all  thy  dreadful  name ; 
Why  should  a  heathen's  haughty  tongue 
Insult  us,  and,  to  raise  our  shame, 

Say,  "  Where's  the  God  you've  serv'd  so  long  ?" 

3  Tlie  God  we  serve  maintains  his  throne 
Above  the  clouds,  beyond  the  skies ; 
Through  all  the  earth  his  will   is  done, 
He   knows  our  groans,  he  hears  our   cries. 

4  But  the  vain  idals  they  adore 

Are  senseless'  sha])es  isf  stone  and  wood ; 
At  best  a  mass  of  glittering  ore, 
A  silver  saint,  or  golden  god. 

5  [With  eyes  and  ears,  they  cai-ve  tlieir  head  i 
Deaf  are  their  ears,  their  eyes  are  blind: 

In  vain  are  costly  offerings  made. 
And  vows  are  scatter'd  in  the  wind. 

6  Their  feet  were  never  made  to  move. 
Nor  hands  to  save  when  mortals  pray; 
>'orta!s,  that  pay  them  fear  or  love. 
Seem  to  be  blind  and  deaf  as  they.} 

?  O  Israel,  make  the  Lord  tliy  hope, 
Thy  help,  thy  refuge,  and  thy  rest : 
The  Lord  shall  build  thy  rums  up. 
And  bless  the  people  and   the  pntst. 

8  The  dead  no  more  can  speak  thy  praise, 
They  dwell  in   silence  and  the  grave; 
But  we  sliall  live  to  sing  thy  grace. 
And  tell  the  world  thy  power  to  save. 

yfru-)  PSALM  135.    CM.  S{ 

^^  \       St.  Asaphs,  Devizes,  Arhngton. 

Perfections  of  God,  and  vanity  of  idols. 
I    A  V/AKE,  ye  saints,  to  praise  your  King, 
-^    Your  sweetest  passions  raise, 
your  pious  pleasure,  while  you  Singj 
I^icieasiug  \yith  the  praise. 


PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD.  50 

S  Great  is  the    Lord :  and  works  unkiiowu 
Are  liis   divine  eniploy  ; 
But  still   his  saints  :!rf  ntar  his  throne, 
His  trcasnre  and   his  joy. 

3  Hoavi-n,  earth  and  si-a  confess  his  hand ; 

He  bids  the  vajwurs  rise  ; 
Lightning  and  storm  at  his  command, 
bwtcp  through  the  sounding  skits. 

4  All  power,  that  gods  or  kings  have  claimed, 

Is  found  with  him  alone: 
But  heathen  gods   should  ne'er  be  nam'd, 
Where  our  JEHOVAH's  known. 

5  Which  of  the  stocks  or  stones   they  trust 

Can  give  them  sliowers  of  rain  ? 
In  vain  they  worship  glitti  ring   dust. 
And   pray  to  gold  in   vain. 

6  [Their  gods  have  tongues  that  cannot  talk, 

Siich  a»  their  makers  gave: 
TJieir  feet  were  ne'er  design'd  to  walk. 
Nor  hands  liave  power  to  save. 

7  Blind  are  their  eyes,  their  ears  are  deaf, 

Nor  hear  when  mortals  pniy  ; 

Mortals,  that  wait  for  their  reii-f. 

Are  blind  and  deaf  as  they.] 

8  Ye  saints,  adore  the  liviag  God, 

Serve  him  wii'a  l.tith  and  fear; 

He  makes  the  churches  his  ahoil  ?, 

And  claims  your  honours  there. 


Kn->  PSALM   115.     P.M.  » 

^^S  Walworth,  New  50th. 

Perfertiont  of  God,  and  variify  of  ideh. 

1  "^O  I'  to  our  names,  thou  only  just  and  free, 
-^-^  Not  to  our  worthless  names  is  glory  dtie; 
Thy  power  and  grace,  thy  trutli  and  justice  claim 
In»mv  rtal  honours  to  thy  sovereign  name ;  [abode. 
Shine  tJirough  the  »arth  from  heaven  thy  bhst 
Nor  let  theheatljcn  say,  ''And  where's  your  God  ?' 

2  Heaven  is  thy  higher  court ;  their  st:inds  thj  throne; 
And  tlirough  the  lower  w«irld»  thy  \\\\\  is  done. 
Our  God  fiam'd  all  this  eartli,  these  heaieca  Lj 

spread. 
But  tools  ftvlore  tlie  gods  their  lianJs  have  made  t 


SI  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

T'le  kneeling  crowd,  with  looks  devout,  behold 
Their  silver  saviours,  and  their  saints  of  gold. 

3  [Vain  are  those  artful  shapes  of  eyes  and  ears ; 
Tlie  niolttn  iina?e  neither  sees  nor  hfai-s : 
Their  hands  are  helpless, nor  their  feet  can  move; 
Tbey  have  no  speech,  nor  lliought,  nor  power, 

nor  love ; 
Yet  sottish  mortals  make  their  long  complaints 
To  their  deaf  idols,  and  their  moveless  saints. 

4  The  rich  have  statues  well  adoni'd  with  gold  ; 
The  poor,  content  with  gods  of  coarser  mould, 
With  tools  of  iron  carve  the  senseless  stock, 
Lopt  from  a  tree,  or  broken  fiom  a  nvck  : 
People  and  priests  drive  on  the  solemn  trnde. 
And  trust  the  gods  that  saws  and  hammers  niade.j 

5  Be  heaven  and  eaith  amaz'd !   'Tis  hard  to  say 
Which  are  more  stupid,  or  tlicir  gods  or  they. 
O  Israel,  trust  the  Lord !   he  hears  and  sees. 
He  knows  thy  sorrows,  and  restores  thy  peace. 
His  worship  iloes  a  thousand  comtlorts  yield ; 
He  is  thy  lielp,  and  he  thijie  heavenly  shield. 

6  In  God  we  trust;  our  impious  foes  in  vain 
Attempt  our  ruin,  and  oppose  his  reign; 

Had  they  pi-evai.'ri,  darkness  had  clos'd  our  days. 
And  death  and  silence  had  f  rbid  Ms  praise: 
But  we  are  sav'd.  and  live:   Let  songs  arise. 
And  Zion  biess  the  Gcd  that  built  the  skies. 


M")  HYMN  80.    B.  2.    S.  M. 

5  Sutton,  St.  Thomas. 

Power  of  God. 
1      f\   THR  Almighty  Lord! 

^-^    How  matchless   is   his  power! 
Tremble,  O  earth,  beneath  his  word. 
And  all  the  heavens  adore. 
S.      Let  proud  imperious  kings 
Bow  low  before  his  throne! 
Crouch  to  his  feet,  ye  haughty  thingi 
Or  he  shall  tread  you    down. 
3      Above  the  skies  lie  reigns. 
And  with  amazing  blows, 
Ue  '.leals  unsuftci-able  pains 
%)u  his  lebellious  fois. 


PERFFXTIONS  OF  GOD.  J 

4      Y^t,  everlasting  God, 

Wf  love  to  speak  tity  praise; 
Thy  sctplrc's  iqii»l  to  thy  rod. 
The  sceptre  of  thy  grace. 
B      The  arms  of  mighty  love 
Defend  our  Zion  well : 
And   henvenly  iiurcy  walls  us  round 
From  Babylon  and  hell. 

6  Salvation   to  the  King 
Who  sits  enthion'd  aoove : 

Thus  we  adore  the  God  of  mighty 
And  bless  the  God  of  love, 

CO  "I  PSALM  66.     1st  Part.    CM.  ■ 

^'^  ^  Cambridge,  Uraintree. 

Pofver  mid  t^oothifss  of  God. 
}  GING,    al:    ye  nations,  to  the   Lord, 
"^     Sing  with  a  jfyftil   noise; 
"With  melody  of  sound   record 
His  httnoui-s,  and  your  joys. 

2  Say  to  the   Power  that  shakes  the  skjr, 

"  How   terribU'  art   tlioii  .' 
*'  Sinners  before  thy  presence  fly, 
"Or  at  tliy  feet  they   how." 

3  [Come,  see  the  \v<mdors  of  our  Got^, 

How  glorious  are  his   ways! 

In   Moses'  hand   ht    put  his  rod, 

And   clave  the  frighted  seas. 

4  He   made  the  ebbing  channi  1  dry. 

While    Israel   pass'd  the   floud  ; " 
There   did  the  church   begin  their  joy, 
And  triumph   in  their   God.] 

5  He    rules  by  his   resistless   might; 

Will    rilx'l   moitals  dare 
Provoke   th'   Eternal   to   the  fight. 
And  tempt  that  drtadful   war  ? 
C  O  bless  our  God,  and  never  cease: 
Ye  sainti,  fulfil   his  praise: 
He  keeps  our  lift-,   manitains  otir  peace, 
And  guides  o»n-  doubtful  ways. 

7  Lord,  thou  hast  prov'd  (un*  suffering  soaIS|. 

To  make   our  graces   shine; 
So  silver  bears  the  burning  coals, 
'ihe  metal  to  rcfiue. 


S3, 54  PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD. 

8  TJiioujh  watery  deeps  and  fiery  waj's 
We   march  at  thy   command; 
Led  to  possess  the  proinis'd  place 
By  thine  unerring  hand. 

K^7        PSALMS'?.    2d  Part.    CM.  h    ^ 

*^^5  Plymouth,  Dorset.  ^    '*• 

Porver  and  majesfij  of  God. 
1  "O/^ITH  reverence   let  the  saints  appear; 
*'       And  bow  before  the  Lord; 
His  high  commands  with  reverence  heal-, 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 
tS  How  terrible  tliy  glones  be! 

How  bright  thine  armies  sliine! 
Where  is  the  power  that  vies  with  thee? 
Or  truth  coiuipar'd  with  thine  ? 

3  The  northern  pole  and  southern  rest 

On  thy  supporting  hand  ; 
Darkness  and  day  from  cast  to  west 
Move  round  at  thy  command. 

4  Thy  words  the  raging  winds  control. 

And  rule   the  b'/isterous  diep; 
Thou  mal;'st   the  sleeping  billows  roll, 
The  roiling  billows  sleep. 

5  Htaven,  earth,  and  air,  and  sea  are  thine, 

And  the-  dark  world  of  hdi  : 
How  did  thine  arm  in  vtngeance  shine, 

When  Eg^'pt  dm-st  ribei  1 
fi  Justice  and  judgment  are  thy  throne. 

Yet  woiiil.-ous  IS  thy  grace; 
While  truth  and  mercy,  join'd  in  one. 

Invite  us  near  thy  face. 

KAX  PSALM  8.    S.  M.  »t 

•^^3  Hopkins,  St.  Thomas. 

Sovereignty  of  God,  and  man^s  dominion  over  the 
neati/res. 

1  f\  LORD,  our  heavenly  King, 
'-'   Thy  name  is  a)!  divine! 

Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread, 
And  o'er  the  heavens  they  shine. 

2  When  to  thy  works  on  high 
I   rnise   my  wond'ring  eyes. 

And  see  the  moon,  complete  in  light. 
Adorn  the  darksome  skies : 


PERFECTIONS    OF    GOD. 

3      When  I  sun'ey  the  stars, 
And  all  their  shining  fomns. 
Lord,  -A hat  is  man,  that  worthless  thing, 
Akin  to  dust  and  worms! 
1-4     Lord,  what  is  worthless  man, 

1  hat  thou  shouldst  love  him  so  } 
Next  to  thine  angels  is  he  piac'd, 
And  lord  of  all  btlow. 
*      1  Jiine  honours  crown  his  head, 
AVhile  beasts  like  slaves  obey, 
And  birds  that  cut  the  air  with  wings, 
And  fish  that  cleave  the  sea. 

6  How  rich  thj-  bounties  are! 
And  wondrous  are  thj'  ways: 

Of  dust  and  worms  thy  power  can  franiA 
A  monument  of  praise. 

7  [Out  of  the  mouths  of  babes 
And  sucklint^s  thou  canst  draw 

Surprising  honours  to  thy  name ! 
And  stiike  ihe  world  with  awe. 
t      O  Lord,  oui-  lieavenly  King, 
Thy  name  is  all  divine  ; 
Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread, 
And  o'er  the  heavens  they  shine.] 

K{^1  PSALM  68.    1st  Part.    L.  M, 

*^^5  Nantwich,  IsUngton. 

Vengeance  mid  compassion  cf  Cod. 
A  T  E  T  God  arise  in  all  his  might, 
-"-^   And  put  the  troops  of  hell  to  flit^ht, 
As  smoke,  that  sought  to  cloud  the  giiiL'S, 
Btfore  the  rising  tempest  flies. 

2  [He  comi'8,  array'd  in  burning  flames; 
Justice  and  veni^eance  sire  his  names; 
Behold  his  fainting  foes  expire. 

Like  melting  wax  before  the  fire.^ 

3  He  rides  and  thunders  through  tlie  sky; 
His  name,  JEHOVAH,  sounds  on  high: 
Sing  to  his  name,  ye  sons  of  grace ; 

Ye  saints,  rejoice  before  his  face. 

4  1  he  widow  and  the  fatherless 
Fly  to  his  aid   in  sharp  distress ; 
In  him  the  poor  and  helpless  fnid 
A  judge  that's  just,  a  father  kind. 


S6  PERFECTIONS    OF    GaD. 

5  He  breaks  the  captive's  heav^'  chain, 
And  p.isonei-s  see  the  light  ag;ain ; 
But  Felieis,  that  dispute  his  will, 

Shai'  dwell  in  chains  and  darkness  still. 
PAUSE. 

6  Kingdoms  and  thrones  to  God  belong; 
Crown  him,  ye  nations,  in  your  song: 
His  wondrous  names  and  powers  rehearse  ; 
His  honours  shall  tnnch  your  verse. 

7  He  shakes  the  heavens  with   loud  alarms! 
How   t.rrible  is  God  in  arms  ! 

In  Israel  arc  his  mercies  known, 
Isra^  1  is  his  peculiar  throne. 

8  Pn  claim  him  King,  pronounce  him  blest; 
He's  your  def<  nee,  your  joy,  your  rest: 
When  terrors  rise,  and  nations  faint, 
God  is  the  strength  of  every  sahit. 

KC\  I        PSALM  HI.     1st  Part.    G.  M.  Jg 

'-''-'5       Arlington,     Dundee,     Rochester. 
M'iii'om   of  God  in  hit  workn. 

1  ^ONGS  of  in)morta;  piaise  belong 
^     To  my   Almighty  God  , 

He  has  my  heart,  and  he  my  tongue. 
To  spread   his  name  abroad. 

2  How  great  the  works  his  hand  hath  wrought? 

How  glorious  in  our  sight ! 
Good  men  in  every  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  with  de:ight. 

3  How  most  exact  is  nature's  frame! 

How  wise  th'  Eternal  Mind! 
His  counsels  never  change  the  scheme 
ihat  his  tirst  thoughts  designed. 

4  When  he  redeem'd  his   chosen  sons, 

He  fix'd   his  covenant  sure: 
The  orders  that  his  li];s  pronounce 
To  tndiess  years  endure. 

5  Nature  and  time,  and  earth  and  skies, 

Thy  heavenly  skill   proclaim; 
What  shall  we  do  to  make   us  wise. 
But  learn  to  read  thy  name  ? 

6  To  fear  thy  power,  to  trust  thy  graca 

Is  our  divinest  skill ; 
And  he's  the  wisest  of  our  i-ace. 
That  best  obeys  thy  will. 


CREATION    AND    PROVIDENCE.    57,58 


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,.   ;  ,  PSALM  13g.    2il  Part.    CM.  ^ 

•-'  '  5  JiiainlreL-,  Barby. 

H'i.fflom  of  God  in  the  furuiation  of  man. 

1  AVTHEN    1    with   pkasing   wonder  siiinii 

'"      And  ull   my    frame   siiiv.  y, 
Lord,  'tis  thy  work:    1   own  thy    hand 
Thus  built  uiy   humble  el;,y. 

2  Thy  hand  my   heart  «nd  reins  possess'd, 

Where  unborn   nature  gn  w  ; 
Tliy  wisdom  all  my  features  trac'd. 
And  ail  my  members  drew. 

3  Thine  eye  with  nicest  care  survey'd 

The   jjrowtli  of  every   part. 
Till  the  whole  scheme  thy  thoug^hts  had  laid 
Was  copyd  by  thine  art. 

4  Heaven,  earth  and  sea,  and  fire  and  wind 

Show  me  thy   wondr  uis  skiii  ; 
But  I  review    myself,  and  find 

Diviner  wonders  still. 
Ji  'Iliiue  awful  gioi-ies  round  me  sliine, 

My  flesh   proclaims   thy  praise  ; 
Lord,  to  thy  works  of  nature  join 

'Ihy  miracles  of  grace. 


vvxv»/vvw 

CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE. 

KO  X  HYMN  147.     B.  2.     C.  M. 

^'^  5  Rocht^ster,  &t.  Anns. 

Creation  of  the  ivorld.    Gen.  i. 

1  "  XrO'**    111  a  spaci'us  world  arije," 

-"-^     Siiid  thi    Civator,  Lord: 
At  once   the  obidieut  eartli  and  skies 
Rosi    at   his  sovcK  iijn   word. 

2  [Dark   \sas  tin-  d-ep;    the   waters  lay 

Coiifu>(M,  and   drown'd  the   land  ; 
He   caii'd    ihe  iiijlil— the   ncw-boru  day 
Attends  on  his  command. 

3  He  bade  tin-  clouds  asci  nd  on  high; 

The  clouds  ascend,  and  bear 
A    watery  tieasuri    to   the  sky, 
And  float  oa  softer  air. 


59  CREATION    AND 

4  Th?  liquid  element  below 

Wa?  gather'd  by  his  hand  ; 
The   roiling'  seas  to^tther  flow, 
And  leave  the  solid    land. 

5  With  herbs  and  plants  fa  floweiy  birth) 

The  naked  gioue   he  crown'd, 
Ere  there  was  niiii  to  bitss  the  earth j 
Or  sun  to  wai'm  the  ground. 

6  Then  he  adorn 'd  the  u  pper  skies : 

Behold!  the  sun  appears; 
The  niDon  and  stars  in  order  riscj 
'I'o  mark  out  months  and  years. 

7  Out  of  the  deep  th'   \lmighty  King 

Did  vital    b.-iugs  frame; 
The  painted  fowls  of  even*  wing, 

And  tish  of  every  name.] 
3  He  gave  th  ■  lion  and   the  worm 

At  once  their  wond.ous  birth ; 
And  (rnizi.jg  b  asts,  »;f  various  form. 

Rose  froin  the  teeming  earth. 
§  Adam  vv;is  foruiM  of  equnl  clay, 

Yh  >vig:h   -ovnelgn  of  the  rest, 
r>es;g'.  Vi  for  noljieu  end>.  than  they, 

Witii  G(id's  own  image  blest. 

10  Thus  gi  Jiiuus  in  the  Maker's  ej'e, 

I'he  yoi  ;ig  cn-ation  suod; 
He  saw  ti.  -  buiidiug  from  on  high, 
His  \vovd  ptonuunc'd  it  good. 

11  Lord,  while  the  frame  of  nature  stands^ 

Thy  piais'='  shall  fiii  my  tongue; 
But  the  new  world  of  grace  demands 
A   more  exalted  song. 

Kn7        PSALM  139.    2d  Part.    L.M. 

'^'^3  Arirtify,  I.nnehonse. 

The  ruonrlerfitl  fonnntion  of  man. 

\  '^WAS  from  thy  hand,  my  God,   I  came, 
-■-    A  work  of  such  a  ciu-ious  frame; 
In  me  thy  fearful   wonder>  shine. 
And  each  proclaims  thy  skill  divine. 

2  Thine  eyes  did  ail  my   limbs  siuvey. 
Which  yet  in  dark  confusion  lay ; 
Thou  saw'st  the  daily  growth  they  took, 
Fonn'd  by  the  model  of  thy  book. 


PROVIDEXCE.  60 

3  By  thee  my  g^rowing;  parts  were  nnmM, 
And  what  tliy  sovereign  counsels  tVaiird 
(The  breathing;  linigps,  die  beating  heait) 
Were  copy'd  with  uucrring  art. 

4  At  last,  to  shew  my  Maker's  name, 
God  stamped  his  image  on  my  frame. 
And  in  some  unknown  moment  join'd 
1  he  hnish'd  members  to  the  mind. 

5  There  the  young  seed*  of  thought  begaB« 
And  ail  the  ]>assions  of  the  man: 

Great  God,  our  infjnt  nature  pays 
Immortal  tribute  to  tliy  praise. 

pausp:. 

t  Lord,  since  in  my  advancing  tige 
I've  acted  on  Hfe's  busy  stage. 
Thy  thoughts  of  love  to  me  surmount 
The  power  of  numbei-s  to  recount. 

7  I  could  survey  the  ocean  o'er. 
And  count  each  sand  that  makes  the  shore, 
Before  my  swiftest  thoughts  coulJ   trace 
The  numerous  Wonders  of  thy  grace. 

S  These  on  my  heart  are  still  impieis'dt 
With  these  I  give   mine  eyes  to  rest  i 
An  I  at  my  waking  hour  I  find 
God  and  his  love  possess  my  mind. 

f\f\l        PSALM  33.    IstPart.    CM.  ^ 

^^ ^      Wai-eham,  Devizes,  Canbridge. 
Worki  of  creation  and  providence. 

1  "OEJOICE,  ye  lighteous,  in  the  Lord, 
-■^    This   work   belongs   to   you: 

Sing  of  his  name,  his  wiys,  his  word, 
How  holy,  just,  and  true! 

2  His  mercy  and  his  rit^htrousn'^i 

Lit  liL'Uven  and  eariii  proclaim; 
llis  works  of  nituri-'  and  of  grace 
Reveal  his  woiidi-ous  n:iiii.-. 

3  Hi>  wisdom  and  almighty  word 

The  heav.nly  arches  spr.ad: 
And   by  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
Thoir  shining  hosU  were  niade. 

4  He  bade  the  liquid  waters  flow 

To  their  appouaed  deep; 


61,  62  CREATION  AND 

The  flowing  seas  their  limits  know. 
And  their  own  station  keep. 

5  Ye  tenants  of  the  spacious  earth, 

With  fear  bcfurL-  liim  stand: 
He  spake,  and  nature  took  its  birth, 
And  rests  on  his  command. 

6  He  scorns  the  ang'i^  nations'  rage, 

And  breaks  thi  u-  vain  designs  : 
His  courssei  stands  througli  every  age, 
And  in  full  gloiy  shines. 


61} 


rSALM  33.    P.  M. 

St.  Hellens,  Psalm  46. 


IVorks  of  creation  and  providence. 

1  VE  holy  souls,  in  Ood  rejoice, 

■■     Your  Maker's  praise  becomes  your  voice  : 
Great  is  your  theme,  your  songs  be  new: 
Sing  of  his  name,  his  word,  his   ways, 
His  works  of  nature,  and  of  grace. 
How  wise  and  holy,  just  and   true! 

2  Justice  and  truth  he  ever  loves, 

And  the  whole  earth  his  goodness  proves; 

His  wprd  the  heavenly  arches  spread. 
How  wide  they  shine  from  north  to  south  •' 
A)id   by  the  spiiit  of  his  mouth 

Were  all  the  starry  arnii  s  made. 

3  He  gathers  the  wide  flowing  seas, 
(Thost    watery  treasures  know  their  place) 

la  the  vast  store-house  of  the  deep: 
He  spake,  and  gavo  all  nature  birth, 
And  firts  and  s^as,  and  heaven  and  earth 

His  everj^sting  orders  keep  : 

4  Let  mortals  tr;  mble,  and  adore 
A  God  of  such  resistless  power. 

Nor  dare  indulge  ihcir  feeble  rage  : 
Vain  are  their  thoughts  and  weak  their  handSf 
But  Ijis  eteiTial  counsel  stands. 

And  rules  the  world  from  age  to  age. 

fJ97  PSALM  104.    L.  M.  ^ 

"-^5  Gloucester,  Bath,  Italy. 

The  glory  of  -tod  in  creation  and  providence. 
1  \/IY  soui,  thy  great  Creator  praise: 
-*■'-*-  When  cLoth'd  in  his  cCilestial  rays, 


PROVIDENCE.  «2 

He  in  full  majesty  apptan, 
And,  likf  a  robe,  his  glory  wean. 
[_NOTE.     This  psalm  may  be  sung  to  a  diJjTer- 
*nt  metre,  by  adding  the  j'ullowing  two  Hues  to 
every  stanza,  viz. 

Great  is  the  Lord;  tihaf  tongue  can  frame 
An  equal  honour  to  hts  name.'] 

2  The  htavcns  are  f  r  his  curtain  spnad; 
Th'  luifathoiu'd  deep  he  makes  his  bed: 
Clouds  are  his  chariot,  when  he  flies 
On  wiu^c'd  storms  aiross  tlie  skies. 

3  Aniji ',s,  whom  his  own  breath  inspires, 
His   hiinisteis,  arc  flaniinp  fires; 

And  swift  as  thought  thtir  armies  move 
To  bear  his  vengeance  or  his   love. 

4  The  world's  f  )un»lations  by  his  hand 
Are   pois'd.  and   shall  forever  stand; 
He   binds  the  ocean  in  his  chain. 
Lest  it  should  drown  the  earth  again. 

$  Wlun  earth  was  covtr'd  with   the  flood, 
\VhicIi  high  above  th<.'   ino\nilains  stood, 
He  tliundi  r'd,  and   th.    ocean   fled, 
Confin'd  to  its  appointed  bed. 

6  The  swelling  bil.'ows  know  th<  ir  bounds. 
And  in  tluir  channels  walk  their  rounds; 
Yet  thence  convey'd  by  srcret   veins. 

They  spring  on  hills,  and  drench  the  plains. 

7  He  biits  the  crystal  f  )Uiitains  flow. 
And  cheer  the  "valleys  as  tht  y  go; 
Tame  hiifers  tliere   their  thirst  allay, 
And  for  the  stream  wi.d  assts  bray. 

8  From  pleasant  ti-ees,  which  shadi-  the  brink^ 
The  lark   and   linnet  light  to  drink ; 

Their  sriigs  the  lark  and   linnet  raise. 

And  chide  our  silence  in  his  praise. 
PAUSE  I. 
<)  Cod,  fi-om  his  clotidy  cistern,  poiirs 

On  the  pavch'd  «ailh  enrichi'ig   showers  ; 

'1  he  grove,  the   gar<len,  and    tlii-  field, 

A  tliunsand  joyful  bkssings  yield. 
TO  He  niakt-s  the  grassy  food  arise. 

And  ipves  the  cattle  large  supplies ; 


63  CREATION   AND 

With  lierbs  for  man,  of  vavions  power, 
'I'o  nourish  nature,  or  to  cure. 

11  What  noble  fruit  the  vines  j>roduce! 
The  olive  yields  a  sliiuin^  juice ; 

Our  hearts  are  chcer'd  wiili  generous  wine. 
With  inward  joy  our  faces  shuie. 

12  O  bless  his  name,  ye  nations,  fed 
With  nature's  chief  sapporter,  bread: 
While  bread  jour  vital  strengtl»  imparts, 
Serve  hiin  with  vigour  in  your  hearts. 

PAUSE  II. 

13  Behold  the  stately  cedar  stands, 
Rais'd  in  the  forest  by  his  hands ; 
Birds  to  the  boughs  for  shelter  tiy. 
And  build  their  nests  secure  on  high4 

14  To  craggy  hills  ascends  the  goat; 
And  at  the  airy  mountain's  foot 

The  feebler  creatures  make  thtiv  cell; 
He  gives  them  wisdom  where  to  dwell. 

15  He  sets  the  sun  his  circling  I'aee, 
Appoints  the  moon  to  change  her  face ; 
And  when  thick  darkness  veils  the  da), 
Calls  out  wild  beasts  to  hunt  iheir  prey« 

16  Fierce  lions  lead   their  young  abroad. 
And  roaring,  ask  their  meat  from   God; 
But  when  the  morning  beams  arise, 
Ihe  savage  beast  to  covert  flies. 

17  Then  man  to  daily  labour  goes; 
Tlie  night  was  made  for  liis  repose: 
Sleep  is  thy  gift,  that  sweet  relief 
From  tiresome  toil  and  wasting  grief. 

18  How  strange  thy  works  !  how  great  thy  skill ! 
And  every  land   thy  riches  fill: 

Thy  wisdom  round  the  world  we  see, 
This  spacious  earth  is  full  of  thee. 

19  Nor  less  thy  glories  in   the  deep. 
Where  fish  in  millions  swim  and  creep, 
With  wondrous  motions,  swift  or  slow. 
Still  wandering  in  the  paths  beiow. 

20  There  ships  divide  their  waterj'  way, 
And  flocks  of  scaly  monsters  play; 
There  dwells  the  huge  Leviathan, 
And  foams  and  sports  in  spite  of  man. 


PROVIDENCE.  68, 

PAUSE  III. 

21  Vast  are  thy  works,  Aliiiiglity  Lord, 
All   nature   rests   upon   tliy    word, 

And  the  whole  race  of  creatures  stand, 
Waiting  tlieir  portion  fron*   thy  hand. 

22  While  each  receives  his  different  food, 
His  cheerful  looks  pronounce  it  good  ; 
Eag:!es  and  bears,  and   whales  and  worms 
llejoice  and   praise  in  different  forms. 

23  But  whtn  thy  face  is  hid,  they  mourn ; 
And,  dying,  to  their  dust  return ; 

Both  man  and  beast  their  souls   resign, 
Life,  brealli  and  spiiit,  all  are  thine. 

24  Yet  thou  canst  breatlie  on  dust  Jigain, 
And  fill  the  world  with  beasts  and  jnen; 
A  word  of  thy   creatiiip  breath 

Repairs  die  wastes  of  time  and  death. 

25  His  works,   tlie  wonders  of  his  might, 
Are  honour'd  with  liis  own  delight: 
How  awl'ul  are  bis  glorious  ways! 
The  Lord  is  dreadful   in  his  praise. 

25  The  earth  stands  trembling  at  thy  stroke, 
And   at  tuy  touch  the  mountains  smoke; 
Yet  humble  souls  may  see  thy  face, 
And  tell  their  wants  to  sovereign  grace. 

27  In  thee  my  hopes  and  wishes  meet, 
And   make  my  uieditations  sweet ; 
^Ihy  praises  shall  my  breatli  employ, 
Till  it  expire  in  endless  joy. 

28  While  haughty  sinners  die  accurst. 
Their  glory  buiy'd  witli  tlieir  liust, 
I,  to  my  God,  my  heareuly  King, 
Iiiunortal  hallelujahs  sing. 

g^=57  PSALM  121.    L.  M.  Jg 

5  Iftiro,  Nantwich. 

Divine  protection. 
1  TIP  to  the  hills  I  lift  mine  fvcs, 
*-^    Th'  eternal  hills  beyond  the  skiei; 
Thence  all  her  help  my  soul  derives  > 
Thtrg  my  Almighty  Rvfuge  lives. 


64  CREATION    AND 

2  He  lives;  the  everlasting  God, 

That  built  the  v  orid,  tliat  spi-ead  the  flood, 
Tlu-  heavens  with  all  thir  hosts  he  made, 
And  the  dark  regions  of  tlie  dead. 

3  He  guides  our  feet,  he  guards  our  way; 
His  morning  smiles  bless  ail  the  day; 
He  spreads  tha  evening  vale,  and   keeps 
The  silent  hours  while  Israel  sleeps. 

4  Israel,  a  name  divinely  blest, 
May  tise  secure,  securely  rest; 
Thy  holy  guardian's  wakeful  eyes 
Admit  no  slumber  nor  surprise. 

5  No  sun  shall  smite  thy  head  by  daj'. 
Nor  the  pale  moon  with  sickly  ray 
Shall  blast  thy  couch;  no  baleful  star 
Dart  his  malignant  fire  so  far. 

6  Should  earth  and  hell  with   malice  bum, 
Still  thou  shalt  go,  and  still  return 
Safe  in  the  Lord ;  his  heavenly  care 
Defends  thy  life  from  evei7  snare. 

7  On  thee  foul  spints  have  no  power; 
And  in  thy  last  departing  hour, 
Angels,  that  trace  the  airy  road, 
Shall  bear  thee  homeward  to  thy  God. 


PSALM  121.    C.  M. 
Dundee,  Abridge. 
Preservation  by  day  and  night. 


64} 

1  n'^O  heaven  I  lift  my  waiting  eyes, 

J-      1  here  all  my  hopes  are  laid ; 
The  Lord,  that  built  the  earth  and  skies, 
Is  my  perpetual  aid. 

2  Their  feet  shall  never  slide  nor  fall, 

Whom  he  designs  to  keep: 
His  ear  attends  the  softest  call ; 
His  eyes  can  never  sleep. 

3  He  will  sustain  our  weakest  powers 

With  his  almighty  arm. 
And  watch  our  most  unguarded  hours 
Against  surprising  harm. 

4  Israel,  rejoice,  and  rest  secure, 

Thv  keeper  is   the  Lord; 
His  wnkeful  eyes  employ  liis  pov'^r 
For  thiiie  eteroal  g«ajd. 


PROVIDENCE. 

5  Xor  scorchinpf  sun,  nor  sickly  moon 

Sliall   have  his  Itave  to  sniitt- ; 
He  shields  thy  head  from  burning  noon. 
From  blasting  damjis  at    night. 

6  He  piiards  thy  soul,  he  keeps  thy  bteath, 

V.'lKre  thickest  dangei-s   come; 

Go  and   rtturn,  secure  from  death, 

'lill  God  commands  thee  home. 


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PSALM  121.    H.  M. 
Bethesda,  Portsmouth. 
God  our  preserver. 
TTPWARD   I  lift  mine  eyes, 
•-^    From  God  is  all  my  aid ; 
The  God  that   buiit  Uie  skies. 
And  earth  and  nature  made  : 

God  is  the  tower 

To  M  hich  I   tly  ; 

His  grace  is  nigh 

In  eveiT^  hour. 
My  feet  shall  never  slide, 
Xor  fall  in  ftital  snare*, 
Since  God,  my  guaid  and  giutle, 
Defends  nie  from  my   fears. 

Those  wakeful  eyes, 

^V'hich  never  sleep. 

Shall   Israel  keep, 

AVhen  djingei-s  nse. 
No  burning  heats  by  day. 
Nor  blasts  of  evening  air, 
Shall  lake  my  hualth   a^ay, 
Jf  God   be  vlth  me  there: 

Thou  art  my  sun, 

AimI  thou   my  shade. 

To  guard   my  head 

By  night  or  oouu. 
Hast  tliou  not  given  thy  won!, 
'Jo  save  uiy  soul  from  death? 
And   I   can  trust   my   Lord 
'lo  keej)  my  nuutaf  breath  : 

I'll   go  and  co'ue^ 

Nor  fear  to  die, 

'l  ill  from   ou    high 

Tlliott   call  me   bom''. 


65,67  CREATION    AND 

pn\  HYMN  19.     B.  2.     C.  M.  Jg 

^^3  Abridge,  London. 

Our  bodies  /'•ail,  and  God   our  presprver, 

1  T  ET  others  boast  how  stronij  thty  be, 
-*^   Nor  death  nor  dan^r  fear; 

But  we'll  coutVss,  O  Loid,  to  thee. 
What  fcebie  things  wc  are. 

2  Fi-tslt  as  the  g'rass  our  bodies  stand, 

And  flourish  brij^ht  and  gay; 
A  blastin;?  wind  swcens  o'er  the  land, 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 

3  Onr  life  contains  a  thousand  springs. 

And  dies,  if  one  be  gorfc  : 
Strange !  that  a  harp  of  thousand  strings 
Shouid  keep  in  tune  so  long. 

4  But  'tis  our  God  supports  our  ft-ame. 

The  God  who  built  us  first; 

Salvation  to  th'  Aimiglity  Name 

'I'hat  rear'd  us  from  the  dust. 

5  [He  spake— and  straight  our  hearts  and  brails 

In  all  tiieir  motions  rose; 
*'Let  blood,"  said  he,  "  flow  round  tlie  veins," 
And  round  the  veins  it  flows. 

6  While  we  have  breath,  or  use  our  tongues, 

Our  Maker  we'll  adore ; 
His  Spirit  moves  our  htavirg  lungs, 
Or  they  would  brtmhe  no  more.] 

f^7  7  HYMN  83.    B.  1.    C.  M.  K 

'-''  5  Durham,  Windsor. 

Afflictions  and  death  under  providence. 

1  "VrOT  from  the  dust  affliction  giows, 
-^^     Nor  troubles  rise  by  cliance; 

Yet  we  are  born  to  cares  aad  woes; 
A  sad  ijiheritance .' 

2  As  sparks  break  out  from  burning  coals, 

And  still  are  u])vvards  borne; 

So   grief  is  rooted  in  our  souls, 

And  man  grows  up  to  mourn. 

3  Yet  with  my  God  I  leave  my  c.iuse. 

And  trust  his  prnmis'd  grace  : 
He  rules  me  by  his  well-known  laws 
Of  love  and  rig'ileousuess. 


PROVIDENCE. 

4  Not  all  the  pains  tliat  e'er  I  bore 
Sliall  spoil  iiiy  future  jnace; 
Tor  daufi  ami  hell  can  do  no  nioie 
Tiiaii  what  niy  Failicr  plt-ase. 


HYMN  13.    B.  2.    L.  M. 

Luton,  Nant'A  ieli,  Truro. 
The  creation,  and  (/usolution  of  the  vorlcl. 


68} 

Ti 

1  ttlNG  to  the  I,ord  who  built  the  skies, 
*^    I'he  Lord  who  rear"d  tiiis  stately  frame; 
Let  all  tlic  nations  sound  his  praise, 
And  lands  unknown  repeat  his  name. 

S  He  form'd  the  seas,  and  form'd  the  hills. 
Made  every  drop,  and  every  dust; 
Kature  and  time  with  all  their  wheels. 
And  push'd  them  into  motion  first. 

3  Now,  from  liis  high  imperial  throne, 
He  looks  fur  down  upon  the  spheres; 
He  bidt  the  shining  orbs  roll  on. 
And  round  he  turns  the  hastj'  yeai-s. 

4  Thus  sliall    this    moving   engine   last, 
Till  all  his  saints  are  gathcr'd  in: 
Then  for  the  trumpet's  dreadful  Wast, 
lo  bhake  it  all  to  dust  again. 

^  Yet  wlien  the  sound  shall  tear  the  skier, 
And  lightning  burn  the  globe  below. 
Saints,  you  may  lift  your  jojful  eyes, 
There's  a  new  heaven  and  earth  for  vou. 


The  seaman''^  ion^. 
J  TiroULD  you  behold  the  works  of  Go 
*'     Mis  wonders  in  the  world  abroad? 


(?Q7         PSALM   107.    4th  Part.    L.  M. 
^*^  5  Katon,  Nantwich,  B  endon. 

The  scamfiTi''s 

abroad  i 

Go  with  the   mariners,  and  trace 
Tlie  unknown  regions  of  tlie  seas, 

S  They  leave  their  natives  shores  behind, 
And  seize  ihe  favour  of  the  wind, 
Till   God  command,  and  tempests  rise. 
That  heave  the  ocean  to  the  skies. 

3  Now  to  the  heavens  they  mount  amain ; 
Now  sink  to  dreadful  deeps  again ; 
"What  strange  aftright  young  sailors  fe^J^ 
Au<.l  Uke  a  suicgeriflg  tiimik^-d  vcqI  [ 


3«f 


70  CREATIOX   AND 

4  When  land  is  far,  and  death  is  nigh,, 
Lost  to  all  liope,  to  God  they  cry: 
His   mtr(!y  hmus  their  loud  address. 
And  sends  salvation  in  distress. 

5  He  bids  tlie  winds  their  wTath  assuage  ; 
Tlie  furious  waves  forgptt  their  rage: 
'Tis  calm  ;  and  sailors  siniie  to  see 
The  liaven   where  they  wish'd  to  be. 

6  O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The   wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
I^et  ther.i   their  private  offerings  bring, 
And  ill  the  clmrch  his  giory  sjng. 

»yn>  PSALM  107.   CM.  :Si 

*  ^  S        Cambridge,  Rochester,  Abridge. 
T/te  marincr^s  panlin. 

1  ^HY  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord, 

-*-      'I'hy  wonders  in   the  deeps, 
'1  he  sons  of  courage  sliall  record,       * 
Who  trade  in  floating  ships. 

2  At  thy  command  the  winds  arise. 

And  swell  the  towering  waves; 
The  men,  astonish'd,  mount  the  skies, 
And  sink  in  gaping  graves. 

3  [Again  they  climb  the  watei-y  hills, 

And  plunge  in  deeps  again : 
Each   like  a  tottering  drunkard  reels. 
And  liuds  his  courage  vain. 

4  Frighted  to   hear  the  tempest  roar. 

They  pant  with  fluttering  breath; 
And,  hopeless  of  a  distant  shore, 
Expect  immediate  death.J 

5  llien  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  crict; 

He  hears  tlieir  loud  request. 
And  orders  silence  through   the  skies, 
And  Jays  the  floods  to  rest. 

6  Sailor*  rejoice  to  lose  their  fears, 

And  see  the  storm  allay'd: 
Now  to  their  eyes  the  port  appears; 
Ihere  let  their  vows  be  paicl. 

7  'Tis  God  that  bring*  them  safe  W  land; 

Let  stupid  moitals  know 
?v  iiat  waves  are  undei'  his  eoramand^ 
And  all  the  winds  that  blowi 


rUOVIDENCE.  n,  72 

S  O  tliu  tlie  sons  of  nitii   would  praise 
'Via-  gooiliu-is  of  lliL'    Lord! 
And  iltose  that  sec  thy  \Noi)drous  wa)<;, 
ILy  wondious  love   r(.'curd> 

7  i  7  HYMV  lOQ.    B.  5.    I,.  M.  ^ 

'  ■■■  S  Hath,  Putiuy. 

T/ic  t.'nrktiest  «i/"  pruvitlencr. 

1  T  ORD,  we  adore  thy   Nust  designs, 
•*-*    rh'  ohscurc  Hhyss  of  proridt-nce! 
Too  deep   to  sound' with  mortal   liues. 
Too  dark,  to  view   with  fteble  sense, 

4  Now   tltou  array 'st  thine  awful  face 
In  auE^ry  frowns,  witliout  a  smile: 
We  through  tlie    cloud  believe  thy   gracP, 
Secure  of  thy   compassion  still. 

3  Through  seas  and  storms  of  deep  distress 
We  sail  by  faith,  and  not  by  sifi;ht ; 
Faith   giiid'es   us   in   the   wildenuss, 
Tlu()uu;h   ah   the  terrors  of  ihe  night. 

4  Dear  Fallur,  if  tiiy  lifted  rod 
Hcsohe  to  scourge' ue  here  below; 
Still   let  us  lean    uikjii  our  God, 

'1  hint  arm  klmll  btur  us  safely  tlirough. 

PSALM  73.    S.  M.  s^ 

Sutton,   Hopki)is. 
T/ie  musteru  if' providenre  unfolded, 
GIUHE  there'^s  a   righttous  Gwd, 
*~       Nor  is  religion  vain; 
Tho'igh  uieM  of  vice   may  boast  aloud. 
Ami  men  of  grace  eomplaiu. 

2  1  saw  the  wicked  rise. 
And  felt  my  heart  repine. 

While  hanght'y  foo.s.  with   scornful  eyes, 
In  rolu-s   ot"  honour  shnie. 

5  [Pampii'd   witli    wanton  ease. 
Their   H.sh   .ooks  full   and  fair; 

Tiieir  V'uitli    rolls  in    like  flowing   seas. 
And  grows  without   their   eare. 
4      Free   from   the   plagues  and    pains 
That    ]>iou8  souls  endure. 
Through  all  their  lif.-  oppression  rcignSj 
And  rucks  the  huuibic  poor. 


72} 


73  CREATION   AND 

5      Their  impious  tonp^es  blaspheme 
The  eveiiasting  God: 
Their  niahce  blasts  the  g'ood  man's  namej 
And  spreads  th  ir  iits  abroad. 
Q      But  I,   with   floMing  tears, 
Indnl^'d  my  doubts  to  rise; 
"  Ij  there  a  (iod  that  sees  or  hears 
"  The  things  beiow  the  shies  ?"] 

7  The  ttnnnlts  of  my  thought 
Held  me  in   hard  suspense, 

Till  to  thy  liouse  my  feet  were  brougbtj 
To  icani  thy  justice  thence. 

8  .  Thy   word  with  light  and  power 

Di(?  my    mistakes  ame^nd; 
I  view'd  th'^  sinners'  life  be  fore. 
But  here  I    learnt  their  end. 

9  On  what  a  slippery  steep 
The  thoiigJitless  wretches  go: 

And  O,  that  dreadful  fiery  deep, 
That  waits  their  fall  below! 

10  Loi-d,  at  thy    feet  I  bow. 
My  tiioughls  no  more  repine; 

I  call  my  God  my  portion  now. 
And  ail  my  powers  are  thine. 


73} 


PSALM  73.    1st  Part.    C.  M. 
London,  Dundee. 


Afflicted  saints   happy,   and  prosperous   sinntri 
cursed. 

1  "XTOW  I'm  convinc'd  the  Lord  is  kind 
-•-^      To  men  of  heart  smcere: 

Yet  once  )ny  foolish  thoughts  repin'd^ 
And   bordei'd  on  desjjair. 

2  I  griev'd  to  see  the  wicked  thrive, 

And  spoke  with  angi-y    breath, 
"How  pleasant  and.  profane  they  live! 
"Huw  peaceful  is  their  death. 

3  «  With  well  fed  flesh  and  haughty  eyw 

"  They   lay  their  fears  to  slet-p ; 
"  Asrainst  the  heavens  their  slanders  rise, 
"While  saints  in  silence  weep. 

4  "In  vain  I  lift  my  hands  to  pray, 

•^And  cleanse  my  heart  iu  vain, 


PROVIDENCE. 

^'Fov  I  am  cliastenVl  all  the  day, 
"The  night  ivnews   uiy  pain." 

5  Yet  wliiie  my  tongue  intlulg'd  complaints, 

I  folt  my  heart  reprove ; 
"S<ire  I  shall   thus  ofleiiil   thy  saints, 
"  And  grieve  tlie  men  I   love." 

6  But  still  I  found  my  doubts  too  hard. 

The  conflict   too  severe. 
Till  1    retir'd  to  search  thy  word, 
And  learn  thy   secrets  there. 

7  There,  as  in  some  prophetic  glass, 

I  saw  the  sinner's  feet 
High  mounted  on  a  slippery,  place. 
Beside  a  fiery   pit. 

8  I  licard  the  wretch  profamly  boast, 

Till  at  thy  frown  he  fell; 
His  honours  in  a  dream  were  lost, 
Arid  he  awoke   in   beil. 

9  Lord,  what  an  envious  fool  I  was ! 

How    like  a  tlioughtiess  b»  ast  ! 
Thus  to  suspect  thy   promis'd  grace. 
And  think  the  wicked  blest. 
19  Yet  I  was  kept  from  full  despair, 
Upheld  by  power  unknown  : 
TJiat   blessed  hand  that  broke  the  snare 
Sliall  guide  me  to  thy  throne. 


741  PSALM  9.    2d  Part.    CM.  {5 

•  *>  Canterbury,  Plymouth. 

The  wisdom  and  equity  of  Providence. 
1  TyHEN   the  great  Judge,  sijpremo  and  just, 
'  '       Shall  once  enquire  for   blood, 
Th''  liuinble  souls,  who  mourn   in   dust, 
Shall  find  a  faithful  God. 

2  He  from  the  dreadful   gates  of  d-  ath 

Doth    his   own  children   raise; 
In  Zion's  gates,  with   cheerful    breath. 
They   sing   their   Father's   praise. 

3  His  foes  shall  fall,   with  heedless  feet. 

Into   the    pit  they   made; 
And   sinners    perisli  in   the   net 
Which  their  owu  liauds  have  spread. 


75  CREATION    Ay:B 

4  Thus  1#y  thv  judgents,  miglity  God, 

Are  thy   deep  counsels  known : 
"When  men  of  mischief  are  destroy'd. 
The  snare  must  be  iheii-  own. 

PAUSE. 
B  The  wicked  shall  sink  down  to  hell ; 
'Ihy  wrath  devour  the   lands 
That  dare  forget  thee,  or  rebel 
Against  thy  known  commands. 

6  Though  saints  to  sore  distress  are  brought , 

And   wait  and    long  complin, 

Their  cries   shall   never  be  forgot. 

Nor  shall  their,  hopes  be  vain. 

7  [Rise,  great  Redeemer,  from  thy  seat^ 

To  judge  and  save  the  poor; 
Let  nation*  tremble  at  thy  feet, 

And  man  prevail  no  moi-e. 
£  Thy  thunder  shall  affnght  the  proud. 

And  put  their  hearts  to  pain. 
Make  them  confess  that  thou  art  God, 

And  th«y  tut  feeble  men-J 

7K7  PSALM  36.    L.M.  % 

*  ^  S        Old  Hsndred,  Eaton,  Blendon. 
The  perfections  and  providence  of  God;  or,gerjiral 

providence  and  special  grace. 
1  TJ IGH  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God ! 

•*--■•   I'hy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines; 

Thy  truth  shall  break  through  every  cloud 

That  veils  and  darkens  thy  designs. 
3  Forever  firm  thy  justice  stands. 

As   luountains  tlieir  foundations  keep; 

Wise  are   the  wonders  of  thy  hands; 

Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 

5  Thy  providence  is  kind  and  large; 
Both  man  and  btast  thy  bounty  share; 
The  whole  creation  is  tJiy  charge. 
But  saints  are  thy  peculiar  care. 

.4  My,  God !  how  excellent  thy  grace, 

Whence  all  our  hope  and  comfort  gprings. 
The  sons  of  Adam  in   distress 
yjy  to  tbe  shadow  of  thy  wiags* 


PROVIDENCE.  74 

5  From  the  provisions   of  tliy  hovise 
We  «liull  be  f>.tl    with   sweet    rtyast ; 
'I'ht'i-e  lueicy  iike   a  river  Hows, 
And  brings  salvation  to  oiii-  taste. 

6  Life,  like  a  fountain,  rich  anil  free, 
Sprinp  fi-om   thf  presence  of  the  Lord; 
And  ni    thy   light  our  souls  shall  see 
The  glories  pioniis'd  in  Uiy  word. 

7p7        PSALM  147.    1st  Part.    L.  M.  28: 

'  ^  S  Dunstau,  Newcourt. 

Crention,  providence  and  grace. 

1  TJRAISE  ye  the  Lord  :  'tis  good  to  raise 
^     Our  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise ; 
His  nature  and  his  works  invite 

To  luake  tliis  duty   our  delight. 

2  The   Lord  build«  up  Jerusalem, 
And  g>jthers  nations  to  his  name; 
His  mercy  melts  the  stubborn  soul. 
And  makes   the  broken  spirit  whole. 

3  He  furm'd  the  stai-s,  tliwse  heavenly  flames; 
He  counts   their  nuiubrra,    caLs  their  namel: 
His  wisdom's   vast,  and    knows  no  bound, 

A   deep,  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drown'd. 
5  Gi-eat  is  our  Lord,  and  great  his  might; 
And  all  his   glories   infinite : 
He  crowns  the  jueek,   rewards  the  jiist, 
And  treads  the  wicked  to   tlic*    dust, 

PAUSE. 

5  Sing  to  the  Lord,  exalt  liim  hiirh, 

\\\\o  spreads  his  clouds  arounct  the  »ky; 
-  There  ne  prepares  the  fruitful  rain, 
Noi  lets  the  drops  descend  in  vain. 

6  He  makes  tlie  grass  the  hills  adorn. 

And  cloiht-s  the  smiling  fields  with    corn: 
The  beasts  w  ith  food  his  hands  supply, 
And  the  young  ravens   whi.n  they  ciy. 

7  What  is  the  creature's  skill  or  foice  ? 
The  sprightly  man,  the  warlike  horse, 
The   nininle  wit,  the  active  limb? 

J^\   ^ve  tug  iceau  delights  fyr  liim, 


77  CREA.TION    AND 

8  But  saints  are  lovely  in  his  sigjht: 
He  views  his  children  with  deiis^ht: 
He  sees  their  hspe,  he  knows  their  fear, 
And  looks  and  loves  his  image  there. 


77} 


PSALM  136.    L.  M.  SS 

Luton,    Eaton,    Wells. 


Creation^  providence  and  grace. 

1  /I^IVE  to  our  God  immortal  praise! 
'-'    Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways; 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

2  Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown. 
The  Kin^  of  kings  with  glory  crown ; 
His  mercies  ever  shall  entlurej 

When  lords  and  kings  are  known  no  more. 

3  He  built  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky, 
And  fix'd  the  starry  lights  on  high: 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

4  He  fills  the  sun  with  morning  light. 
He  bids  the  moon  direct  the  night: 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure. 

When  suns  and  moons  shall  shine  no  more* 

5  The  Jews  he  freed  from   Pharaoh's  hand. 
And  brought  them  to  the  promis'd  land: 
Wonders  of  grace  to   God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

6 'He  saw  the  Gentiles  dead  in  sin, 
And  felt  his  pity  work  within: 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 
When  death  and  sin  shall  reign  no  more. 

7  He  sent  his  Son  with  power  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave: 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong. 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

8  Thrc'  this  vain  world  lie  guides  our  feet, 
And  leads  us  to  his  heavenly  seat; 

His  mercies  ever   shall   endure. 

When  this  vain  world  shall  be  no  more. 


i*iiovidenCe.  7» 

Tftl  PSALM  136.    CM.  3K 

^  S  Braintre*',  Irish. 

CocTs  wonders  of  creation,  providence,  redemption 

of  hrael,  and  anlvadQn  of  his  people. 
1  pj-IVK  thanks  to  God,  the  soveieigii  Lord) 
'-^     His  nicicits  still  (ntlnrc; 
And  bi'  tho  Kiiifj  of  kings  adorM, 
His  truth  is  trcr  sure. 
5  What   wondei-s  hnth  his  wisdom  done, 
Hi Av  mighty  is  his   hand! 
Hi  :  ven,  taitli  and  sia  lie  fram'd  alone: 
How  wide  is  his  command ! 

3  The  sun  supplies  th:-  day  with  light: 

How  bright  his  cmiMSils  shine ! 
The  moon  and  stars  adorn  the  night  I 
His  works  are  ail  divine. 

4  [He  stniok  the  sons  of  Effj'pt  dead; 

How  dreadful   is  his  rod1 
And  thence  with  joy  his  people  led: 
How    gmcious  is  our  God ! 

5  He  c'eft  the  swelling  sea  in  two; 

His  arm  is  gnat  in  might: 
And  pave  the  tribes  a  passage  throtigh; 
His  power  and  grace  unite. 

6  But  Pharaoh's  army  there  he  drown'd; 

How  glorious  art   his  ways ! 
And  brought  his  saints  through  desert  ground ) 

Eternal   be  his   praise. 
i  Great  monarchs  fell  beneath  his  hand  ; 

Victoriotis  is  his  sword ; 
"While   Israel   took  the  promis'd  land: 

And  faiihfiil  is  his  wi;rd.] 
g  Hi'  saw  the  nations  dead  in  sin  ; 

He  felt  his  pity   move : 
How  sad  the  state  the  world  was  in; 

How  boundlrss  was  his  love! 

9  He  sent  to  save   us  from  our  wo; 

His   {fiodntss  never  fails; 
From  (li  ;ith,  and  hell,  and  every  foe; 
And  still   his  grace  prevails. 

10  Give  thanks  to  God,  the  heavenly  King; 

His  mercies  still  tndnre; 
Lf;t  the  whole  earth  his  praises . sing ; 
Hii  truth  is  ever  sure. 


79,80  CREATION    AND 

nql  PSALM  68.    SdPart.    L.  M.  Sg 

•  ^  5  Antigua,  Islington. 

Praise  for  temporal  Idessings ;    or,  common  and 
special,  mercies. 

1  Tl/'E  bless  tlie  Lord,  the  just,  the  good. 

' '     Who  fills  our  hearts  with  joy  and  food ; 
"Who  pours  l)is  blessings  frnm  the  skies, 
And  loads  our  days  with  rich  supplies. 

3  He  sends  the  sun  his  circuit  round, 

To  cheer  tlie  fruits,  to  warm  the  ground; 
He  bids  tbe  clouds  with  plenteous  rain, 
Refresh  the  thirsty  ground  again. 

2  'Tis  to    his  care  we  owe  our  breath, 
Aiid  all  our  near  escapis  from  death: 
Safety  and  health  to  God  belong; 

He  hia  s  the  weak,  and  guards  the  strong. 

4  He  makes  the  saint  and  sinner  prove 
The  common  blessings  of  his  love; 
But  the  wide  difference  that  remains 
Is  eudiess  joj',  or  endless  pains. 

5  The  Lord,  tliat  bruis'd  (he  serpent's  head, 
On  all  thL'  serpent's  seed  shal    tread; 
The  stubborn  siimer's  hope  contbtmd. 
And  suate  him  witli  a   lasting  wound. 

6  But  his  right  hand  his  saints  sh  11  raise 
From  the  deep  eaith.  ur  deeper  seas. 
And  bring  them  to  his  courts  above. 
There  shall   they   tasle  his  special  love. 


80} 


PSALM  57.    L.  M. 
Bath,  Green's  Hundredth. 
Praiae  for  /irotecHon.  gface,  and  truth. 


2  IVBY  God,  in  whom  are  ali  thr  springs 
-^'^  Of  boundkss  love  and  )jfrace  unknown; 
Hide  lue  beniuth  thy  spreading  wings. 
Till   the  dark  cloud  is  o\er-biown. 

2  Up  to  the  heavens  I  send  my  cry ; 
The  Lord  will  my  desires  p«i-fonn; 
He  sends  his  angels  from  iJie  sky, 

And  saves  me  from  the  thnatening  storm. 

3  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Alwve  the  Iieavens,  where  angels  dwell: 
Thy  power  on  tavth  be  known  abroad, 
And  fand  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 


PROVIDENCE.  81 

-4  My  heart  is  fix'd ;  my  song  shall  raise 

Immortai  honours   to  thy  name ; 

Awake,  my   tongue,  to  sound  his  praise, 

My  tongue,  tht  glory  of  my  frame. 
5  High  o'er  the  earth  liis  mercy  reigns, 

AjiU  reaches  to  the  utmost  sky ; 

His   iruth  to  endUss  yeai-s  remains. 

When  lower  worlds  dissolve  and  die. 
1    6  Be  thou  exalted,  O   my   God, 
'       Above   the  hiavtns,  where  angels  dwell; 
j        Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad. 

And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

GAl        PSALM  65.     2d  Part.    L.  M.  Sg 

^-^  ■*•  5         Ninety-seventh  Psalm,  Shoel. 
I   Divine  providence  in  air,  earth, and  sea;  or,  the 
I'  God  of  nature  and  grace. 

I    1  nnnE   God  of  our  salvation  hears 
j-      -*-    The  groans  of  Zion  mix'd  with  tears; 
I       Yet  when  he  comes  with  kind  designs, 
i       Through  all  the  -w  ay  his  tej-ror  shines. 
2  On  him  the  race  of  man  depends, 
Far  as  the  earth's  remotest  ends. 
Where  the  Creator's  jiame  is  known, 
By  nature's   feeble  light  alone. 
'•  3  Sailors,  tJiat  travel  o'er  the  flood, 
Address  their  frighted  souls  to  God, 
When  tempests  rage,  and  billows  roai' 
At  di-eadful  distance  from  tlie  shore. 

4  He  bids  the  noisy  tempests  cease  ; 
He  calms  the  raging  crowd  to  peace. 
When  a  tumultuous  nation  raves 
Wild  as  the  winds,  and  loud  as  waves. 

5  Whole  kingdoms,  shaken  by  the  storm, 
He  settles  in  a  peaceful  form; 
Mountains  estabiish'd  by  his  hand, 

I      Firm  on  their  old  f  undations  stand. 

6  Behold  his  ensigns  sweep  the  sky; 
New  comets  blaze,  and  lightnings  fly  ; 
The  heathen  lands,  with  swift  surprise. 
From  the  bright  hoiTors  turn  their  eyes» 

7  At  his  command,  the  morning  ray 
Smiles  in  the  east,  aud  leads  the  day ; 


82        CREATION   AND    PROVIDENCE, 

He   guides  the  sun's  declining  wheels. 
Over  the  tops  of  western  hills. 

8  Seasons  and  times  obey  his  voice; 
The  evening  and  the  morn  rejoice 

?o  see  the  eartli  made  soft  with  showers, 
Laden  with  fruit,  and  dress'd  in  flowers. 

9  'Tis  from  his  watei7  stoves  on  high. 

He  gives  the  the  thirsty  ground  supply j 
He  walks  upon  the  clouds,  and  thence 
Doth  his  enriching  drops  dispense. 

10  J'he  deseit  git)ws  a  finiitful  field; 
Abun-'ant  food  the  valleys  yield; 
The  valleys  shout  with  cheerful  voice. 
And  neighbouring  hills  repeal  their  joys. 

}1  The  pastures  smile  in  green  array; 

Tliere  lambs  and  larger  cattle  play; 

The  larger  cattle  and  the  lanib. 

Each  in  his  language  speaks  thy  name. 
12  Thy  works  pronounce  thy  power  divine; 

O'er  evei7  field  thy  glories  shine; 

Through  everj'  month  thy  gifts  appear; 

Great  God!    tliy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 

Gcyl        PSALM  78.     1st  Part.    CM.  ^ 

O^.^      Wareham,  Irish,   Peterborough. 
Frovidences  of  God  recorded;  or,  pious  education 

end  instruction  of  chitdri-n. 
1  T  ET  children  hear  the  "mighty  deeds 
-■^    ^V^lich  God  perform'd  of  old  ; 
"Which  in  our  younger  years  we  saw, 
And   which  our  fathei-s  told, 
S  He  bids  us  make  his  glories  known, 
His  works  of  power  and  grace ; 
And  we'll  convey  liis  wonders  down, 
Through  every  rising  race. 

3  Our  lips   shall  tell  them  to  our  sons, 

And  they  again  to  their's; 
That  generations  yet  unborn 
May  leach  them  to  their  heii-s. 

4  Thus  shall  they  learn  in  God  alone 

Their  hope  securely  stands  ; 
That  they  may  ne'er  forget  lii»  worksj 
JSm  practise  lu$  gocamamJ?^ 


UNIVERSAL    PRAISE.  83,84 

UNIVERSAL   PRAISE. 

QQ  }        PSALM  100.     1st  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

^"  >   Old  Hundred,  Gretii's  Ilundvedlli,  Italy. 
P^-a'ue  to  our  Creator. 

1  'yJY.  nations  round  the  earth,  rejoice 

■*•    Before  the  Lord,  your  sovereign  King, 
Serve  him  with  cheeiful  heart  and  voice, 
With  all  your  tongues  his  glory  siwg. 

2  The  Lord  is  God ;  'tis  he  alone 
Doth  life  and  breath  and  being  giye ; 
vVe  are  his  work,  and  not  our  own; 
The  sheep  that  on  liis  pastures  live. 

3  Enter  his  gates  with  songs  of  joy, 
With  praises  to  his  courts  repair, 
And  make  it  your  divine  empioy 

To  pay  your  thanks  and  honours  there, 

4  The  Lord  is  good;  the  Lord  is  kind; 
Great  is  his  grace,  his  mercy  sure ; 
And  the  whole  raee  of  man  shall  find 
His  truth  from  age  to  age  endure. 

84^        PSALM  100.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  » 

J  Blendon,  Castle-Street. 

The  same. 

S  *°  *^^  ^°''^'  ^*^^'^'  Jf>yf"'  voice  ; 

Let  ereiy  land  his  name  adore; 
Let  earth,  with  one  united  voice. 
Resound  his  praise  from  shore  to  shore. 

2  ^f.^ions,  attend  before  his  tlirone. 
With  solemn  fear,  with  sacred  joy  : 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone ; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

3  His  sovereign  ]>ower,  without  our  aid. 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  form'd  us  men; 

And  when  like  wandering  sheei)  we  st.ay'd. 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

4  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care, 
Our  souls  and  all  our  mortal  frame: 
What  lasting  honours  sliall  we   rear- 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name? 

I  \V;e'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs. 
High  AS  the  Ueavei*!  our  v»i««s  raises 


85  UNIVERSAL    PRAISE 

And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  ton|;nes., 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise, 
6  Wide  as  the  woi-!d  is  thy  command ; 
Vast  as  eteniity  thy  love ; 
Firm  as  a  rocli  thy  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

OK?  PSALM  148.    L.M.  2g 

^*^  ^  Newcourt,  Eaton. 

Universal  praise  to  God. 

1  T  OUD  hallelujahs  to  the   Lord, 

^-*  From  distant  worlds  where  creatures  dwell.j 
Let  heaven  bepn  the  solemn  word ; 
And  sound  it  dreadful  down  to  hell. 
T.NOTE.    This  Psalm  may  be  sung  to  a  different  \ 
Metre,  by  adding  the  two  fuUowing  lines  to  every 
i-tanzu.)  viz. 

Each  of  his  works  his  name  displays. 
But  they  can  ne^er  fulfil  his  praise^^ 

2  I'he  Lord !  how  absolute  he  reigns  ! 
Let  every  angel  bend  the  knee! 
Sing  of  his  love  in   heavenly  strains. 
And  spaak  how  fierce  his  terrors  be. 

3  High  on  a  throne  his  glories  dwell, 
An  awful  throne  of  shming  bliss; 

Fly  through  the  world,  O  sun,  and  tell 
How  dark  thy  beams  compar'd  to  his. 

4  Awake,  ye  tempests,  and  his  fame 
In  sounds  of  dreadful  praise  declare; 
And  the  sweet  whisper  of  his  name 
Fill  evei7  gentler  breeze  of  air. 

5  Let  clouds,  and  winds,  and  waves  agKe' 
To  join  their  praise  with  blazing  fire ; 
Let  the  firm  earth  and  rolling  sea 

In  this  eternal  song  conspire. 

6  Ye  flowery  plains,  proclaim  his  skill ; 
Valleys,  lie  low  before  his  eye; 
And  let  his  praise  from  every  hill 
Rise  tuneful  to  the  neighbouring  skj'. 

7  Ye  stubborn  oaks,  and  stately  pines, 
Bend  your  high  branches,  and  adore ;  ^ 
Praise  "him,  ye  beasts,  in  different  strains : 
The  laml)  niuJt  bleat,  the  lion  rosr* 


UNIVERSAL    PRAISE.  8S 

8  Birds,  ye  must  make  his  praise  your  theme; 
Nature  deuiands  a  song  from  you: 

While  the  dumb  fish  tliat  cut  the  stream 
Leap  up,  and  mean  his  praises  too. 

9  Mortals,  can  you  refrain  your  tongue, 
When  nature  all  around  you  sings? 
O  for  a  shout  from  old  and  young, 
From  humble  swains,  and  lofty  kings  j 

10  Wide  as  his  vast  dominion  lies, 
Let  the  Creator's  name  be  known: 

•  Loud   as  his  thunder  shout  his  praise. 
And  sound  it  lofty  as  his  throne. 

11  JEHOVAH  !    'tis  a  glorious  word  ! 
O  may  it  dwell  on  every   tongue] 

But  saints,   who  best  have  known  the  Lordj 
Are  bound  to  raise  the  noblest  song. 

12  Speak  of  the  wonders  of  that  love 
Which  Gabriel  plays  on  every  chord; 
From  all  below,  and  all  above, 
Loud  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord. 

HYMN  27.    B.  2.    L.  M.  jJS 

Castle-Street,  Antigua. 
Praise  ye  him,  all  his  avgels» 

1  f^OI*  !   the  eternal,  awful  name, 

*-*     That   the  whole  heavenly  army  fears. 
That  shakes  the  wide  citation's  frame, 
And  Satan  trembles  when  he  bears. 

2  Like  flames  of  fire  his   servants  are. 
And  light  surrounds  his  dwelling-place; 
But,  O  ye  fiery  flames,  declare 

The  brighter  glories  of  his  face. 

3  'Tis  not  for  sucli  poor  worms  as  we, 
To  speak  so  infinite  a  thing ; 

But  your  immorlal  eyes  survey 

The  beauties  of  your  sovereign  King. 

4  Tell  how  he  shows  his  smiling  face. 
And  clothes  all  heaven  in  bright   ariay ; 
Triumph  and  joy  ran  through  the  place, 
And  songs  eternal  as  the  day. 

5  Speak— for  you  feel    his  burning  love — 
What  zeal  it  spreads  through  all  your  frame  i 
That  sacred  fire  dwells  all  above. 

For  we  en  ^Rith  have  lost  the  name; 
E         '       ■      ' 


86} 


87,88  UNIVERSAL    PRAISE. 

6  [Sing  of  his  power  and  justice  too, 
'I'liat  infinitt   sight  hand  of  his, 
That  vai;qi!ish'd   Satim  and  his  crew. 
When  thunder  drove  Ihem  do«u  from  bliss.] 

7  ["What  mighty  sturms  of  poison'd  darts 
Were  huri'd   upon  the  rebels  thtne  I 
What  deadly  javeiins  nail'd  their  hearts 
Fast  to  the  racks  of  long  despair!  ] 

2  [Shout  to  your  King,  ye  heavenly  host; 
You  that  behtid  tlie  sinking  foe; 
Firm  y  ye  stood   \\hen  they   were  lost; 
Prais.-  the  rich  grace  that  kept  you  so. 

9  Proclaim  his  wonders  from  the  skies; 
Let  every  distajit  nation   hear; 
And  while  you  sound  his  ;ofty  praise, 
Let  humble  laoitals  bow  and  fear.J 

Q*7  7  PSALM  86.    CM.  ; 

0  /  5  Mi-ar,  Abridge. 

A  general  song  of  praise  to  God, 

1  A  MONG  the  [jrincis,  earthiy  gods, 
-'^    There's  none  hatli  po^\er  divine; 
Kor  is  their  nature,  mighty   Lord, 

Nor  are  their  w  ;rks  lik>_  thine. 
S  The  nations  thou  hast  made,  shall  bring 
Their  Dtterings  round  thy  throne  ; 
For  thou  ait)ne  dost  wondrous  things. 
For  thou  art  God  alone. 

3  Lord,  I  would  walk  with  holy  feet; 

Teach  nie  tiiine  heavenly  wajs. 
And  my  poor  scatter'd  thoughts  unite 
In  God  my  Father's  praise. 

4  Great  is  thy  mercy,  and  my  tongue 

Shall  those  sweet  wonders  tell, 
How  by  thy  grace  my  sinking  soul 
Rose  from  the  deeps  of  heil. 

qq7  hymn  71.    B.2.    CM.  J 

Oc5  f  Cambridge,  St.  Asaphs. 

Praise  to   God  from  all  creatures, 
1  n[^HE  glories  of  my  Maker,  God, 

-■-      My  joyful  voice  shall  sing. 

And  call  the  nations  to  adore 

Their  former  and  their  KingJ 


UNIVERSAL    PRAISE. 

2  'Tvvas  his  right  hand  that  shap'd  our  clay, 

And  wrought  this  human  frame ; 
But  tVoin  liis  own  immediate  breatli 
Our  nobler  spirits  came. 

3  We  bring  eur  mortal  powers  to  God, 

And  worship  with  our  tongues: 
We  claim  some  kindred   with  the  skies, 
And  join  ih'  ajigeiic  songs. 

4  Let  grovelling  beasts  of  every  shape. 

And  fowls  of  evei7  wing. 
And  rocks  and  trees  and  fires  and  seas. 
Their  various  tribute  bring. 

5  Ye  j)lanets,  to  his  honour   shine ; 

And  wheels  of  nature  roll ; 
Praise  him  in  your  unwearied  couree 
Around  the  steady  pole. 

6  The  brightness  of  our  Maker's  name 

The  wide  creation  fills, 
And  his  luibounded  grandeur  flies 
Beyond  the  heavenly  hills. 


89} 


PSALM  143.    S.  M. 
St     Thomas,    Sutton. 


Universal  pfah-e. 

1  T  ET  every  creature  join 

-"     'I'o  praise  th'  etLunal  God ; 
Ye  heaveriiy  host,  the  song  begin, 
And  sound  his  name  abroad. 

2  Thou  sun  with  golden  beams. 
And  moon  wiili  paler  rays. 

Ye  starry  iiglita,  ye  twinkling  fames, 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise. 

3  He  built  those  worlds  above, 
And  fix'd  their  wondrous  frame; 

By  his  command  they  stand  or  move. 
And  ever  speak  his  name. 

4  Ye  vapours,  when  ye  rise. 
Or  fall  in  showers,  or  snow, 

Ye  thunders,  murm'ring  round  the  skies. 
His  power  and  glory  show. 

5  Wind,  hail,  and  flashing  fire, 
Agree  to  praise  the  Lord, 

When  je  in  dreadful  storms  conspire 
To  execute  his  v.oitl. 


i9  UNIVERSAL    PRAISE, 

6  By  all  h\i  works  above 
His  honours  be  exprest; 

But  saints  tliat  taste  his  saving  love 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 

PAUSE  I. 

7  Let  earth  and  oeean  know 
Tliey  owe  their  Maker  praise: 

Praise  him,  ye  watei-y  worlds  below, 

And  monsters  of  the  seas. 
S      From  mountains  ne'er  the  sky 

Let  his  high  praise  resound. 
From  humble  shrubs  and  cedars  liigh, 

And  vales  and  fields  around. 
§      Ye  lions  of  the  wood. 

And  tamer  beasts  that  graze, 
Ye  live  upon  his  daily  food. 

And  he  expects  your  praise. 

10  Ye  birds  of  lofty  wing. 
On  high  his  praises   hear. 

Or  sit  on  flowei'y  boughs  and  sing 
Your  Maker's   glory  there. 

11  Ye  creeping  ants  and   worms, 
His   various   wisdom  show  ; 

And  Hies,  in  all  your  shining  swarms, 
Praise  him  that  drest  you  so. 

12  By  all  the  earth-born  race, 
His   honoui8   be  exprest  ; 

But  saints,  that  know  his  heavenly  grace. 
Should  learn  to  praise  him  best. 

PAUSE  II. 

13  ^fonardis  of  wide  command. 
Praise  ye  th'  etenial   King; 

Judges,  adore  that  sovereign  hand. 

Whence  all  your  Jionours  spring. 
1.4    Let  vigorous  youth    engage 

To  sound  his  praises  high  ; 
While  growing  babes  and  withering  age 

Their  feebler  voices  try. 
15    United  zeal  be  shown 

His  wondi'ous  fame  to  raise; 
God  is  the   Lord ;  his  name  alune 

Dc'SL-rves  our  endless  praise. 


UNIVERSAL    PRAISE.  SO,  «1 

16    Let  nature  join  with  art. 

And  all  pronounce  him  blest ; 
But  suints,  that  dwell  so  near  his  heart, 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 

Qfl  I        PSALM  103.    3d  Part.    S.  M.  SSf 

*^^  S  Hopkins,  Dover. 

CofiV  universal  dominion;  or, an  gels  praise  the  Lord. 

1  ^pHE  Lord,  the  sovereign  King, 

-■-    Hath  fix'd  his  throne  on  high; 
O'er  all  the  heavenly  world  he  rules, 
And  all  beneath  the  sky. 

2  Ye  angels,  great  in  might, 
And  swift  to  do  his  will. 

Bless  ye  the  Lord,  wliose  voice  ye  hear, 
Whose  pleasure  ye  fulfil. 

3  Let  the  bright  hosts  vho  wait 
The  orders  of  their  King, 

And  guard  his  churches  when  they  pray, 
Join  in  the  praise  they  sing. 

4  While  all  his  wondrous  Avorks 
Through  his  vast  kingdom  shew 

Their  Maker's  giory,  thou,  my  soul, 
'    Shalt  sing  his  praises  too. 

Q^  ■)  PSALM  143.     H.  M.  S 

*^  ■*-  5  Portsmouth,   Bethesda. 

Praise  to  Godfro-m  all  creatures. 

1  "VTE  tribes  of  Adam,  join 

■*■    With  .heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas, 

And  offer  notes  divine 

To   your  Creatoi"'s  praise. 
Ye  holy   throng    I  In  worlds  of  light 
Of  angels  bright,  |  Begin  the  song. 

2  Thou  sun,  with  dazzling  rays. 
And   moon,  that  rules  the  night, 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise. 
With  stars  of  twinkling  light. 

His  power  declare,  I  And  clouds  that  fly 
Ye  floods  on  high    I  In  empty  air. 

3  The  shining  worlds  above 
In  glorious  order  stand. 
Or  jn  swift  courses  move, 
By  his  supreme  command. 

He  spake  the  word,  I  From  nothing  came 
And  all  their  frame  |  To  praise  the  Lordo 


SI  rVlVRRSAL    PRAISE. 

4  Ho  niov'il  thoir  mig:iuy  whecU 
III  luikiiinvn  as^^  pnst ; 

Ami  oacli  his   «oi\l  fulfils 

Wliili'  tiaio  siml   natmv    last. 
In  dirtoriMH   ways      I  His  woiulrmis  nanio. 
His  works  puH'laim  I  Anil  sju-ak  his  pniise. 

PAUSF,. 

5  Let  all  the  eaith-lwm  race, 
Ami  moMstoi's  of  Uie  detp. 
The  fish  that  oii-ave  the  s«\s, 
Or  in   their  tvisom  sUvp, 

Faun  sea  ami  shore  j  And  still  display 
"I'heir  tribute  pay,     I  Iheir   Makti's  power. 

6  Ye  ^^1p<nu'«.  hail,  and  snow, 
Pi-iise  ye  th'   Almighty  Lord, 
And  stormy  winds  that  blow, 
To  oxt^nte  his  word. 

When  li^unin^  shine,  [  Let  earth  adore 
Or  thunders  nxir,  |  His  hand  divine. 

7  Ye  mountains  near  the  skies, 
With   latty  cedars  there. 
And  trxx-sof  humbler  size. 
That  fruit  in   plenty-  b^-ar ; 

Beasts,  wild  and  tame".  ]  In  various  form?, 
Biixls.  flics,  and  worms,  j  Exalt  his  name. 
S      Ye  kitiars.  and  jud^^>i.  ft^r 

The  Lorvl,  the  sovereigii   King; 

And   while  A'on  rule  iis  here. 

His  heavenly  honours  siiig; 
Nor   let  the   dream    I  \take  you  fors^et 
Of  power  and   state  |  His  power  supreme. 

9  Virgins,  and  youths,  eaigage 
To 'sound  his"  praise  divine^ 
Wliile  infancy  and  a^ye 
Their  feebler  voices  join. 

Wide  as  he  reis^ns  I  By  every  tons:ne 
His   name  be  sung  |  In  endless  stniins. 

10  Let  all   the  lutions  fear 
The  Gi^d  that  niles  abov^; 

He   briars   his   p:^\iple  near. 
And   makes  them   t:iste  his  love. 
While  t^inh  and  sky  j  His  saints  shall   raisf 
Attempt  his  piuise,  "  [  His  houjui-s  high. 


92} 


SCRIPTURE.  92,  93 

SCRIPTURE. 

HY\fN53.    B.l.    L.  M,  S 

Bitndon,  Portugal. 
The  hotij  scripture*. 


1  r^OD,  who  in  various  method?  told 
^-^   Hi's  mind  and   will  to  saints  of  old, 
S'  nt  his  own  Son,  with    truth  and  g<ace) 
lo  ttach  us  in  these  latter  days. 

2  Our  nation  reads  thr-  written  word. 
That  Iwok  of  lifr,  that  sure  record: 
Tlie  bright  inheritance  of  ht-avi  n 

Is  by  ih*;  sweet  conveyance-  given. 

3  God's  kindest  thou)^hts  are  here  expreu^dj 
Able  to  make  us  wise  and   bless'd; 

The  doctrines  are  divinely  true. 
Fit  for  reproof,  and  comfort  too. 

4  Yf  people  all,  who  read  his  love 
In   longf  epistles  from  above, 

(He  hath  not  sent  his  sacred  word 
To  every  land)  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


93} 


HYMN'  151.     B.  2.    L.  M. 
Eaton,  GloucLSter. 


Prophecy  find  iuspirution, 

1  J'y'.VAS   by  an  ord<-r  from  the   Lord 

'     The  ancient  prophets  spoke  his   word; 
Thf»  Spirit  did  their  t<.n|^es  inspire. 
And  warm'd  their  hearts  with  heavenly  fire. 

2  Th».    works  and  wonders  which  thi.y  wrought 
C'  nfirm'd    the  messages  tht^y  broujjht ; 

Tlie   prop)iei's  pen  succ;  eds  his   brtath, 
To  save  the  holy  words  fiom  death. 

3  Great  God  I    minf-  eyes  with  pleasure  look 
On  the  d.rar  volumi-'  of  thy  b<K>k; 

There  my  Redeemer's  face   i  s'e. 
And  read  his  name  who  di.-d  for  me. 

4  Let  the  false  raptures  of  the  mind 
Ee   lost,  and  vanish   in  tho   wind; 
Hf  re  1  can  fix  my  hope  secure ; 
This  is  thy  word,  and  must  endure. 


9i,  95  SCRIPTURE. 

047  HYMN  119.    B.2.    CM.  Sjl  or  K 

^^3  Plymouth,  Abridge.  *^ 

The  holy  scriMures. 

1  T  ADEN  with   guiit,  and  full  of  fears, 
■*^    I  fly  to  thee,  my  Lord ; 

And  not  a  glini])se  of  hope  appears 
But  in  thy  written  word. 

2  The  volume  of  my  Father's  grace 

Does  all  my  grief  assuage ; 
Here  I  behold  my  Saviour's  face 
Almost  in  every  page. 

3  [This   is  the  field  where  hidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknown ; 
That  merchant  is  divinely  wise. 
Who  makes  the  pearl  his  own.] 

4  [Here  consecrated  water  flows, 

To  quench  my  thirst  of  sin  ; 
Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 
No  danger  dwells  therein.] 

5  This  is   the  judge  vho  ends  the  strife 

Where  wit  and  reason  fail ; 
My  guide  to  everlasting  life 
'Ihiough  all  this  gloomy  vale. 

6  Q,  may  thy  counsels,  mighty  God, 

My  roving  f-et  command  ; 
Kor  I  forsake  the  happy    road 
That  leads  to  thy  nght  hand. 

(\Kl  PSALM  19.    L.  M.  SSF 

^^  ^  Castle-Street,  Portugal. 

The  books  of  nature  and  of  scripture  compared ; 
or,  the  glortj  and  success  of  the  gospel, 

1  ^HE  heavens  declare  thy  glorv,  I,ord; 

-*-  In  every  star  thy  wisdom  shines ; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word. 
We  read  Ihy  name  in  fairer  lints. 

2  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light. 
And  nights  and  days  thy  power  confess: 
But  the  blest  volume  thou  hast  writ 
Reveals  thy  justice  and  thy  grace. 

3  Sun,  moon  and  stars  convey  thy  praise 
Round  the  whole  earth,  and  never  stand; 
So  when  thy  truth  began  its   race, 

It  ^ouch'd  and  glanc'd  op  every  land. 


SCRIPTURE.  96 

4  Nor  shall  thy  spreading  .gospel  rest, 

lill  through  the  world  tJiy  truth  has  run; 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest, 
That  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 

5  Great  Sun  of  Righteousness,  aiise. 

Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavenly  light: 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise; 
Thy  laws  are  pure,  thy  judgments  right. 

6  Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view. 
In  souls  renew'd,  and  sins  forgiven : 
Lord,  cleanse  my  sins,  my  soul  renew, 
And  make  thy  word  my  guide  to  htaven. 

QCil  PSALM  19.    P.M.  gg 

*^"  5  St.  Hellens,  Forty-sixth  Psalm. 

The  books  of  nature  and  of  scripture. 

1  /IJJ.REAT  God",  the  heaven's  well  order'd  frame 
'^  Declares  the  glories  of  thy  name : 

There  thy  rich  works  of  wonder  shine : 
A  thousand  starry  beauties  there, 
A  thousand  radiant  marks  appear 

Of  boimdless  power,  and  skill  divine. 

2  From  night  to  day,  from  day  to  night, 
Ihe  dawning  and   the  dying  light 

Lectures  of  heaAcnly  wisdom  read; 
Witli  silent  eloquence  they  raise 
Our  thoughts  to  our  Creator's  praise. 

And  neither  sound  nor  language  need. 

3  Yet  their  divine  instructions  run 
lar  as  the  journeys  of  the  sun. 

And  eveiy  nation  knows  their  voice. 
The  sun,  like  some  young  bridegroom  dress'd. 
Breaks  from  the  chambers  of  the  east. 

Rolls  round,  and  makes  the  earth  rejoice. 

4  Where'er  he  spreads  his  beams  abroad. 
He  smiles,  and  speaks  his  Maker,  God; 

At]  nature  joins  to  show  thy  praise. 
Thus  God  in  every  creature  shmes ; 
Fair  is  the  book  of  nature's  lines. 

But  fairer  is  thy  book  of  grace. 
PAUSE. 

5  I  love  the  volumes  of  thy  word; 
What  light  and  joy  those  leaves  afford 

To  souls  benighted  aad  distress'd 


97  SCRIPTURE. 

Thy  precepts  eiiide  my  doubtful  way* 
Thy  fear  forbids  my  feet  to  stray ; 
Thy  promise  leads  my  heart  to  rest. 

6  From  the  discoveries  of  thy  law 
The  perfect  rules  of  life  I  draw ; 

These  are  my  study  and  delight: 
Not  honey  so  invites'  the  taste. 
Nor  gfold,  that  has  the  furnace  pass'd, 

Appeai-s    so  pleasing  to  the  sight. 

7  Thy  threatenings  wake  my  slumbering  eyes» 
And  warn  me  Avhere  my  danger  lies; 

But  'tis  thy  blessed  gosp^^l.  Lord, 
That  makes  my  guilty  conscience  cleans 
Converts  my  soul,  subdues  my  sin. 

And  gives  a  free,  but  large  reward. 

8  Who  knows  the  en-ors  of  his  thoughts  ? 
My  God,  forgive  my  secret  faults. 

And  from  presumptuous  sins  restrain; 
Accept  my  poor  attempts  of  praise. 
That  I  have  read  thy  book  of  grace, 

And  book  of  nature,  not  in  vain. 

Q7'>  PSALM  119.    7th  Part.    CM.         S 

'-'  *  3  Peterborough,  Abridge. 

Imperfection  of  nature,  and  perfection  of  scripture* 

1  T  ET  all  the  heathen  writers  join 
-"^    To  form  one  perfect  book, 

Great  God,  if  once  compar'd  with  thine, 
How  mean  their  writings  look! 

2  Not  the  most  perfect  rules  they  gave 

Could  shew  one  sin  forgiven, 
Nor  lead  a  step  beyond  the  grave; 
But  thine  conduct  to  heaven. 

3  I've  seen  an  end  of  what  we  call 

Perfection  here  below ; 
How  short  the  powers  of  nature  fall, 
And  can  no  further  go  I 

4  Yet  men  would  fain  be  just  with   God, 

By  works  their  hands  have   wrought; 
But  thy  commands,  exceeding  broad, 
Extend  to  every  thought. 

5  In  vain  we  boast  perfection  here, 

While  sin  defiles  our  frame; 


SCRIPTURE.  08 

Antl  sinks  our  virtues  down  so  far, 

They  scarce  deserve  the  name. 
6  Our  faith  and  love,  and  eveiy  grace, 

Fall  far  below  thy  word  ; 
But  perfect  truth  and  righteousness 

Dwell  only  with   the  Lord. 

QD7         PSALM  119.    4th  Part.    CM.  K 

*y<J^  Chelsea,  Bangor.  ^ 

Instruction  from  scripture. 

Verse  9. 

1  TJOW  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts^ 
'■*-   And  guard  their  lives  from  sin? 

Thy  word  the  choicest  rules  imparts, 
To  keep  the  conscience  clean. 
Verse  130. 

2  When  once  it  enters  to  the  mind, 

It  spreads  such  light  abroad, 
The  meanest  souls  instruction  find. 
And  raise  their  thoughts  to  God. 
Verse  105. 

3  'Tis  like  the  sun,  a  heavenly  light, 

That  guides  us  ail  the  day; 
And  through  the  dangers  of  the  night, 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 
Verse  99,  100. 

4  The  men  that  keep  thy  law  with  care, 

And  meditate  thy  word, 
Grow  wiser  than  their  teachei's  are. 
And  better  know  the  Lord. 
Verse  104,  113. 

5  Thy  precepts  make  me  truly  wise; 

I  hate  the  sinner's  i-oad  : 
I  hate  my  own  vain  thoughts  that  rise, 
But  love  thy  law,  my  God. 
Verse  89,  90,  91. 

6  [The  starry  heavens  thy  rule  obey, 

The  earth  maintains  her  place ; 
And  these  thy  sei-vants  night  and  day, 
Thy  skill  and  power  express. 

7  But  still  thy  law  and  gospel,  Lord, 

Have  lessons  more  divine ; 
Not  eaith  stands  firmer  than  thy  word, 
Nor  stai-s  so  nobly  shine.j 


99  SCRIPTURE. 

Verse  160,  140,  9,  ng. 
8  Thy  word  is  everiasting  truth. 
How  pure  is  every  \)a^t  I 
That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth, 
And  well  support  our  age. 

no  7         PSALM  119.    5th  Part.    C.  M.  SK 

^5  Irish,  Brattle  Street. 

Delight  in  scripture;  or,  the  -word  of  God  dwell- 
ing  in  us. 
Verse  97. 

1  r\  HOW  I  love  thy  holy  law ! 
^-^     'Tis  daily  my  delight : 

And  thence  my  meditations  draw 
Divine  advice  by  night. 

Verse  148. 

2  Mj-  waking  eyes  prevent  the  day, 

To  meditate  thy  word: 
My  soui  with  longing  melts  away 
'lo  hear  ihy  gospel,  Lord. 

Vei-se  3,  13,  54. 

3  How  doth  thy  word  my  heart  engage! 

How  well  employ  my  tongue! 
And,  in  my  tiresome  pilgrimage, 
yields  me  a  heavenly  song. 

Verse  19,  103. 

4  Am  I  a  stranger,  or  at  home, 

'Tis  my  perpetual  feast; 
Not  honey  droppuig  from  the  comb 
So  much  allures  the  taste. 

Verse  72,  127. 

5  No  treasures  so  enrich  the  mind ; 

Nor  shall  thy  word  be  sold 

For  loads  of  silver  well  refin'd, 

Nor  heaps  of  choicest  gold. 

Verse  23,  49,  175. 

6  When  nature  sinks,  and  spirits  droop, 

Thy  promises  of  grace 
Arc  pillars  to  support  my  hope. 
And  there  I  write  thy  praise« 


SCRIPTURE  100,101 

4f\n\     PSALM  119.    6th  Part.    CM.  ^g 

J-^y^S  St.  David,  St.  James. 

Holiness  and  comfort  from  the  word. 
Verse  128. 

1  T  ORD,  I  esteem  thy  judgments  right, 
-"    And  all  thy  statutes  just; 
Thence  I  maintain  a  constant  fight 

With  every  flattering  lust. 
Verse  97,  9. 

2  Thy  precepts  often  I  survey  : 

I  keep  thy  law  in  sight, 
Thi'ough  all  the  business  of  the  davj 
To  form  my  actions  right. 
Verse  62. 

3  My  heart  in  midnight  silence  cries, 

♦»  How  sweet  thy  comforts  be!" 
My  thoughts  in  holy  wonder  rise. 
And  bring  their  thanks  to  thee. 
Verse  162. 

4  And  when  my  spirit   drinks  her  fill 

At  some  good  word  of  thine. 
Not  miglity  men  that  share  the  spoil 
Have  joys  compar'd  to  mine. 


101} 


rSALM  119.    8th  Part.    CM. 
Barby,  Swanwick. 


The  word  of  God  is  the  saints  portion  ;  or,  the 
excellency  and  variety  of  scripture. 

1  T  ORD,  I  have  made  thy  word  my  choice, 
^-*    My  lasting  heritage; 

There  shall  my  noblest  powers  rejoice, 
My  wannest  thoughts  engage. 

2  I'll  read  the  histories  of  thy  love, 

And  keep  thy  laws  in  sight, 
While  thiough  the  promises  1  rove, 
With  ever  fresh  delight. 

3  'Tis  a  broad  land  of  wealth  unknowHj 

Where  S])rings  of  life  arise; 
Seeds  of  immortal  bliss  are  sown, 
And  hidden  giory  lies. 

4  The  best  relief  that  mourners  have. 

It  makes  our  sorrcvvs  blest ; 
Our  fovrest  hope  beyond  the  gvave, 
And  our  eteraal  rest. 


102,103  CHRIST. 

CHRIST. 

'I  091  HYMN  51.    B.  2.    L.  M.  ^ 

xyj^i^  Shoel,  Dunstan. 

God  the  So7i  equal  with  the  Father. 

1  T3RIGHT   King  of  GI017,  dreadful  God! 
-■^    Our  spirits  bow  Ixfore  thy  scat: 

To  thee  ve  lift  a  humble  thought, 
And  worship  at  thine  awful  feet. 

2  ['I'hy  po^ver  hnth  form'd,  thy  wisdom  sways 
All  nature  with  a  sovereign  word; 

And  the  bright  world  of  stars  obeys 
The  will  of  their  superior  Lord.] 

3  [Mercy  and  truth  unite  in  one, 
And  smiling,  sit  at  thy  right  hand : 
Eternal  justice  guards  thy  throne. 

And  vengeance  waits  thy  dread  command.^ 

4  A  thousand  seraphs,  strong  and  bright, 
Stand  round  the  glorious  Deity; 

But  who,  among  the  sons  of  light, 
Pretends  companson  with  thee  ? 
6  Yet  there  is  one  of  human  frame, 
Jesus,  array'd  in  flesh  and  blood, 
Thinks  it  no  robbery  to   claim 
A  full  equality  with  God. 

6  Their  glory  shines  with  equal  beams ; 
Their  essence  is  forever  one : 

Though  they  are  known  by  diflTerent  names, 
The  FATHER  GOD,  and  GOD   THE   SON. 

7  Then  let  the  name  of  Christ,  our  King, 
With  equal  honours  be  ador'd ; 

His  praise  let  eveiy  angel  sing, 
And  all  thv  nations  own  their  Lord. 


103} 


HYMN  2.    B.  1.    L.  M. 

Quercy,   All  Saints. 

The  deity  and  httmunitij  of  Christ. 


1  'C'RE  the  blue  heavens  Mere  stretch'd  abroad, 
-*-^    From  everlasting  was  the  Word : 

With  God  he  was;  the  Word  was  God, 
And  must  divinely  be  ador'd. 

2  By  his  own  power  were  all  things  made ; 
Sy  him  supported,  all  things  staud; 


CHRIST^  104 

lie  is  the  whole  creation's  head, 
And  angels  fly  at  his  command. 

3  Ere  sin  was  bom,  or  Satan  fell. 
He  led  the  host  of  morning  stars; 
(Thy  generation  who  can  tell, 

Or  count  tlie  number  ot  thy  years?) 

4  But  lo,  he  leaves  those  heavenly  forms; 
The  Word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay, 
That  he  may  hold  convei-se  with  worms, 
Dress'd  in  such  ftebie  flesh  as  they. 

5  Mortals  with  joy  beheld  his  face, 
Th'  eterna!   Father's  only  Son! 

How  full  of  truth!  how  full  of  gi-ace! 
When  through  his  flesh  the  Godhead  shone ! 

6  Archangels  leave  their  high  abode, 
To   leain  new  mysteries  here,  and  tell 
The  love  of  our  descending  God, 
The  glories  of  iHunanuel. 

104^  HYMN  47.    B.  2.    L.  M.  Sg 

•*■*-'-■•  5  Truro,  Newcourt. 

Glory  and  grace  in  the  person  of  Christ. 

1  "VOW   to  the  Lord  a  noble  song! 

-'-       Awake,  my  soul;  awake,  my  tongue; 
Hosanna  to  th'  Eternal  Name, 
And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

2  See,  where  it  shines  in  Jesus'  face, 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace; 
God,  in  the  pe\son  of  his  Son, 

Has  all  his  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3  The  spacious  earth  and  spreading  floo^ 
Proclaim  the  wise,  the  powerful  God; 
And  thy  rich  glories  from  afar 
Sparkle  in  every  rolling  star. 

4  But  in  his  looks  a  glory  stands, 
The  noblest  labour  of  thine  hands; 
The  pleasing  lustre  of  his  eyes 
Outshines  tlie  wonders  of  the  skies. 

5  Grace!   'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme  J 
My  thoughts  rejoice  at  .]es-us'  name ; 
Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  somid; 

Te  beaveus,  reflect  it  to  the  grounds 


105  INCARNATION 

6  O,  may  I  live  to  reach  the  place 
Where  he  unveils  his  lovely  face. 
Where  ail  his  beauties  you  behold. 
And  sing  liis  name  to  harps  of  gold! 

vwvwvw 

INCARNATION  OF  CHRIST. 

'in^l  HYMN  3.    B.  1.    S.  M.  Jg 

±\JO ^  Dover,  Silver-Street. 

T/w  nntivitij   of  Christ. 
X      "DEHOI.D  the  grace  appears, 
-'-'     The  promise  is  fulfiU'd; 
Mary,  the  wondrous  virgin,  bears 
And  Jesus  is  Uie  child. 

2  CThe  Lord,  the  highest  God, 
Calls  him  his  only  Son; 

Ke  bids  him  rule  the  lands  abroad, 
And  gives  him  David's   throne. 

3  O'er  Jacob  shall  he  reign 
With  a  peculiar  sway  ; 

The  nations  shall  his  grace  obtain, 
His  kingdom  ne'er  decay.] 

4  To  bring  the  gioiious  news, 
A  heavenly  form  appears ; 

He  tells  the  shepherds  of  their  joys,, 
And  banishes  their  fears. 

5  "  Go,  humble  swains,"  said  he, 
"  To  David's  city  fly ; 

*'The  promis'd  infant,  born  to-day, 
"Dotli  in  a  manger  lie. 

6  "  With  looks  and  heart  serene, 
"Go,  visit  Christ  your  King;" 

And  straight  a  flanung  troop  was  seen  ; 
The  shepherds  heard  them  sing: 

7  "  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

"  And  hearenly  peace  on  earth ; 
"  Good  will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 
"  At  the  Redeemer's  birth." 

8  [In  worship  so  divine 

Let  saints  employ  their  tongues; 
With   the  celestial  'hosts  we  join, 
And  ioud  repeat  their  songs ; 


OF  CHRIST;  186,18^ 

9     '•  Glory  to  God  on  hig'l!, 

"  And  ln-avt-nly  peawi  on  eavth ; 
"  Good   will  to  men,    to  uujjiMs  ja\', 
'•At  our  Redeemer's  birtii."'j 

4nF\l  PSALM  97.    2dPnrt.    L.  M,  jg^ 

JLUKJ^  Gloucester,  Rothwell. 

Christ's  incfirnatisn. 

1  •'iPHE   Lord  is  come,   the  heavens  proclnim 

-*-    His  biith  ;  the  nations  learn  his  naiuc; 
An  nnknnvn  star  directs  t!ie  road 
Of  eastern    sages   to  their  God. 

2  All  ye  bi-ij^ht  armies  of  the  skies. 
Go,  worship  where  the  Sa. iour  lies! 
Angels  and  kin^s  before  hirn  bow. 
Those  gods  on  high  and  gods  below. 

3  Let  idols  totter  to  the   ground, 

And  theif  own  worshipi)ers  cojifound : 

Let  Juilaii  shout,   let   Zion  sing. 

And  earth  confess  lier  sovereign  King. 

4  07  ^  HYMN  60.    B.  1.    L.  M,  ^ 
-»-^^*  5                  Gloucester,  Antigua. 

Tht  virgin  Manfs  song ;  cr,  the  promised  Mcfr 
siuli  burn. 

1  flUPv  souls  shall  magnify  the  Lord; 
*-'    lu  G»d  the   Saviour  wc  itjoice; 
While  we  repeat  the  virgin's  song, 
Jlay  the  saiue  Spirit  tune  our  voice. 

2  [The  Highi  St  saw  her  low  estate. 

And  mighty  things  his  hand  hath  done.- 
His  overshadowing  power  and  giaoc 
Make  her  the  mother  of  his  Sou. 

3  Let  every  nation  call  her  bless'd. 
And  endless  years  juoloiig  h-r  fa»Tie; 
But  God  aloiie  must  be  ador'd  ; 
Holy  and  reverend  is  his  nami?.} 

i  To  t])ose  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lord, 

His  mercy  stands  forever  sure; 

From  age  to  age  his  promise  lives, 

And  the  pei-formance  is  secure. 
*  He  spnke  to  Abraham  and  liis  seed, 

*' In  thee  shall  all  the  earth  be  Vsltsi'd"- 

The  memory  of  that  ancient  wc^e^ 

I-ray  long  i«  his  eternal  brcfiM. 
F 


108, 109  INCARNATION 

6  But  now  no  more  shall  Israti  wait, 
Ko   more  ihe  Gtntilcs  lie  forlorn; 
Lo,  the  iKsin-  of  Nations  comes; 
Behold  the  promis'd  seed  is  liorn ! 

-inSl         HYMN  135.     B.  2.      L.  M. 
XUO^  Nantwich,  Slioei. 

Types  nnd  prophecies  of  CJirist. 

1  TJEIIOLD   the  soman's  promised  seed, 
-*-*  Behuld  the  prtat  xMessinh  cornel 
Behold  the  prophets  all   agree 

'lo  fjive  him  the   superior  room! 

2  Abrah'm,  the  saint,  rejoie'd  of  old. 
When  visioiis  of  the  Lord  he  saw; 
?iIoses,  the  man  of  God,  foretold 
This  great  fuifiller  of  liis  law. 

3  Ihe  types  bore  vvitness  to  his  name, 
Oi)fain'd  their  chief  design,  and  ccas'd; 
The  inctnse,  and  the  bleeding  lamb. 
The  ark,  the  altar,  and  the  priest. 

4  Predictions  in  abundance  meet. 

To  join  thtir  blessings  on  his  head; 
Jesus,  we  worship  at  thy  feet. 
And  uittions  own  the  promis'd  seed. 

I  riq  7  HYMN  136.    B.  2.    L.  M. 

-*-^*^3       Luton,  Ninety-seventh  I'saim. 
Miracles  at  the  birth  of  Christ. 

1  ''piTE  King  of  glory  stiuls  Ins  Son 

-*-     To  make  liis  entrance  on  this  earlli; 
Behold  the  midnight  bright  as  noon, 
Aw^\  heavenly  hosts  declare  liis  birth  I 

2  About  the  young  Redeemer's  heail. 
What  vondtrs  and  wliat  glories  niecti 
An  unknown  star  arose,  and  led 
The  eastern  sages  to  his  feet. 

3  Simeon  and  Anna  l>oth  conspire 
'Ihe  infant  Saviour  to  proclaim ; 
Inward  they  felt  the  sacied   fire. 

And  bitss'd  the  Babe,  and  own'd  his  name. 

4  J.et  Jews  and  Greeks  blaspheme  aioud. 
And  treat  the  holy  Child   with  scorn  ; 
Our  souls  adore  tli'  eternal  God, 

Who  coad.'sccnded  to  be  boiii. 


OF    CHIIIST.  no,  111 

4  4f\}         PS-ALM  98.     2il  Part.     C.  51.  ^ 

•»•■*■  *^  3"  Kingston,  Mcar. 

T/w   Messiah''s  coming  and  kingdom. 

1  TOY  to  the  world!  the  Lord  is  come.' 
**    Let   earth   receive  her  King  : 

Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth !    the  Saviour  reigns  .' 

Let  men  their  songs  employ; 
■W'liile  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills  and  plaiiu 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  prow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground ; 
He  comes  to  make  his   i)lessings  ilow 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  gracCy 

And  niakes  the  nations  ])rove 
Tltc  glorias  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 

Ai\\  PSALM  96.      C.  M.  ^ 

-*••*■•*■  5  Rochester,  Devizes. 

Chrisfs  first  and  second  coviiuc-, 
%   CING  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 
*^    Ye  tiihes  of  every  tongue  : 
His  new  discovered  grace  tlemands 
A  new  and  nobler  suiig. 

2  Say  to  the  nations,  Jesus   rtigns, 

G6d"s  own   Almiglity   bon ; 
His  power  the  siidcing  world  sustaijis. 
And  grace  surrounds  Iiis  thmue. 

3  Let  heaven  proclaim  iLe  jojAil  d.n , 

Joy  through  the  earth   be  s.  ta , 
Let  cities  shine  in  l)iigi)t  arr»y, 
And  fields  in  cheerful  green. 

4  Let  an  unusuaJ  joy  surprise 

The  islands  of"  the  sea; 
Ye  mountains,  sink  ;  ye  valkys,  riso^ 
Prepare  the  Lord  his  way. 

5  Behold,  he  comes!  he  comes  to  blci: 

The   nations  as  their  God  ; 
I'o  show   the  world  his  righteousness. 
And  sejid  bis  truth  abioati^ 


112,  lis  LIFE    OF   CHRIST. 

6  But  whon  his  voice  shall  raise  the  dead? 
And  bid  the  world  draw  near. 
How  will  the  guilty  nations  dread 
To  see  their  Judge  ajiptar  i 

^^97  PSALM  97,    CM.  gg 

■'■■■-'^3  Braintree,  Irish,   Bedford. 

Christ^s  incarnation  and  the  last  judgment, 

1  "YTE  islands  of  the  northern  sea, 

•*-     Rejoice,-  the  Saviour  reigns  ; 
Hi*  v.ord  like  fire  prepax'es  bis  way, 
And  mountains  melt  to  plains. 

2  His  presence  sinks  the  proudest  hills, 

And  makes  the  valleys  rise; 
The   humble  soul  enjo\s  his  smiles, 
'I'he  haughty  sinner  dies. 

3  The  heavens  his  rightful  power  proclaim  i 

The  idol  Gods  around 
Fill  their  own  worshippers  v/ith  shame, 
And  totter  to  the  ground. 

4  Adoring  angels,  at   his  birth, 

Make  the   Redeemer  known : 
Thus  3hall  he  come  to  judge  the  earth. 
And  angels  guard  bis"  throne. 

5  His  f  jcs  shall  tremble  at  his  sight. 

And  hiUs  and  seas  retire; 
His   children  take  their  unknown  flight, 
And  leave  the  world  on  fire. 
5  The  seeds  of  joy  and  glory  sown 
For  saints  in  darkness  here. 
Shall  rise  and  spring  in  worlds  unkiiOAvn, 
And  a  rich  harvest  bear. 

WVWVv/W 

LIFE  OF  CHRIST. 

ii'^1  HYMN  139.    B.  2.    L.  M.  38 

LLO ^  Portugal,  Eaton. 

Tke  eccaviple  of  Christ. 
1  "ITY  dear-  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord, 

i.TX    1  j-eaj  rny  (juty  in  thy  word: 

But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears, 

Drawn  out  in  liyins  cliaractei-s> 


LIFE   OF    CHRIST.  il4, 11| 

2  Such  -was  thy  truth,  ami  such  thy  zeal. 
Such  (hference  to  thy  iathei's  will, 
Sucli  !ove  and  meekness  so  flivine, 

I  would  transcribe,  aud  make  them  minc» 

3  Cold  mountains,  and  the  midnight  air, 
Witnessed  the  fervour  of  thy  prayer; 
The  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
lliy  conflict,  and  thy  victory  too. 

4  Be  thoy  my  pattern  ;  tnake  me  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  imape  here; 

Then   God,'  the  Judge,  shall  own  my  nam* 
Among  the  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

HAl  HYMN  112.    B.2.    L.  M.  ». 

•*■■*•-*  3  Nantwich,  Dunstan. 

An^feU  mininiering  to  Christ  and  saints. 

J  ORE  AT   God,  to  what   a  glorious  heigh» 
*-^  Hast  thou  advaHc'd  the  Lord,  thy  Son .' 
Angels,  in  all   Uuir  robes  of  light, 
Are  made  the  servants  of  his  throne. 

2  Before  his  feet  their  armies  wait, 
And  swift  as  flames  of  fire  they  move. 
To  manage  his  affairs  of  state. 

In  works     f  vengeance  and  of  love. 

3  His  orders  run  through  all  their  hosts, 
Legions  descend  at  his   command, 

'I'o  shield  and  guard  our  native  coasts, 
Wlun  foreign  tage  inyades  our  land. 

4  Now  they  are  sent  to  guide  our  feet 
Up  to  the  gates  of  thine  abode, 
Tlnough  all  the  dangers  that  we  meet. 
In  travelling  the  heavenly  road. 

5  Lord,  when  I    leave  tiiis  moital  ground. 
And   thou  shalt  bid  me  rise  and  come. 
Send  a  beldvtd  angel  down. 

Safe  to  conduct  my  spirit  home. 

4\f:.X  HYMN  113.    B.2.     CM.  m 

^*-^^  Dundee,  St.  David. 

The  same, 
I  nPHE  majesty  of  Solomon, 
-*-      How   glorious  to  behold 
The  servants  waiting  round  Ijis  tlirone, 
The  ivoi7  gnd  the  gold! 


iU  SUFFERINGS  AND 

2  But,  mighty  God  !    thy  palace  shines 

With   far  superior  beams  ; 
Thine  angel  giiartls  nre  swift  as  windsj 
Thy  miiiisti-is  are  flames. 

3  [Soon  as  thine  only  Son  had  made 

His  entrance  on  this  eartli, 
A  shining  army  downward  lied, 
To  celebrate  his  birth. 

4  And  when  oppi-ess'd  with  pains  and  fean, 

^n  the  cold  ground   he  lies, 
Beliokl  a  heavenly  form  appears, 
T'  aliay  his  agonies.] 

5  Now  to  the  hands  of  Christ  our  King 

Are  all  their  legions  given ; 
They  wait  npon  his  sanits,  and  bring 
His   chosen  heirs  to  heaven. 

6  Pleasure  and  praise  run  through  their  host, 

To  see  a  sinner  turn  ; 
Then   Satan  lias  a  captive  lost, 
And  Christ  a  subject  bom. 

7  But  there's  an  hour  of  brighter  joy. 

When  he  liis  angels  sends 
Obstinate  rebels  to  destroy. 
And  gather  in  his  friends. 

8  O  I  could  I  say,  without  a  doubt, 

"  There  sL  ll  my  soul  be  found," 
Then  let  the  great  archangvl  shout^ 
And  the  last  trumpet  soun-i. 

SUFFERINGS    AND    DEATH  OF 
CHRIST, 


PSALM  69.    2d  Part.    L.  !*!. 
Dresden,  Limehouse. 


116] 

Christ^i-   sufferings  and  zeal, 
i  y^T^WXii  for  our  sake,  eternal  God, 
^     Thy  Son   sustain'd   that  heavy   load 
Of  base  reproach,  and  sore  disgraee, 
An'i   shame  detii'd  his    sacred  face. 
Th     Jews,  his  brethren  and    his  kin, 
Abus'd  the  man  that  check 'd  their  sin; 


DEATH    OF   CHRIST.  117 

"While  he  fulfill'd  thy  holy  laws, 
Tlity  hate  him,  but  witliout  a  ciinse. 
S  ["My  Father's  house,"  said  he,  "was  made 
"A  place  for   worship,  not  for  tiade;" 
Then,  scattering  a!!  tlieir  go'.d   and  brass. 
He  scourg'd  tlic  merchants  from  the  piace.J 

4  [Zeai  for  the  temple  of  his  God 
Consum'd  his   life,  expos'd   his  bleed  : 
Reproacltes  at  tliy  glory  thrown 

He  felt,  and  mourn'd  them  as  his  own.] 

5  [His  friends  forsook,  his  followers  fled. 
While  foes  and  arms  surround  his  head; 
They  curse  him  with  a  slanderous  tonf^ue. 
And  the  false  judge  maintains  the  wrong. 2 

6  His  life  they  load  with  hateful  lies, 
And  charge  his  lips   with  blasph-mies : 
They  nail  him  to  the  shameful  tree; 
There  hung  the  man  that  died  for  me ! 

7  [Wretches,  with   hearts  as  hard  as  stones, 
Insult  his  piety  and   groans ; 

Gall  was   the  food  they  gave  him  there, 
And  mock'd  his  thirst  with  vinegar.] 

8  But  God  belieid,  and  from  his  throne 
Marks  out  the  men,  that  hate  his   Son  : 
1  he  hand  that  rais'd  him  from  the  dead 
Shall  pour  due  vengeance  on  thoir  head. 


4  I'll  PSALM  69.     1st  Part.    L.  M. 
*-  i-  *  ^  Limehouse,  Putney. 

Chrht^s  passion  and  sinners''  salvation. 

1  "FJEEP  in  our  hearts  let  us  record 
-*-^    The  deeper  sorrows  of  <)Ur  Lord: 
I>eh»ld  the  rising  billows  roll. 

To  overwhelm  his  holy  soul ! 

2  In  long  complaints  he  spends  his  breath. 
While  hosts  of  heii,  and  powers  of  death, 
And  all   tlie  sons  of  malice  join, 

To  execute  their  curs'd  desigii. 

5  Yet,  gracious  God,  thy  power  and  love 
Have  made  the  curse  a   blessing  ])rove  ; 
Tliose  dreadful  sufferings  of  thy   Sou 
Atoa'd  for  sins  whicli  we  luad  dont-. 


lit  SUFFERINGS   AND 

4  The  paiijp  of  our  expiring  Lord 
Hie  l)o;toui-s  of  ihy  law  rcstord ; 
IFi5  sorrows  made  thy  justict!  known, 
And   paid  for  follies  not  his  own. 

5  O!  fur  his  sake  our  g^iiit  forgive. 
And   let  llie  mourning  sinner  live  ; 
Tiie  Lord  will  hear  lis  in  his  name, 
Nor  shall  our  hojje  be  lura"d  to  shame, 

^^Q7  psalm  69.    1st  Part.    CM.  I 

•■••'■'-'5  Abridge,    Canterbury". 

Tlie  suiferimrs  of  Christ  for  our  salvation. 

1  «'  CAVE  me,  O  God  ;  the  swelling  floods 

^^  "Break  in  upon  my  soul: 
*'  I  sink,  and   sorrows  o'er  my  head 
'"Like  mighty  waters  roll. 

2  "I  ciy  till  all  my  voice  be  gone; 

"  In  tears  I  waste  the  day  : 
"?vly  God.   behold  my  longing  eyes, 
*•  And  shorten  thy  delay. 

3  •'  They  hate  my  «oul  without  a  cause, 

''Ajid  siill  their  numlwr  giows 
**  More  than  tlie  hairs  around  my  head, 
"  And  mighty  are  my  foes. 

4  "  'Twas  then  I  paid  that  dreadful  debt, 

*•  That  men  could  never  pa}', 
"And  gave  those  lionours  to  thy  la-.v, 
"Which  simneis  took  away." 

5  Thus,  in  the  great  Messiah's  name. 

The  royal  prophet  mourns; 
Thus  he  awakes  our  hearts  to  grief, 
And  gives  us  joy  by  turns. 

6  "Now  shall  the  saints  rejoice,  and  find 

"  Salvation  in  my  name, 
"For  I  have  borne  iheir  heavy  load 
•'Of  sorrow,  pain,  and  shame. 

7  "  Grief,  like  a  gannent,  cloth'd  me  round, 

"  And  sackcloth  was  my  dress, 
"  While  I  procurd  for  naked  souls 
**  A  robe  of  righteousness. 

8  "  Among  ray  brethren  and  the  Jews 

"I  like  a  sn-anger  stood, 
*'And  bore  their  vile  reproach,  to  bring 
*^  The  Gentiles  near  to  God. 


DEATH   OF    CHRIST. 

a  "  I  came  in  sinful  mortals'  stead 
*'  lo  do  my  Father's  wiil  ; 
♦*  Yet,  when  I  cleans'd  my  Father's  house, 
"  1  hey  scandaliz'd  my  zta!. 
10  "  My  fasting  and  my  holy  gronns 
"  Were  made  ilie  drunkard's    song : 
"But  God,  from  his  celestial  tfuone, 
"Heard  my  complaining  tongue. 
il  "  He  sav'd  me  from  the  dreadful  deep, 
"  Nor  let  my  soul  be  drown'd; 
*'  He  rais'd  and  fix'd  my  sinking  feet 
"On  well  estahiish'd  ground. 
12  "  'Twas  in  a  most  accepted  hour, 
"  My  prayer  arose  en  high, 
"And,  for  my  sake,  my  God  shall  hear 
"  The  dying  sinner's  cry." 

AiQl     PSALM  69.    2d  Part.    CM.      J)  o: 
•*■■•-  ^'  5  Abiidge,  Canterbury. 

T/ie  passiun  and  exaltation  of  Christ. 

1  XrOVV   let  our  lips  with  holy  fear, 
-^^    And  mournful  pleasure,  sing 

The  sufferings  of  our  groat  High-Pncst, 
The  sorrows  of  our  King. 

2  He  sinks  in  floods  of  deep  disti-ess; 

How  high  the  waters   risei 
While  to  his  heavenly  Father's  ear 
He  sends  perpetual  cries. 

3  "Hear  me,  O  Lord,  and  save  thy  Son, 

"Nor  hide  thy  shining^  fi\ce; 
"  Why  should  thy  favourite  look  like  on« 
"  Forsaken  of  thy  grace  ? 

4  "  With  rage  they  persecute  the  man 

"  That  groans  beneatli  thy  woiuid, 
"  While  for  a  sacrifice  I  pour 
"^  My  life  upon  the  ground. 

5  "  They  tread  my  honour  to  the  dusf, 

"And  laugh  when   I  complain; 
"  Their  sharj>  insulting  slanders  add 

"  Fresh  anguish  to  my  pain. 
C  "  All  my  reproach  is  known  to  thee, 

"  The  scandal  and  the  sJiame ; 
"  Reproaches  brc^k  my  bleeding  heart, 

"  Ajid  lies  defile  my  name. 


no  SUFFERINGS   AND 

7  "  I  look  for  pity,  but  in  vain ; 

"  My  kiiulrcd  are  my  grief: 
"  I  ask  jny  friends  for  comfort  round, 
*'  Eat  meet  with  no  relief. 

8  "  With   vinegar  they  mock  my  thirst  ; 

"  I'hey  give  me  gall  for  food ; 
♦'  And,  sponing  with  my  dying  groans, 
"  Ihey  triumph  in  my  blood. 

9  "  Shine  info  my  distressed  soul, 

""  Let  thy  compassion  save  ; 
"  And   though  my  flesh  sink  down  to  tleaUi, 
"  Redeem  it  fiom   the  grave. 

10  "  I  shall  arise  to  piaise  thy  name, 

"Shall   reign  in  worlds  unknown; 
*'  And  tliy  salvation,  O  my  God, 
'*  Shall  seat  me  on  Ihy  tlirone." 


120} 


PSALM  22.    1st  Part.    C.  M. 
Plymouth,  Bangor. 

The  sufferings  mid  death    of  Christ. 

WHY  hath  niy   God  my  soiil   forsook, 
*'  V(iT    will     ?i     cniilfr^    'ifir/M'rl?" 


Nor  will  a  smile  afford  ?" 
(Thus  David  once  in  anguish  spoke, 
And  thus  our  dying   Lord.) 
2  Though  'tis  thy  chief  delight  to  dwell 
Among  thy  praising  saints. 
Yet  thou  canst  hear  a  groan  as  well. 
And  pity  our  complaints. 
0  Our  fathers  tnisted  in  thy  name. 
And  great  deliverance  found; 
But  I'm  a  worm,  despis'd  of  men, 
And  trodden  to  the  ground. 

4  Shaking  the  head,  they  i)ass  me  by. 

And  laugh  my  soul   to  scorn  ; 
"  In  vain  he  trusts  in   God,"  they  cry< 
"  Neglected  and  forlorn." 

5  But  thou  art  he  who  form'd  my  flesh, 

By  thine  almighty  word  : 
And  since  I  hung  upon  the  breast, 
My  hope  is  in  tJ»e  Lord. 

6  Why  will  my  Father  hide  his  face 

When    foes  stand  threatening  rouncT, 
In   the  dark   hour  of  deep  distress, 
And  not  a  lielper  found? 


DEATH  OF   CHRIST. 

I*AUSE. 
t  Behold  tJiy  darling  left  among 
The  cruel  and  the  proud, 
As  bulls  of  Bashan,  fierce  and  stronpf, 
As  lions  roaring  loud. 

8  From  earth  and  hell  my  sorrows  meet. 

To  multiply  the  smart ; 
They  nail  my  hands,  they  pierce  my  feet. 
And  try  to  vex  my  heart. 

9  Yet  if  thy  sovereign  hand  let  loose 

The  rage  of  earth  and  hell, 
Why  AVill  my  heavenly  Father  bruise 
The  Son  lie  lovcs  so  well  ? 

10  jNIy  God,  if  possible    it  be. 

Withhold  this  bitter  cup ; 

But  I  resign  my  will  to  thee. 

And  drink  the  sorrows  up. 

11  My  heart  dissolves  with  pang?  nni^nown ; 

In  groans  I  waste  my  breath  ; 
Thy  heavy  hand  hath  brought  me  do\ni 
Low  as  the  dust  of  death. 

12  Father,  I  give  ray  spirit  up, 

And  trust  it  in  Ihy  hand: 
My  dying  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope, 
And  rise  at  thy  command. 


121} 


HYMN  114.    B.  2.    C.  M. 
St.  Maitins,  Mear. 
Christ''s  dentil,  victory^  atid  dominion. 

1  T   SING  my  Savi'ur's  wondrous  death  ; 
■*-    He  conquer'd  when  he  fell : 

*''Ti.i  finish'(Q  said  his  dying  breath, 
And  shook  the  gates  of  hell. 

2  ^''T/x  Jini^i'd,''  our  Immanuel   cries; 

'  Tiie  dreadful  work  is   done  :' 
Hence  shall   his  sovereign  thijone  arise: 
His  kingdom  is  begun. 

3  His  cross  a  sure  foundation  laid 

For  glory  and  renowju 
When,  through  the  regions  of  the  dead, 
Hu  pass'd  to  reach  the  crown. 

4  Exalted  at  his  Father's  side 

Sits  our  ^aetonouS  Lord  : 


122,  125  RESURRECTION 

To  heaven  and    hell  his  hands  divide 
The  vengeance  or  reward. 
5  The  saints  from  his  propitious  eye 
Await  their  several  crowns, 
And  all  the  so)is  of  darkness  fly 
The  terror  of  his  frowus. 

1221         PS\LM16.    2d  Part.    L.  M. 
x^'/S*  J  Evening  Hymn,  Leeds. 

Chri  r^'j  (lil-sufficicucy. 

1  TJOW  f-A.?X  their  guilt  and  sorrows  rise, 
•*--''-    Wha  Jiasie  to  seek  some  idol  god  I 
1   will  not  taste  their  sacrifice, 

I'heir  otftrings  of  forbidden  blood. 

2  My  God  provides  a  richer  cup, 
And  nobler  food  to  live  upon; 
lie  for   my  life  lias  ofFer'd  up 
Jesus,  his  "best  beloved  Son. 

3  His  love  is  my  pei-petual  feast; 

By  day  his  connstls  guide  me  right; 
And,  be  liis  name  forever  blest, 
"Who  gives  me  sweet  advice  by  night. 

4  I  set  him  still  before  mine  eyes ; 

At  mj    riglit  liaml  h.-  stands  prepar'd 
l"o  keep  my  soul  from  a!i  sui-pnse, 
And  be  my  everiasiijig  guard. 

■wvvwwv 

RESURRECTION    OF   CHRIST. 

490")  PSALM  16.    2d  Pait.    CM. 

A^<«J^  Abridge,  Bedford. 

The  death  and  rarirrection  of  Christ. 

1  "T  SET  the  Lord  before  my  ftic«| 

-*-    "He  bears  my  courage  up; 
'*  My  Ijeart  and  tongue  their  joys  express, 
'*My  flesh  shall  rest  in  liope. 

2  "  My  spirit.  Lord,  thou   wilt  not  leave 

"  Wheje  souls  departed  are ; 
"Nor  quit  my  body  to  the  grave, 
"  To  see  corruption  there. 

3  "Thou  wilt  reveal  the  path  of  life^ 

••'  And  raise  nie  to  thy  throne  r 


OF    CHRIST.  124 

"Thy  courts  immortal  pleasure  give; 
"  Tlsy  presence,  joys  miknown." 
i  [Thus,  ia  the  name  of  Christ  the  Lord, 
Tht    holy  David  sung. 
And  Providence  fuifi's  the  ■word 
Of  his  prophetic  tongue. 

5  Jesus,   whom  every   saint  adores, 

Was  crucify 'd  and  slain; 
Behold  the  tomb  its  prey  restores! 
B -hold,  he  lives  again  ! 

6  When  sliall  my  ftet  arise  and  stand 

On  heaven's  eternal  liills  ? 
There  sits  the  Son  at  God's  right  hand, 
And  there  tlie  Father  sjniies.J 

^047  HYMN  76.    B.  2.    CM.  ^ 

■^"^5  Devizes,  Rochester. 

The  resurrection  and  ascension  of  Chritt. 

1  TJOSANNA  to  the  Prince   .>f  T.ight, 
-■^     Who  cloth'd  himself  in  clay; 
Enter'd  the  iron  gates  of  death, 

And   tore  the  bars  away. 

2  Death  is  no   more  the  king  of  dread, 

Since  our  Immanuel  rose  : 
He  took  the  tyrant's  sting  away, 
And  spoii'd  our  hellisli  foes. 

3  See,  how  the  Conqueror  jnounts  aloft. 

And  to  his  Father  flies. 
With  sears  of  honour  in  his  flesh, 
And  triumph  in  his  eyes. 

4  There  our  exalted  Saviour  reigns. 

And  scatters  blessings   down; 
Our  Jesus  fills  the  middle  seat 
Of  the  celestial  throne. 

5  [Raise  your  devotion,  mortal  tongues, 

lo  reach  his  bless'd  abode ; 
Sweet  be  the  accents  of  your  songs 
To  our  incarnate  God. 

6  Bright  angels,  strike  your  loudest  strings, 

Your  sweetest  voices  raise; 
Let  heaven,  and  all  created  thing% 
SsHad  our  liciaaauel's  praise,] 


125,  126    RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 

/|  9  K  7  HYMN  26.    B.  1.    C,  M.  ^ 

L^O^  York,  St.  Ann's. 

Hope  of  heaven  by  the  resurrection  of  Chrut. 

1  tJl-ESS'D  be  the  everlasting  God, 
^^     1  he  Father  of  our  Lord  ; 

Ee  his  abounding'  mercy  praisd, 
iiss  majesty  ador'd. 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  rais'd  his  Son, 

And  call'd  hira  to  the  sky. 

He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope 

That  they  shouid  never  die. 

3  What  thougli  our  inbred  sins  require 

Our  ilesh  to  see  the  dust, 
Yet  as  the  Lord  our  Saviour  rose. 
So  all  his  followers  must. 

4  There's  an  inlicritance  divine 

Keserv'd  against  that  clay  ; 
'Tis  uncorrupted,  undefii'd, 
And  cannot  waste  away. 

5  Saints  by  the  power  of  God  are  kept 

Till  the  salvation  come; 
We  waik  by  faith,  as  strangers  here, 
Till   Christ  shaii  call  us  home. 

^9^.-^  HYMN  137.    B.2.    L.  M.  ^ 

xAi\J  \^  Luton,  Leeds,  Dunstan. 

Mlracics  in  the  life,  deaths  and  resurrection  of 
Chrint. 

1  "OEHOLD  the  blind  Uuir  sight  receive! 
-*-*    Behold  the  dead  awake  and  live  I 
The  dumb  speak  wonders!    and  the  lame 
Leap  like  the  hart,  and  bless  his  nauie. 

2  Thus  doth  tlie  eternal  Spirit  own, 
And  seal  the  mission  of  the  Son  ; 
The  Father   vindicates  his  cause, 
While  he  \xM\^i  bleeding  on  tlie  cross. 

3  He  dies!   llie  heavens  in  mourning  stood; 
He  i-isesl  and  appears  a  God: 

Behold  the  Lord  ascending  high. 
No  more  to  bleed,  no  more  to  die! 

4  Hence  and  forever  from  my  heart 
I  bid  my  doubts  and   ftars  depart; 
And  to  tlios,'  hands  ray  soul  resign^ 
W'tiich.  bear  crcdeiuia.s  so  d;Y»ae^ 


ASCEN.ilOX,  &c.  OF  CHRIST.  127 

ASCENSION   AND   EXALTATION 
OF  CHRIST. 

m>  PSALM  2.     L.  M.  b  O'"  * 

3  quei-cy,  Bath.  ^ 

Christ'' s  death,  resurrection,  and  asrcnuloii. 

1  W  HY   did  the  Jews  piociaiiu  thcii-  rage? 

"*     The  Roiiians,  vhy  iheii-  swords  emi)Ioy  ? 
Against  the  Loid  their  powers  engage. 
His  dear  Anoiiited  to  destroy  ? 

2  "  Come,  let  us  break  liis  bar.ds,"  they  say, 
"  I'liis  man   shall  never  give  us  laws:" 
And  thus  they  cast  liis  )oke  away, 

And  nail'd  their  monarch  to  the  cross. 

3  But  God,  who  high  in  glory  reigns, 
Laughs  at  their  pride,  ttuir  rage  controls: 
Jie'll  vex  their  hearts  with  inward  pains. 
And   speak  in  thunder  to  their  souls. 

4  "  I  will   maintain  the  King  I  made, 
"On  Zion's  everlasting  luii; 

"  My  hand  shall  biing  hini  fi'om  the  dead, 
"  And  he  shall  stand  your  sovereign   still." 

5  [His  wondrous  rising  fiom  the  earth 
Makes  his  eternal  Godhead  known  ; 
The  Lord  declares  his  lieavenly  birth, 
*'  i  his   day  have  I  begot  my  bon. 

6  "  Ascend,  my  Son,  to  my  right   hand  ; 
"  There  thou  shalt  ask,  and  1   bestow 

•'  The  utmost  bounds  of  heathen   land : 
'•  To  thee  the  northern  isles  shall  bow."3 

7  But  nations  that  resist  his  grace 
Shall  fail  beneath  his  iron  stroke ; 
His   rod  shail   prush   his  foes  with  ease, 
As  potter's  earthen  work  is  broke. 

PAUSE. 

8  Now  ye  who  sit  on  earthly  thrones, 

Be  wise,  and  serve  the  Lord  the  Lamb; 
Kow'  at  liis   feet  subinit  your  crowns, 
Kejoice  and  tremble  at  his  name. 

9  With  humble  love  address  the  Son, 
Lest  he  grow  angry  and  ye  die; 

His  wrath  will  burn  to  worlds  unkuown, 
It'  ye  provoke  Uis  jealousv. 


128,  129  ASCENSION  AND 

10  His  storms  shall  drive  yon  quick  to  hell; 
He  is  a  God,  and  ye   but  dust : 
Happy  the  souls  that  know  him  veil, 
And  make  his  grace  their  only  trust. 

4  9A\  PSA '.M  24.    L.  M.  SR 

■*--^cJ|  Wel.s,Nant\vich. 

Saints  dwell  in  heaven ;    or,  Chrhf''s  ascension. 

1  ^"'HIS   spacious   earth  is  all  Ihe  Lord's, 

-*-    And  men,  and  worms,  and  beasts,  and  birds ; 
He  rais'd  the  buiiding  on  tlie  seas. 
And  gave  it  for  their  dwelling-p!ace. 

3  But  tliere's  a  brighter  world  on  high, 
Thy  palace.  Lord,  above  the  sky  : 
Who  shall  ascend  that  bless'd  abojle. 
And  dwell  so  near  his  Maker,  God? 

3  He  that  abhors  and  fears  to  sin. 

Whose  heart  is  pure,  whose  hands   are  clean; 
Him  shall  the  Lord  the  Saviour  bless. 
And  clothe  his  soul  with  righteousness;, 

4  These  are  the  men,  the  pious  race. 
That  seek  the   God  of  Jacob's  face  j 
These  shall  enjoy  the  blissful  sight, 
And  dwell  in  everlasting  light. 

PAUSE. 

5  Reioice,  ye  shining  worlds  on  high. 
Behold  the  King  of  Gloi-y  nigh  ! 
Who  can  this  King  of  Glory  be  ? 
The  mighty  Lord,  the  Saviour's  he. 

6  Ye  heavenly  gates,  jour  leaves  display, 
To  make  the  Lord  the  Saviour  way: 
Laden   with  spoils  from  earth  and  hell. 
The  Conqueror  comes  with  God  to  dwel!. 

7  Rais'd  from  the  dead,  be  goes  before, 
He  opens  heaven's  eternal   door. 

To  give  his  saints  a  blest  abode. 
Ntar  their  Redeemer  and  their  God. 

■19QI  PSALM  47.    CM.  i^ 

1.^/iy^  Devizes,    Rochester. 

Christ  a.tcending  and  reigninjg, 
1  f\  FOR  a  shout  of  sac.ved  joy 
^^     To  God,  the  sovereign  King! 
Let  every  land  their  tongues  empWyi 
Aad  hymm  of  triumph  sins'. 


EXALTATION  OF  CHRIST.  l3o 

2  Jesus  ouv  God  ascends  on  high ! 

His  heavenly  guards,  around, 
Attend  him  rising  through  the  sky, 
With  trumpets'  joyful  sound. 

3  While  angels  shout  and  praise  their  King, 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains  : 
Let  ail  the  earth  his  honours  sing: 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 

4  Rehearse  his  praise  with  awe  profound ; 

Let  knowledge  lead  the  song; 
Nor  mock  him  with  a  solemn  sound 
Upon  a  thoughtless  tongue. 

5  In  Israel  stood  his  ancient  throne, 

He  lov'd  that  chosen  race; 
But  now  he  calls  the  world  his  own, 
And  heathens  taste  his  grace. 

6  The  Gentile  nations  are  the  Lord's, 

There  Abraham's  God  is  known. 
While  powers  and  princes,  shields  and  8Wordt.( 
Subiuit  before  his  throne. 


130} 


PSALM  6<?.     2d  Part.    L.  M.         ^ 
Blendon,  Dunstan. 


Chrisfs  ascension,  and  the  ,i^>ft  of  the  Spirlf. 

1  T  ORD,  when  thou  didst  ascend  on  high, 
*-^   Ten  thousand  angels  fill'«l  the  sky; 
Those  heavenly  guards  around  thee  wait, 
Like  chariots,  that  attend  thy  state. 

2  Not  Sinai's  mountain  eoyld  appear 

More  glorious  when  the  Lord   was   the  re  5. 
While  he  pronounc'd  his  dreadful  law. 
And  struck  the  chosen  tribes  with  awi . 

3  How  bright  the  tritimph  none  can  teli, 
When  the  rebellious  powers  of  hell. 
That  thousand  souls  had  captive  made, 
Were  all  in  chains  like  captives  led. 

4  Rais'd  by  his  Father  to  the  tJirone, 
He  sent  the  i)romis'd  Spirit  down. 
With  gifts  and  grace  for  rebel  men. 
That  God  might  dwell  on  earth  ag-aii!. 

G 


131,  132  ASCENSION    AND 

.fO-l')         HYMN  141.    B.  1.     S.ff. 
■»-«^-*-5     Stittoii,  Little  Maiiborough. 

The  humiliation  and  e.valtation  of  Christ. 

1  \VHO  has  believ"d  thy  word, 

*'       Or  tliy  salvation  known  ? 
Reveal  thine  aim,  almighty  Lord, 
And  glorify  thy  Son. 

2  The  Jews  esteera'd  him  here 
'l"oo  mean  for  their  belief, 

Sorrows  his  chief  acquaintance  v/cre. 
And  his  companion,  grief. 

3  They  turn'd  their  eyes  away. 
And  treated  him  with  scorn  ; 

But  'a\as   tlieir  griefs  upon  him  lay 
Their  sorrows  he  has  borne. 

4  'Twas  for  the  stubborn  Jews, 
And  Gentiles,  then  unknown. 

The  God  of  justice  plea»"d  to  biuise 
His  best  beloved  Son. 

5  "  But  I'll  prolong  his  days, 

*'  And  make  his  kingdom  stand  : 
«  My  pleasure,"  saith  the  God  of  grace, 
"  Shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 

6  ["  His  jo:.-ful  soul  shall  see 
^  The  purchase  of  his  pain, 

*'  And  by  his  knowledge  justify 
"  The  "guilty  sons  of  men.] 

7  ["  Ten  thousand  captive  s1ave§, 
">  Releas'd  from  death  and  sin, 

"Shall  quit  their  prisons  and  their  graves, 
"And  own  his  power  divine.] 

8  ["Heaven  shall  advance  my  Son 
"  To  joys  that  earth  deny'd  ; 

*k  Who  saw  the  follies  men  had  done, 
"And  bore  their  sins,  and  died."] 

A  QO  "I  HYMN  142.    B.  1.    S.  M. 

XO-^J  Aylesbury,  Ustic. 

The  same.  i 

1      T  IKE  sheep  we  went  astray, 
-*-^     And  broke  the  fold  of  God ; 
Each  wandering  in  a  different  way; 
But  all  the  dowuwavd  road. 


EXALTATION   OF    CHRIST.         133 

2  How  dreadful  was  tlie  houv, 
When  God  our   wn.idciiiigs   laid, 

And  did   at  once    his  v.:ii!jcauce  pour 
Upon  the  Shepherd's  head ! 

3  How  glorious  was   the  grace 
When  Christ  sustained   the  stroke; 

His    lif."  and  blood  the  Shepherd  pars 
A   ransom  for  the  tiock. 

4  His  honour  and  liis  breath 
Were  taken  both  away : 

Join'd  with  the  wicked  in  his  death, 
And  made  as  vile  as  they. 

5  But  God  shall  raise  his  liead 
O'er  all  the  sons  of  men. 

And  make  him  see  a  numerous    seed. 
To  recompense  his  pain. 

6  "I'll  give  liim,"  saith  the  Lord, 
"A   portion   with  t\\s  strong; 

**  He  shali  possess  a  large  reward, 
"  And  hold  his  honours  long." 


HYMN  43.     B.2.     L.  JL  ^ 

Nantwicli,  Dunstan. 


133} 

Citri^fs  sufferings  and  yloru. 

1  '\"OW  for  a  tune  of  lofty  praise  ' 
-•-^      To  great  Jehovah's  equal  Son! 
Awake,  my  voice,  in  heavenly  lavs, 
"lell  loud  the  wonders  lie  liath  doiie. 

2  Sing  how  he  left  the  worlds  of  light. 
And  the  bright  robes  lie  wore  above;  ' 
How  swift  and  joyful  was  his  fligiit 
On  wings  of  everlasting  love  I 

3  [Down  to  this  base,  this  sinful  earth, 
He  came  to  raise  our  nature  high ; 
He  came  t'  atone  almighty  wrath- 
Jesus,  the  God,  was  born  to  die.] 

4  [Hell  and  its  lions  roar'd  around ; 
His  precious  blood  the  monsters  spilt; 
While  weighty  sorrows  press'd  him  dowi 
Large  as  the  iouds  of  all  our  guilt.] 

5  Deep  in  the  shades  of  gloomv  deatli, 
Th'  Almighty  Captive  pris'ner  lav  ; 
Th'  Almighty  Caj)tive  left  the  canb. 
And  rose  tw  everlasting  u;»v. 


134  ASCENSION   AND 

6  Lift  np  your  eyes,  ye  sons  of  li^lit, 
Up  to  his  throne  of  shining  ^rate ; 
See  A\hat  immortal  glories  sit 
Round  the  sweet  beauties  of  his  face. 

7  Amoiij^st  a  thousand  harps  and  songs, 
Jesus,  the  God,  exalted  reigns  .' 

His  sacred  name  fills  all  their  tongues, 
And  echoes  through  the  heavenly  plains ! 

i  14^  PSALM  S.    C.  M.  :K 

X'J  J^  Pembroke,  Exeter,  Abridge. 

Ckrlit's  ccnr'cscension  and  glorification;   or^  GwJ 
muffe  man. 


LORF),  our  Lord,  how  wondrous  great 
Is  thine  exalted  name  I 


o 

The  glories  of  thy  heavenly  state 

Let  men  and  babes  proclaim. 
2  V/ben  I  behold  thy  works  on  bigli, 

The-  moon  that  rules  the  night. 
And  suars,  that   well  adom  the  sky, 

Those  moving  worlds  of  light  : 
J  Lord,  what  is  man,  or  all  J)is  race, 

■\Vho  dwells  so  far  below, 
Tlirit  thou  shou'.dst  visit  him  with  grace, 

And  love  his  nature  so  ? 

4  That  thine  eternal  Son  should  bear 

To  take  a  mortal  form. 
Made  lower  than  his  angels  are. 
To  save  a  dying  worm .' 

5  [Yet  while  he  liv'd  on  earth  unknov.n. 

And  men  would  not  adore. 
The  obedient  seas  and  fishes  o\^-n 
His   Godhead    and  his  power. 

6  The  waves  lay  spread  beneath  his  feet; 

And  fish,  at  his  command. 
Bring  their  large  shoals  to  Peter's  net, 
Bring  tribute  to  his  liand. 

7  Thf  se   les«er  gloiies  of  the  Son 

Shone  throiisrh  the  fleshly  c'oud  ; 
Now   v.e  behold  him   on   Jii's  throne, 
And  men  confess  him   God.] 

8  Let  him  be  crown'd  with  majestv", 

WJio  bow"'d  his  head  to  dtatb;' 


EXALTATION   OF   CHRIST.        135,136 

And  be  his  honours   sounded  high, 

By  all  things  that  liave  breath. 
9  Jesus,  our  Lord,  how  wondrous  great 

Is  ttiine  exalted  name; 
'I'he  glories  of  thy  heavenly  state 

Let  the  whole  earth  proclaim. 


135} 


HYMN  83.    B.  2.    C.  M. 
Irish,  Cambridge. 
Tlie  passion  and  exaltation  of  Christ. 

1  'pHUS   saith  the  Ruler  of  the  skies, 

*-     "Awake,  my  dreadful  sword; 
"Awake,  my  wrath,  and  smite  the  man, 
"My  fellow,"  saith    tlie   Lord. 

2  Vengeance  receiv'd  the  dread  command. 

And,  armed,  down  she  tiies ; 
Jesus  submits  t'  his  Father's  hand. 
And  bows  his  liead  and  dies. 

3  But,  O !   the  wisdom,  and  the  grace. 

That  join  with  vengeance  now  1 
He  dies  to  save  our  guilty  race. 
And  yet  he  rises  too. 

4  A  person  so  divine  was  he. 

Who  yielded  to   be   slain. 
That  he  could  give  his  soul  awoy, 
And  take  his  lify  agam. 

5  Live,  glorious  Lord,  and  reign  on  high  t 

Let  every  nation  suig, 
And  angels  sound,  with  endless  joy, 
The  baviour,  and  the  King. 


136} 


HYMN  84.    B.  2.     S.  IM. 
Froome,  Walchmun,  Dover. 
The  same. 

1  /^OME,  all  harmonious  tongues, 
^     Your  noblest  nmsic  bring ; 

'Tis   Christ,  the  everlasting    God, 
And  Christ,  the  man,  we  sing. 

2  Tell  how  he  took  our  flesh, 
'lo  take  away  our  guilt ; 

Sing  the  dear  drops   uf  sacred  blood, 
'Ihat  heltish  monsters  spili. 


137  ASCENSION    AND 

3  [Alas!  the  cruel  spear 
"\Vi  It   fWtj)  into  liii5  side; 

And  the  rich  floud  of  purple  gore 
TJjeir  murderous  weapons  dy'd.J 

4  ['{'he  waves  of  s\vellii\jy  grief 
Did  o'er  his  bosom  roll  ; 

And  mountaijis  of  Almighty  wrath 
Lay  heavy  on  Jhis   soul.] 

5  Down   to  the  shades  of  death 
He  bow'il  his  awful  htad; 

Yet  lie  arose  to  live  and  reig;n 
When  death  itself  is  dead. 

6  No  more  the  bloody  spear, 

'1  he  cross  and  nails  no  more; 
For  bell  itself  shakes  at  his  name, 
And  all  the  heavens  adore. 

7  There  the  Reedeemer  sits 
High  on  the  Father's  throne ; 

The  Fatlier  lays  his  vengeance  by, 
And  smiles    upon  his  Son. 
S      IJiere  his  fuU   glories  shine 
With  uncreated  ray?, 
And  bless  his  saints""  and  angels'  eyes, 
l"o  everlasting  days. 

^07-)  PSALM  21.     L.  M. 

-•-'^  •  5  Eaton,  Dunslan. 

Christ  exalted  to  the  kingdom. 

1  "TJAVID    rejoic'd   in   God  his  strength, 
-■-'  Rais'd   to  the  throne  by  special  grace ; 
But  Christ,  the  Son,  appe«rs  at  length, 
Fulfils  the  triumph  and  the  praise. 

2  How  great  is  the  Messiah's  joy 
In  the  salvation  of  thy  hand ! 

Lord,  thou  hast  rais'd  l.ii  kingdom  high, 
And  giv'n  the  world  to  his  command. 

3  Thy  goodness  grants  wliate'er  he  will, 
Nov  doth   the   least  request   witlihold  ; 
Blessings  of  love  prevent  him   stil. 
And  crowns  of  glory,  not  of  gold. 

4  Honour  and  majesty  divine 
Around  his  sacred  temples  shine; 
Blest  with  the  favour   -.f  thy  face^ 
And  length  of  everlasting  dap. 


EXALTATIOSr   OF   CHRIST.       138,139 

5  Thine   hand  shall  find  out  all  his  foes ; 
And  as  a  fiery  oyen   glows 
With  ragging  heat  and  living  coals, 
So  shall  thy  wiath  devour  theii-  souis. 

4  '^ft  ^        PSALM  22.    2d  Part.    C.  M.  h 

*^^§  Bangor,  Wantage.  ^ 

Christ''s  sufferings  and  k'mgdom. 
\  ""VTOW  froni  the  roaring  lion's  rage, 
-^^     "  O   Lord,  protect  thy  Son  ; 
"  Nor  leave  thy  darling  to  engage 
"  The  poweis  of  hell  alone." 

2  Thus  did  our  suffering  Saviour  pray. 

With  mighty  cries  and  tears: 
God  heard  him  in  that  dreadful  day. 
And  chas'd  away  his  fears. 

3  Great  was  the  victoiy  of  his  deatb. 

His  tlnone  exalted  high ; 
And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  earth 
Shall  worship,  or  shall   die. 

4  A   numerous  offspring  must  arise         ' 

From  his  expiring  groans; 
They  shall  be  reckoned  in  his  eyes 
Fur  daughters  and  for  sons. 

5  The  meek  and  humble  souls  shall  see 

His  table  richly  spread; 
And  all  that  seek   the  Lord  shall  be 
With  joys  immortal  fed. 
€>  The  isles  shall  know  the  righteousness 
Of  our  incarnate  God ; 
And  nations  yet  unborn,  profess 
Salvation  in  his  blood. 

i'^aX  PSALM ^3.    L.  M=  K 

-*-^'^3  Putney,  Armley.  ^ 

ChrisCs  sufferings  and  exaltation. 

1  *^OW  let  our  mournful  songs  record 
-'-^    'Ihe  dying  sorrows  of  our  Lord, 
When  he  complain'd  in  tears  and  blood, 
As  one  forsaken  of  his  God. 

2  The  Jews  beheld  him  thus  forlorn. 

And  sliuok   their  heads,  and  laugh'd  in  scorn; 
'•  He  reseu'd  others  from  the  grave, 
"  Now  let  him  try  Limseif  to  savc« 


140       ASCENSION,   &c.   OF    CHRIST. 

3  "  This  is  the  man  did  once  pretend 
"  God  was  his  father  and  his  friend ; 
*'  If  God   the  blessed  lov'd  him  so, 

*'  Why  doth  he  fail  to  heip  him  uovv  ?'* 

4  Barbarous  people !    cruel  priests .' 

How  they  stood  round  like  savage  beasts. 

Like  lions  gaping  to  devour, 

"When   God   had  left  him  in  their  power. 

5  They  uound  his  head,  liis  h^n.ds,  his  feet. 
Till  streams  of  blood  eacii  other  meet ; 
By   lot  his  gariDents  they  divide. 

And  mock  the  pangs  in  which  he  died ! 

6  But  God  his    Father  heard  his  cry ; 
Rais'd  fi-om  the   dead,  he  reigns  on  high; 
The  nations  iearn  his  lighteousness, 
And  humble  sinners  taste  his  grace. 

idol        PSALM  8P.    4th  Part.    CM.  ig^ 

-*-^'-'3  Christmas,  Swanwiek. 

Chriit's  tnediaturi'ii  rhi^dom;   or,  his  divine  and 
hunuiu  iiatitre. 

1  TJEAR  what  the    Lord  in  vision  said, 
"^   And  made  his  mercy  known: 

"  Sinners,  bthoid  your  help  is  laid 
"  On  my  Almighty  Son. 

2  "  Behold  the  man  my  wisdom  chose 

"  Among  your  mortal  race ; 
"  His  head  my  holy  oil  o'erflows, 
*•  Th«  Spirit  oi'  my  grace. 

3  "  nigh  shall  he  reign  on  David's  throne, 

"  My  people's  better  King ; 
"  My  arm  shall  l3tat  his  risals  down, 
*»  And  stili  new  subjects  bring. 

4  «  M;    truth  shall  guard  him  in  his  way, 

"  \Viih  mercy  by  his  side, 
"  While  in  my  name,  through  earth  and  sea^ 
"  He  shall  in  triuiuph  ndt. 

5  "  Me  for  his  Father  and  liis  God 

"  He  shall  forever  o\^n, 
"Call  me  his  rock,  his  high  abode; 
"  And  I'll  support  my  Son. 

6  "  My  first-born  Son,  anay'd  in  grace, 

*'  At  my  right  hand  sltuii  sit ; 


INTERCESSION  OF  CHRIST.        141, 142 

"  Beneath  him  angels  know  their  place, 

'•  And  monaiehs  at  his  feet. 
7  "  My  covenant  stands  forever  fast ; 

"  iMy  promises  are  strong; 
"  Firm  as  the  heavens  his  throne  shall  last, 

"  His  seed  endure  as  long." 

4  Ail        PSALM  99.    1st  Part.    S.  M.  Jg 

^^^  5  Sutton,  Hopkins. 

Christ's  kingdom  and.  majesty. 

1  f^pHE  God  JEHOVAH  reigns, 

•*■    Let  alS  the  nations  fear; 

Let  sinners  tremble  at  his  throne, 

And  saints  be  humble  there. 

2  Jesus,  the  Saviour,   reigns ! 
Let  '^arih  adore  its   Lord  ; 

Brjght  cherubs  his  attendants  stand, 
Swift  to  fulfil  his  word. 

3  In  Zion  is  his  throne. 
His  honours  are  divine: 

His  church  shall  make  his  wonders  knowa^ 
For  there  his  glories  shine. 

4  How  holy  is  his  name  ! 
How  terrible  his  praise  ! 

Justice,  and  truth,  and  judgment  join 
In  ail  his  works  of  grace. 

VWVWVW 

INTERCESSION  OF  CHRIST. 

HYMK  36.     B.  2.    S.  M.  SK 

Thatcher,  St.  1  homas. 
Christ's  intercession. 

1  Vl/'ELL,  the   Redeemer's  gone 

*'     T'  appear  before  our  (jod. 
To  sprinkle  o'er   the  Haming  throne 
With  Ins  atoning  blood. 

2  No  fiery  vengtance  now. 

Nor  burning  wrath  comes  down; 
If  justice  call  for  sinners'  blood, 
'i  he  Saviour  shows  his  own. 

3  Before  his  Father's  eye 
Our  humble  smt  he  moves; 


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R-?  INTERCESSION 

The  Father  lays  his  thunder  by. 
And  looks,  and  smiles,  and  loves.- 
4      Now  may  our  joyful  tongues 
Our  Maker's  honour  sing ; 
Jesus,  the  Priest,  receives  our  songs. 
And  bears  them  to  tiie  King. 
B      [We  bow  before  his  face. 
And  sound  his  glories  high  : 
"  Hosanna  to  the  God  of  grace, 
"  Who  lays  liis  thunder  by.] 

6  "  On  earth  thy  mercy  reigns, 
"And  triumphs  all  above;" 

But,  Lord,  how  wrak  are  mortal  strains, 
To  speak  immortal  love: 

7  [How  jarring  and  h  jw  low 
Are  al!  the  notes  we  sing! 

Sweet  Saviour,  tune  our  songs  anew. 
And  they  shall  please  tlie  King.] 


113} 


HYMN  37,    B.  2.     C.  M. 
Yoik,  Braintree. 
TJie  same. 


1  T  IFT  up  your  eyes   to  the  heavenly  seat, 
-*-•    Where  your  Pedeemer  stays: 

Kind  liUercessor,  there  he  sits. 
And  loves,  and   pleads,  and  prays. 

2  'Twfts  well,  my  soul,  he  died  for  thee. 

And  shed  his  vital  blood; 
Appcas'd  stem  justice  on   the  tree, 
And  then  amse  to  God. 

3  Petitions  now,  and  praise  may  rise. 

And  si'.ints  their  offerings  bring  ; 
The  Priest,  with  his  own   sacrifice, 
Presents  them  to  the  King. 

4  Let  Papists  trust  what  nam^s  they  please, 

Their  saints  and  angels  boast; 

We've  no  such  advocates  as  these. 

Nor  pray  to  th'  heavenly  host.] 

5  .Tesus  alone  shall  bear  my  cries 

Up  to  his   Father's  throne; 
Jle,  dearest  Lord,  i)eifumes  my  sighs, 
And  sweetens  every  groan. 


OF  CHRIST. 

6  [Tni  thousand  prais-s  to  the  King; 
Hosanna  in   the  highest  ; 
Ten  thoiisand  thanks  our  spirits  bring 
To  God,  and  to  his  Christ.] 


144} 


HYMN  115.    B.  1.     C.  n. 
Christmas,  Rochester. 
Christ  and  Aarori' 


J   TESUS,  in  thee  our  eyes  behold 
"      A   thousand  g'lories  more 
Than  the    rich  gems  and   polish'd  gold 
The  sons  of  Aaron  wore. 

2  They  first  their  own  burnt  offerings  brought} 

To  purge  themselves  from  sin ; 
Thy  life   was  pure  without  a  spot, 
And  all  thy  nature  clean. 

3  [Fresh  blood,  as  constant  as  the  day. 

Was  on  their  altar  spilt; 
But  thy  one  offering  takes  away. 
Forever,  all  our  guilt.] 

4  [Their  priesthood  ran  through  several  hands, 

For  mortal  was  their  race ; 
Thy  never-changing  office  stands 
Eternal  as  thy  days.] 

5  [Once,  in  the  circuit  of  a  year. 

With  blood,  but  not  his  own, 
Aaron  within  the  veil  ajijjcars. 
Before  the  golden  throne. 

6  But  Christ  by  his  own  powerful  blood. 

Ascends  above  the  skii  s, 
And  in  the  presence  of  our  God 
Shews  his  own  sacrifice.] 

7  Jesus,  the  King  of  glory,  reigns 

On  Zion's  heavenly  hiil. 
Looks  like  a  Lamb  that  has  been  slain. 
And  wears  his  priesthood  still. 

8  He  ever  lives  to  intercede 

Before  his  Father's  face  : 
Give  him,  my   soul,  thy  cause  to  plead, 
Nor  doubt  the  Father's  giace. 


1-15,145  INTERCESSION 

441^1  HYxMN  12.    B.  2.     CM.  £» 

-*-^^5  Abnil^'e,  Barby. 

C/irtst  i.f  the  substance  of  the  Leviliral  priesthood, 

1  ''PHE  tiue  Messiah  now  apptars, 

-*-      Ihe  types  are   all  withdrawn: 
So  fly  the  shadows  and  the  stars, 
Before  the  rising  dawn. 

2  No  smoking  sweets,  nor  bleeding  lambsj 

Nor  kid,  nor  bullock  slain; 
Incense  and  spice,  of  costly  names, 
Would  all  be  burnt  in  vain. 

3  Aaron  innst  lay  his  robes  away. 

His  mitre  and  his  vest. 
When  God  himself  comes  down  to  be 
The  oifeiing  and  the  jiriest. 

4  He  took  our  mortal  flesh,  to  show 

The  wonders  of  his  love ; 
For  us  he  paid  his  life  below, 
And  i)rays  for  us  above. 

5  "  Father,-'  he  cries,  "  forgive  their  sins, 

"  For  I   myself  have   died ;" 
And  then  he  shows  his  open'd  veins. 
And  pleads  his  wounded  side. 

iAf\X  PSALM  2.    S.  M.  » 

X~x.\J^  Silver-Street,  Dover. 

Christ  dying,  risings  interceding,  and  reigning. 

1  [\/|AKER  and  sovereign  Lord 

■^■^    Of  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
'i'hy  providence  confirms  thy  woid, 
And  answers  thy  decrees. 

2  The  things  so  long  foretold 
By  David,  are  fulflll'd. 

When  Jews  and  Gentiles  join  to  slay 
Jesus,  thnie  holy  (ihiid.J 

3  Why  did  the  Gentiles  i-age. 
And  Jews,  with  one  accord. 

Bend  all  tlitir  counsels  to  destroy 
1  h'  Anonited  of  the  Lord  ? 

4  Rulers  and  kings  agree 
To   foi-m  a  vain  design; 

Against  the  Lord  their  powers  unite. 
Against  his  Christ  they  join. 


OF  CHRIST. 

5  The  Lord  derides  their  rag;e, 
And   will   support  his  tlirone  ; 

He  who  liath  rais'd  him  from  tlie  dead 
Hath  own'd  hira  for  his  Son. 

PAUSE. 

6  Now  he's  ascended  hi^h. 
And  asks  to  rule  the  earth : 

The  merit  of  his   blood  he  jileads, 
And  pleads  his  heavenly  birth. 

7  He  asks,  and  God  bestows 
A  large  inheritance : 

Far  as  the  world's  remotest  ends 
His  kingdom  shall  advance. 

8  The  nations  that  rebel 
Must  feel   his  iron  rod  ; 

He'll  vindicate  those  honours  well 
Which  he  received  from  God. 

9  [Be  wise,  ye  rulers,  now. 
And  worship  at  his  throne  ; 

With  trembling  joy,  ye  people,  bow 

To  God's  exalted  Son. 
20    If  once  his  wrath  arise. 

Ye  perish  on  the  place ; 
Then  blessed  is  the  soul  that  flies 

For  refuge   to  his  grace.J 


147} 


PSALM  2.     C.  M.  gjc  01-  h 

Dundee,  Bath. 


The  same. 

1  T^THY  did  the  nations  join  to  slay 

'  *       The  Lord's  anointed   Son  ? 
Why  did  they  east  his  laws  away. 
And  tread  his  gospel  down  ? 

2  The  Lord,  who  sits  above  the  skies, 

Derides  their  rage  below, 
lie  speaks  with  vengeance  in  his  eyes, 
And  strikes  their  spiiits  through. 

3  "I  call  him  my  eternal  Son, 

"And  r.iise  him  from  the  dead; 

"  I  mske  my  holy  hill  his  throne, 

"And  wide  Itis  kingdom  spread^, 


145  CHARACTERS  AND 

4  "  Ask  me,  my  Son,  and  then  enjoy 

" '1  lie   utmost  heathen  lands: 

"  Thy    rod  of  iron  shall  destroy 

"The  rebel  who  withstands." 

5  Be  wise,  ye  rulers  of  tlie  earth, 

Obey  th'  anointed  Lord, 
Adore  the  King  of  heavenly  birth, 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 

6  With  hnmble  love  address  his  throne; 

For  if  he  frown,  ye  die; 
Those  are  secure,  and  those  alone, 
Who  on  his  grace  rely. 

VVA(VWVW 

CFIARACTERS    AND    OFFICES    OF 
CHRIST. 

^iO")  HYMN  13.    B.  1.    L.  M.  g» 

^^^ ^  Gloucester,  Leeds,  China. 

The  Son  of  God  incarnate  ;  or,  the  titles  and  the 
kingdom  of  Christ. 

1  nPHE  lands  that  long  in  darkness  lay 

-*-    Now  have  beheld  a  heavenly  light; 
Nations  that  sat  in  death's  cold  sJiade 
Are  bless'd  with  beams  di\inely  bright. 

2  The  virgin's  promis'd  Son  is  born; 
Behold  th'  expected  Child  appears! 
What  shall  his  names  or  titles  be? 

"The  WONDERFUL,  the  COUNSELLOR  I'' 

3  [This  infant  is  the  Mighty  God, 
Come  to  be  suckled  and  ador'd; 

Th'  Eternal  Father,  Prince  of  Peace, 
The  Son  of  David,  and  his  Lord.] 

4  The  government  of  earth  and  seas 
Upon  his  shoulders  shall  be  laid ; 
His  wide  dominion  still  increase. 
And  honours  to  his  name  be  paid. 

5  Jesus,  the  holy  Child,  shall  sit 
High  on  his  fathir  David's  throne; 
Shall  crush  his  foes  beneath  his  fLtt, 
And  I'eign  to  ages  yet  unknown. 


OFFICES  OF  CHRIST.  149,  150 

iAQl  HYMN  132.    B.  2.    C.  M.  gg 

•'■•*'^5  Cajiibcidge,    St.  James. 

T/ie  offices  of  Christ. 

1  "WTE  bless  the   Frophtt  of  Wn  Lord, 

**       That  comes  with  truth  and  graces 
Jesus,  tliy  Spiiit  and  thy  word 
Shall  lead  us  in  thy  ways. 

2  We  reverence  our  High-Priest  above, 

Who  offerd  up  liis    blood. 
And  lives  to  carry  on  his  love, 
By  pleading  with  our  God. 

3  We  honour  our  exalted  King; 

How  sweet  are  his  conunands! 
He  guards  our  souls  from  hell  and  sin, 
By  his  Almighty  hands. 

4  Hosanna  to  his  glorious  name. 

Who  saves  by  difi'erent  ways; 
His  mercies  lay  a  sovereign  claim 
To  our  immortal  praise. 

i^CiX  HYMN  146.    B.  1.    L.  M.  Sg 

LO\J^  Wells,  Antigua. 

Characters  of  Christ,  borroivrd  from   inanimate 
things. 

1  ri^O?  worship  at  Imilianuel's  feet, 

^^^    See  in  his  face  what  wonders  meet ! 
Earth  is  too  narrow  to  express     - 
His  worth,  his  glory,  or  his  grace.] 

2  [The  whole  creation  can  afford 

But  some  feint  shadows  of  my  Lord ; 
Nature,  to  make  his  beauties  known, 
Must  mingle  colours  not  her  own.] 

3  [Is  he  compar'd  to  wine  or  bread  ? 
Dear  Lord,  our  souls  would   thus  be  fed : 
That  Hesh,  that  dying  blood  of  thine. 

Is  bread  of  life,  is  heavenly  wine.] 

4  [Is  he  a  tree?  The  world  receives 
Salvation  from  his   healing  leaves: 

That  righteous  branch,  that  fruitful  bough 
Is  David's  root  and  i)ffspring  too.] 

5  [Is  he  a  rose?  Not  Sharon  yields 
Such  fragraiicy  in  all  lier  fields: 
Or  if  the  lily  he  assume. 

The  valleys  bless  the  rich  perfume.] 


150  CHARACTERS    AND 

6  [Is  he  a  vine  ?  His  heavenly  root 
Supplies  ihe  boughs  with  liife  and  fruit: 

0  kt  a  lasting  union  join 

My  soul  to  Chiist,  the  livings  vine  l"] 

7  [Is  he  the  head  ?  Each  member  lives, 
And  owns  the  vital  powers  he  gives; 
The  saints  below,  and  saints  above, 
Join'd  by  his   Spirit  and  his  love.] 

S  [Is  he  a  fountain  ?  There  I  bathe. 
And  heal  the  plague  of  sin  and  death : 
These  waters   all  my  soul  renew. 
And  cleanse  ray  spotted  garments  too.] 

9  [Is  he  a  fire?  He'll    purge  my  dross; 
But  the  true  gold  sustains  no  loss; 
Like  a  refiner  shall  he  sit. 

And  tread  the  refuge  with  his  feet.] 

10  [Is  he  a  rock  ?  How  firm  he  proves ! 
Ihe  Rock  of  Ages  never  moves; 

Yet  the  sweet  streams  that  from  him  flow 
Attend  us  all  the  desert  through.] 

11  [Is  he  a  way?  He  leads  to  God; 
Ihe  path  is  drawn  in  lines  of  blood ; 
There  would  I  walk,  with  hope  and  zeal. 
Till  I  arrive  at   Zion's  hill.] 

J2  [Is  he  a  door?  I'll  enter  in  : 
Behold  the  pastures  large  and  green ; 
A  paradise— divinely  fair; 
None  but  the  sheep  have  freedom  there.] 

13  [Is  he  designed  a  corner-stone 

For  men  to  build  their  heaven  upon? 
I'll  make  him  my  foundation  too. 
Nor  fear  the  plots  of  hell  below.] 

14  [Is  he  a  temple  ?  I  adore 

Ih'  indwelling  majesty  and  power  ; 
And  still  to  this  most  holy  place. 
Whene'er  I  pray,  I   turn  my  face.] 

15  [Is  he  a  star  ?  He  breaks  the  night, 
Piercing  the  shades  with  dawning  light; 

1  know   his  glories  from  afar, 

I  know  the  bright,  the  morning-star.] 

16  [Is  he   a  sun  ?  His  beams  are  grace, 
His  couvse  ia  joy,  and  i%hteonsnesa; 


OFFICES    OF   CHRIST.  15i 

TCatioiis  rejoice,  when  he  appears 

To  chase  their  clouds,  and  dry  their  tears.^ 

17  [O  let  me  climb  those  higher  skies. 
Where  storms  and  darkness  never  rise: 
There  he  displays  his  power  abroad. 

And  shines  and 'reigns  tl»'  Incarnate  God.] 

18  [Vor  earth,  nor  seas,  nor  snn,  nor  stai-s. 
Nor  lieaven  his  full  resemblance  bears; 
Jlis  beauties  we  can  nev.r  trace, 

'I'ill  wc  behold  liim  face  to  face.] 


151    ^        HYMN  149.    B.l.    I,.  M. 
1st  Pirt    J        Green's  Hundredth,  Bath. 
The  offices  of  Christ. 

1  TOIN  all  the  nauies  of  love  and  power, 
•'   'I'hat  ever  men  or  angels  bore ; 

All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth. 
Or  set  Immanuel's  glory  forth. 

2  But  O!  what  condescending  ways 

He  takes  to  teach  his  heavenly  grace! 
My  ejes  with  .joy  and  wonder  see 
What  form,  of  love  he  bears  for  me. 

3  [The  "Angel  of  the  covenant"  stands 
With  his  commission  in  his  hands. 
Sent  from  his  Fathsjrs  milder  throne. 
To  make  the  great  salvation  known.] 

4  [Great  Prophet!   let  me  bless  t]jy   name. 
By  thee  the  joyful  tidings  came 

Of  wrath  apj>eas'd,  of  sins  forgiven. 

Of  hell  subdu'd,  and  peace  with  Heaven.J 

5  £JTy  bright  Example,  and  my  Guid,-, 
I  would  be  walking  near  thy  sitie; 
O  let  me  never  run  astray. 

Nor  follow  the  forbidden  way!] 

6  [I  love  my  Shepherd— he  shall  keep 
My  wandering  soul  among  his  sheep: 
He  feeds  his  flock,  he  calls  their  names. 
And  in  his  bosom  bears  the  Iambs.] 

7  [My  Surety  undertakes  my  cause, 
Answ'ring  his  Father's  broken  laws; 
Behold  niy  soul  at  freedom  set, 

?ry  Surety  paid  the  dreadful  debt.] 
H 


151  CHARACTER9   ANI> 

8  [Jesus,  my  great  High   Priest,  has  died— 
1  seek  no  sacrifice  bi^side  ; 
His  blood  did  once  for  all  atone. 
And  now  he  pleads  before  the   throne.] 

0  [My  Advocate  apitears  on  higli— 
The  Father  lays  his  tlvunder  by ; 
Not  all  that  earth  or  hell  can   say 
Shall  turn  my  Father's  heart  away.J 

10  [My  Loril,  my  Conqneror,  and  my  King^, 
J'liy  sceptre  and  thy  sword  I   sing: 
Thine    is  th«e  victory,  and   I  sit 

A  joyful  subject  at' thy  feet.] 

11  [Aspire,  my  soul,  to  glorious  deeds  ; 
The  Captain  of  Salvation  leads; 
Marcli  on,  nor  fear  to  win  the  daj', 
ThdHgh  death  and  hell  obstruct  the  way.] 

12  [Should  death,  and  hell,  and  powers  unknown 
Tut  all  their  fornis  of  mischief  on, 

I  shall  be  safe;  for  Christ  displays 
Salvation  in  more  sovereign  ways.] 

151    7        HYMN  147.    B.  1.    L.  M.  ^ 

2-'  Part    J  Truro,  Nevvcourt. 

77if-  names  and  titles  of  Christ. 

1  [^'T'lS  fioia  the  treasures  of  his  word 

-■-      I   borrow   titles  for  my  Lord ; 
Nor  art  nor  nature  can  suppiy 
Sufficient  forms  of  majesty. 

2  Bright  image  of  the  Father's  fVice, 
Shilling,  with  undiminisli'd  rays ; 
Tir  eternal  God's   eternal   Son, 

The  heir  and   partner  of  his  throne.] 

3  The  King  of  Kings,  the  Lord   most  high, 
Writes  his  own   name  upon  his  thigh: 
He  wears  a  garnn-nt  dipp'd  in  biood. 
And  breaks  the  nations  with  his  rod. 

4  Where  grace  can  neither  meit  nor  move. 
The  Lamb  resents  his  injur'd   love; 
Awakis  his  wrath   without  delay. 

And  Judah's  Lion  tears  the  prej. 

5  But  when  for  works  of  peace  he  comes, 
^Vhat  winuiDjr  titles  he  risaime? ; 


OFFICES    OF    CHRIST.  152,153 

*'  Light  of  the  world,  and  Life  of  men ;" 
Nof  bears  those  characters  in  vain. 

6  With  tender  pity  in  his  heart, 
He  acts  the  Mediator's  ])art ; 

A  friend  and  brother  he  appears. 
And  Weil  fulfils   the  names  he    weai-s. 

7  At  length  the  Judge  his  throne  ascends, 
Divides  the  rebels  from  his  friends. 
And  saints  in  full  fruition  prove 

His  rich  variety  of  love. 

^  KOT.  HYMN  61.    B.  1.    L.  M.  % 

■■■"'*  3         Ninety-seventh  Psalm,  Newcourt. 
Christ  our  High  Priest  and  King;   aiid   Christ 
coining  to  judgmtnt. 

1  "W^OW  to  the  Lord,  that  ir.akes  us  know 
-^~      The  wonders  of  his  dying  love, 

Be  humble  honours  paid  below. 
And  strains  ci'  nobler  praise  above. 

2  'Twas  he  that  cleans'd  our  foulest  sins, 
And   wash'd  us  in  his  richest  blood ; 
'Tis  he  that  makes  us  priests  and  kings. 
And  brings  us  rebels  near  to  God. 

3  To  Jesus,  our  atoning  Priest, 
To  Jesus,  our  superior  King, 
Be  everlasting  power  confess'd, 
And  every  tongue  his  glory  sing. 

4  Behold  on  flying  clouds  he  comes. 
And  evei-y   eye  shall  see  him  move ; 
Though  with  our  sins  we  pierc'd  hin»  once, 
Then  he  displays  his  pardoning  love. 

5  The  unbelieving  world  shall  wail. 
While  we  rejoice    to  si^  the  day: 
Come,  Lord ;  nor  let  thy  promise  fail, 
Kor  let  thy  chariots  long  delay. 

153    7        HYMX148.    B.  1.    H.  M.  %^ 

1st  Part.  5  Portsmouth. 

The  names  and  titles  of  Christ. 
1      [WITH  cheerful   voice  1  sin-, 
"       The  titles  of  my  Lord, 
Aud  borrow  all  the  names 
Of  honour  from  his  word. 
Mature  and  art  I         Sufficient  fornix 

t^an  u'vVr  'riupply        j        Oi'  mrtj.-'sty. 


153  CHARACTERS    AND 

2  In  Jesus  we  behold 

His    Father's  gloiious  face, 

Shining  forever  bright 

Witli  mild  and  lovely  rays. 
The  eternal  God's         j  Inherits  and 
Eternal  Son  |  Partakes  the  throne.] 

3  The  sovereign  King   of  Kings, 
The  Lord  of  Lords  most  high, 
Writes  his  own  name  upon 
His  garment  and  his  thigh. 

His  name  is  call'd         I  He  rules  the  eaitii 
"  The  Word  of  God,"  |  With  iron  rod. 

4  Where  promises  and  grace 
Can  neither  melt  nor  move, 
The  anpy  Lamb  resents 
The  injuries  of  his  love; 

Awakes  his  wrath         I  As  lions  roar; 
Without  delay,  (  And  tear  the  prey. 

5  But  when  for  works  of  peace 
The  great  Redeemer  comes, 
What  gentle  characters. 
What   titles  he  assumes: 

Light  of  the  world,      I  Nor  will  he  bear 

*'  And  Life  of  men  ;"      |  Those  names  iu  vair.. 

6  Immense  compassion  reigns 
In  our  Immannel's  heart, 
"When  he  descends  to  act 
A  ISIediatov's  part  : 

Ife  is  a  friend,  I  Divinely  kind, 

And  brother  too;  J  Divinely  true. 

7  At  length  the  Lord,  the  Judge, 
His  a^^ful  throne  ascends. 
And  drives  the  rebels  far 
From  favourites  and  friends: 

Then  shall  the  saints      [The  heights  and  d*=:pths 
Comi)letely  prove         j  Of  all  his  kye. 


153  } 

LM  Part.  J 


HYMN  150.    R.  1.    H.  M.  ^ 

Portsmouth. 


The  offices  of  Chrut. 
"JOIN  all  the  glorious  names 
"    Of  wisdon),  love  and  power. 
That  ever  mortals  knew, 
That  angels  over  bove: 


OFFICES   OF   CHRIST.  153 

All  are  too  mean        I  Too  mean  to  set 
'lo  speak  his  worth,  |  Jly  Savioui-  forth. 
2      But,  O  what  gentle  terms, 

What  condescending  ways 

Doth  our  Redeemer  use 

To  teach  his  heavenly  grace  ! 
Mine  eyes  with  joy  1  What  forms  of  love 
And  wonder  see        |  He  bears  for  nie. 
8      [/Vrray'd  in   mortal  flesh. 

He,  like  an  angel,  stands, 

And  holds  the  promises 

And  pardons  in  his  hands  : 
ComiTiission"d  from    I  lo  make  his  grace 
His  Father's  throne,  |  To  mortals  known.J 

4  [Great  Prophet  of  my   God, 

My  tongue  would  bless  thy  name  ; 

liy  thee  the  jojful  news 

Of  our  salvation  came  ; 
Tlie  joyful  news     I  Of  hell  subdu'd. 
Of  sins  forgiven,     |  And  peace  with  Heaven.3 

5  [Be  thou  my  Counsellor, 
My   Pattern  and  my   Guide; 
And  through  this  desert  land 
Still  keep  me  near  thy  side. 

O  let  my  feet  I  Nor  nve.  nor  seek 


Nor  nve,  nor  seeK 
The  crooked  way.3 


Ne'er  run  astray, 

6  [I  love  my  Shepherd's  voice; 
His  watchful  ejes  shall  keep 
My  wandering  soul  among 
The  thousands  of  his  sheep: 

He  feeds  his   Hock,     I  His  bosom  beai-s 
He  calls  their  names ;  |  I'he  tender  lambs.] 

7  [To  this  dear  Surety's  hand 
Will  I  commit  my  cause; 
He  answers  and   fulfils 

His  Father's  broken  laws. 
Behold  my  soul  1  My  Surety  paid 

At  freedom  set !  |  The  dreadful  debt.] 

8  [Jesus,  my  great  High   Priest, 
Offer'd  his   blood,  and  died : 
My  guilty  conscience  seeks 
No  sacrifice  beside. 

His  powerful  blood  I  And  now  it  pleads 
Did  once  atone ;      j  Before  the  throne.] 


154.  ADDRESSES 

9  [Nry  Advwcate   appears 
Yoy  my  defence  on  liijjh; 
The   Father  bows  his  ear, 
And  lays  his  thunder  by. 

Not  all  that  hell  I  Shall  turn  his  heart, 
Or  sui  can  say     |  His  love  away.] 

10  [My  dear  Almighty  Lord, 
My   Conqueror  and  my  King, 
'Ihy  sceptre,  and  thy  sword. 
Thy  reigning  grace,  I   sing. 

Thine  is  the  power ;  I  In  willing   bonds 
Behold  I  sit  |  Before  thy  feet.] 

11  [Now  let  m}'  soul   arise. 
And  tread  the  tempter  down ; 
ISIy  Captain   leads  me  forth 
To  conquest  and    a  croMn. 

A  feeble  saint  I  Though  death  and  heli 

Shall  win  the  day,  |  Obstnict  the  way.] 

12  Should  all  the  hosts  of  death. 
And  powers  of  hell  unknown, 
Ptit  their  most  dreadful  forms 
Of  rage  and  mischief  on, 

I  shall   be  safe  ;       I  Supeiior  power 
Tor  Christ  displays  ]  And  guardian  grace. 

v-wvwvx-v 

ADDRESSES  TO  CHRIST. 

Af^Al         HYMN  62.    B.  1.    CM.  Sg 

XfJ^^  Exeter,  Swanwick. 

Christ  Jesus,  the   Lamb   of   God,  -worshipped  bij 
all  the  creation. 

1  r^OME,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 
^    With  angels  round  the  throne; 

Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues, 
But  all  their  .jo)s  are  one. 

2  "  M'^orthy  the  I.ainb  th.it  died,"  they  cry, 

'*  To  be  exalted  thus  ;" 
"  Worthy  the  Lamb,"  our  lips  reply, 
"  For  he  was  slain  for  us." 

3  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honour  and  power  divine; 
And  blessings,  more  than  we  can  give, 
Ee^  Lord,  forever  Ihine, 


TO    CHRIST. 

4  Let  al]  that  tlwcll  above  the  sky, 

And   air,  and  earth,  and  seas," 

Conspire  to  lift  ihy  glories  high. 

And  speak  thine  endless   p.aise. 

5  The  wlioie  creation  join  in  one, 

'l"o  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  him,  that  sits  upon  the  throne, 
And  to  adore  the  Lamb- 


155   ^       MYMNl.     B.  1.    C.  ]\f.  i 

1st  Part.  5  ^«""^'  "'^^"^^''- 

A  nexv  song  to  the  Lamb  that  rvns  slain. 

1  "DEHOLD  rhe  glories  of  the  Lamb, 
-'-'  Amid  his  Father's  throne! 
Prepare  new  honours  for  his  name, 

And  songs  before  unknown. 

2  Let  elders  worship  at  his  feet. 

The  church  adore  around. 

With   vials  full  of  odours  sweet, 

And  harps  of  sweeter  sound. 

3  Those  are  the  prayers  of  all  the  saints. 

And  these  the  hymns  they  raise : 
Jesus  is  kind  to  our  complaints. 
He  loves  to  hear  our  piaise. 

4  [Eternal  Father,  who  shall  look 

Into  thy  secret  will  ? 
Who  but  tJie  Son  sliall  take  that  book, 
And  open  every  seal  ? 

5  He  shall  fulfil  tliy  great  decrees. 

The  Son  deserves  it  well ; 
Lo,  in  his  hand  the  sovereign  keys 
Of  heaven,  and  death,  and  hell  !J 

6  Now  to  the  Lamb,  t]iat  once  was  slain, 

Be  endHss  blessings  paid; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy  remain 
Forever  on  tliy  head. 

7  Thou  hastredeem'd   our  souls  with  blood. 

Hast  set  the  prisoners  free; 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to    God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 


t55, 155  ADDRESSES 

8  The  worlds  of  nature  and  of  gracc 

Are  put  beneath  thy  power; 

Then  slioften  tliese  delaying  days, 

And  bring  the  promis'd  hour. 

155   ^      HYMN  148.    B.  2.    CM. 

2d  Part.  5  ^'-  ^""''  ^""'^y- 

God  reconciled  in   Christ. 

1  T|EAREST  of  all  the  names  above^ 
-*-'    iMy  Jesus,  and  my   God! 

Who  can  resist  thy  heav  nly  love. 
Or  trilie  with  thy  blood  ? 

2  'Tis  by  the  merits  of  tliy  death. 

The   Father  smiles  again ; 
'Tis  by  thine  interceding  breath 
'I'lie  Spirit  dwells  with  men. 

3  Till  God  in  human  flesh  I  see. 

My    thoughts  no  comfort  find; 
The  holy,  just,  and  sacred  Three 
Are  terroas  to  my  mind. 

4  But  if  Imnianuel's  face  appear, 

My  hope,  my  joy  begins ; 
His  name  forbids  my  slavish  fear, 
His  grace  removes  my  sins. 

5  While  Jews  on  their  own  law  rely, 

And  Greeks  of  wisdom  boast, 
I   love  th'  incarnate  mystery, 
And  there  I  fix  my  trust. 

i  '^iR  1         HYMN  40.     B.  1.     C.  Isl. 
-*-*^*-'5  Abridge,  Slade. 

The  ivorks  of  Mosa-  and  the  Lamb, 

1  H  *W   strong  thnie  arm  is,  mighty   God, 
^'-    Who  would  not  fear  thy  name? 
Jesus,   how  sweet  thy  graces   are  i 

Wiio  would  not  love   the  Lamb? 

2  He  has  done  more  than  Moses   did, 

Our  Prophet  and  our  King  ; 
From  bonds  of  hell  he  freed  our  souls. 
And  taught  our  lips  to  sing. 
3  In  tlie   Red  Sea  by  Moses'  hand, 
The   Egyptian  host  was  drown'd ; 
But  his  own  blood  hides  all  our  sins. 
And  guilt  no  mor«  is  found. 


TO  CHRIST. 

4  When  t'arough  tJie  desert  Israel  went, 

Willi  manna  tUey  were  fed  ; 
Our  Lord  invites  us  to  his  flesh, 
And  calls  it  living  bread. 

5  Moses  beheld  the  proniis'd  land, 

Yet  never  reach'd  the  place  ; 
But  Christ  shall  bring  his  followers  home 
To  see  his  Father's  face. 

6  Then  shall  our  love  and  joy  be  full, 

And  feel  a   warmer  flame, 
And  sweeter  voices  tune  the  song 
Of  Moses  and  the   Lamb. 


Af^Jl         HYMN  79.    B.  2.    C.  M. 

■*■ "  '  5  Stade,  Irish,  Swanwicki 

Praise  to  the  Redeemer. 

1  TJLUNG'D  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair, 
*^     We  wretched  sinners  lay, 
Witliout  one  cheerful   beam  of  hope, 

Or  spark  of  glimmering  day. 

2  With  pitying  eyes,  tlie  Prince  of  Grace 

Beheld  our  helpless  grief; 
He  saw— and  (O   amazuig   love !) 
He  ran  to  our  relief. 

3  Down  from  the  shining  seats  above 

With  joyful  haste  he  fled, 
Enter'd  the  grave,  in  mortal  flesh, 
And  dweit  among  the  dead. 

4  He  spoil'd  the  powers  of  darkness  thus, 

And  brake  our  iron  chains ; 
Jesus  has  freed  our  captive  souls 
From  everlasting  pains. 

5  [In  vain  the  baffled  prince  of  hell 

His  cursed  projects   tries ; 
We  that  were  doom'd  Ins  endless  slavesj 
Are  rais'd  above  the  skies.] 

6  O  I  for  this  love,  let  rocks  and  hills 

Their  lasting  silence  break, 
And  all  harmonious  human  tongues 
The  Savioui's  praises  speak. 

7  [Yes,  we  will  praise  thee,  dearest  L9li3, 

Our  souls  are  all  on  flame: 


158,  159  ADDHESSES 

Hosanna,  round  the  spncious  earth, 

To  tliine  adored  name ! 
S  Angels,  assist  our  mis:l)ty  joys ; 

Strike  all  jour   harps  of  goid  ; 
But  when  yon  raise  your  hitrhest  notes, 

His  love  can  ne'er  be  told.] 

1'=»ft"l  HYMN  63.     B.  1.     L.  M.  m 

XxJa^  Old  Hundred,  Dunstan. 

Christ^s  humiliation  and  exaltation. 

1  TTTHAT  equal  honotirs  shall   Ave  brinp:, 

^~     To  thee,  O   Lord  our  God,  the   Lamb, 
When  all  the  notes  that  angeis  sing, 
Aie  far  inferior  to   thy  name? 

2  Worthy  is  he  that  once  was  slain. 

The  Prince  of  life,  that  groan'd  and  died; 
Worthy  to  rise,  and  live  and  I'eign 
At  his  almighty   Father's  side. 

3  Power  and  dominion  are  his  due. 
Who  stood  condemn'd  at  Pilate's  bar; 
Wisdom  belongs  to  Jesus  too, 

Tho'  he  was  charg'd  with  madness  here, 

4  All  riches  are  his  native  right, 
Yet  he  sustain'd  amazing  loss : 
To  him  ascribe  eternal  might. 
Who  left  his  weakness  on  the  cross.. 

5  Honour  immortal  must  be  paid. 
Instead  of  scandal  and   of  scorn  ; 
While  glory  shines  around  his  head. 
And  a  bright  crown  without  a  thorn. 

6  Blessings  forever  on  the  Lamb, 

Who  bore  the  curse  for  wretched  men; 
Let  angels   sound  his  sacred  name. 
And  evejy  creature  say,  Ameu. 


1 59    ^  HYMN  25.     B.  1.     L.  M.        r 

^        C  Eaton,  China. 

1st.  Part.  J  ' 

A  vision  of  the  Lamb. 
1    A  LL  mortal   vanities,  be  gone, 
-^^  Nor  tempt  my  eyes,  nor  tire  my  ears, 
Behold  amidst  th'  eternal  throne 
A  vision  of  the  Lamb  appears. 


TO    CHRIST.  159 

2  [Glory  his  fleecy  robe  adoi-ns, 
Maik'd  with  the  bloody  death  he  bore  ; 
Seven  are  his  eyes,  and  seven  his  horns, 
To  speak  his  wisdom  and  his  power. 

3  Lo,  he  receives  a  sealed  book 
From  him  that  sits  upon  the  throne; 
Jesus,  my  Lord,  prevails  to  look 

On  dark  decrees,  and  things  unknown.^ 

4  All  the  assembling^  saints  around 
Fall  worshipping  before  the  Lamb, 
And  in  new  songs  of  gospel  sound 
Address  their  honours  to  his  name. 

5  [The  joy,  the  shout,  the  harmony 
Flies  o'er  the  eieriasting  hiils; 

"  Worthy   art  thou  alone,"  they  cry, 

"  To  reatl  the  book,  to  loose  the  seals. "2 

6  Our  voices  Join  the  heavenly  strain, 
And  with  transporting  pleasure  sing, 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain, 
"  To  be  our  Teacher  and  our  King !" 

7  His  words  of  prophecy  reveal 
Eternal  counsels,  deep  designs: 

His  gi'ace  and  vengeance  shall  fulfil 
The  peaceful  and  the  dreadful  lines. 

8  Thou  hast  redeem'd  our  souls  from  hell 
With  thine  invaluable  blood; 

And  wretches,  that  did  once  rebel, 
Are  now  made  favourites  of  their  God, 

9  Worthy  f  .rever  is  the  Lord, 

That  died  for  treasons  not  his  own. 

By  every  tongue  to  be  ador'd. 

And  dwell  upon  his  Father's  throne! 

J  59    ^  HYMN  21.     B.  2.     L.  M,  ^ 

"d.  P'ut    S  Nantwich,  Dunstan. 

W  i07ig  of  praise  to  God  the  Redeemer. 

1  T  ET  the  old  heathens  tune  their  song 
■'-*  Of  great  Diana,  and  of  Jove, 
But  the  sweet  theme  that  moves  my  tongue 
Is  my  Redeemer  and  his  loye. 


160  ADDRESSES  TO  CHRIST. 

2  Behold!   a   God  descends  and  dies, 
io  save  my  soul  from  gaping  hell! 
How  the  biack  giuf,  where  Satan    lies, 
Yawn'd  to  receive  me  when  I  fell ! 

3  How  jnstice  frown'd,  and  vengeance  stood, 
To  diive  me  down  to  endless  pain .' 

But  the  gnat  Son  propos'd  his   blood. 
And  heavfuly   wrath  grew  mild  again. 

4  Infinite  lover!   j'raeious  Lord! 

To  thee  be  endless  honours  given  : 
Thy  wondrous  name  shall   be  ador'd, 
Round  the  wide  earth,  and  wider  heaven. 


160} 


HYMN  5.    B.  2.    L.  M. 

Gloucester,  Portugal. 
Longing  to  praise  Christ  better. 


1  T  ORD,   when  my  thoughts  with   wonder  roll 
■*^    O'er  the  sharp  sorrows  of  thy  soul, 
And  read  my  Maker's  broken  laws, 
Repair'd  and  honour'd  by  thy  cross ; 

3  When  I  behold  death,  hell,  and  sin, 
Vanquish'd  by   that  dear  blood  of  thine. 
And  see  the  man,  that  groaii'd  and  dv'd, 
bit  glorious  by  his  Fatlier's  side ; 

3  My  passions  rise  and  soar  above  r 

I'm  wing'd  with  faith,  and  fir'd  with  love : 
Fain  would  I  reach  eternal  things, 
And  learn  the  notes  that  Gabriel  sings. 

4  But  my  heart  fails,  my  tongue  complains 
For  want  of  their  immortal  strains ; 
And  in  such  humble  notes  as  these 
Falls  far  below  thy  victories. 

5  Well,  the  kind  mintite  nmst  appear. 
When   we  shall  leave  these  bodies  here. 
These  clogs  of  clay — and  mount  on  high, 
To  join  the  songs  above  the  sky. 


ADOPTION.  161 

DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL, 

ALPHABETICALLY    ARRANGED. 
ADOPTION. 
161     ^       HYMN  64.     B.  L     S.  M.  j^ 

It  Part    J     Froome,  Germany,  Dover. 

1  "LIEHOLD   what  wondrous  grace 
^  'I'he  Father  hath  btstow'd 

On  sinners  of  a  mortal   race. 
To  call  them  sons  of  God  ! 

2  'Tis  no  surprising   thin;^, 
That  we  should  be  unknown  ; 

The  Jewish  world  knew  not  their  King, 
God's  everlasting  Son. 

3  Nor  doth  it  yet  appear 
How  great  we  must  be  made  ; 

But  when  we  see  our  Saviour  here, 
We  shall  be  like  our  Head. 

4  A  hope  so  much  divine 
May  trials  well  endure, 

May  purge  our  souls  from  sense  and  sin, 
As  Christ  the  Lord  is  pure. 

5  If  in  my  Father's  love 
I  share  a  filial  part. 

Send  down  thy  Spirit  like  a  dove, 
To  rest  upon  my  heart. 

6  We  would  no  longer  lie. 

Like  slaves,  beneath   the  throne ; 
Our  faith  shall  Abba.  Father,  cry, 
And  thou  the  kindred  own. 

161   X        HYMN  143.    B.  I.     CM.  gg 

2d  Pirt    S  Canterbury,  Dundee. 

Characters  of  the  children  of  God,  from  several 

scripturci. 
IAS   new  born  babes  desire  the  breast 
-'^    To  feed,  and  grow,   and  thrive; 
So  saints  with  joy  the  gospel  taste, 
And  by  the  gospel  live. 
2  [With  inward  gust  their  heart  approves 
Ali  that  the  woxd  relates: 


162  SCRIPTURE   DOCTRINES. 

They  love  the  men  their  Father  loves. 
And  hate  the  works  he  hates.] 

3  [Not  all  the  flattering  baits  on  earth 

Can  make  them  slaves  to  lust ; 
They  can't  forget  their  heavenly  birth. 
Nor  grovel  in  the  dnst. 

4  Not  all  the  chains  tliat  tyrants  use 

Shall  bind  tlieir  souls  to  vice : 
Faith,  like  a  conqueror,  can  produce 

A  thousand  victories.]  ' 

5  [Grace,  like  an  nncornipted  seed,  1 

Abides  and  reigns  within ; 
Immortal  principles  forbid 
'I'he  sons  of  God  to  sin.] 

6  [Not  by  the  terrors  of  a  slave 

Do  they  perform  his  will, 
But  with  the  noblest  powers  they  have 
His  sweet  commands  fulfil.] 

7  They  find  access  at  eyei^  hour. 

To  God  within  the  veil ; 
Hence  they  derive  a  quickening  power, 
And  joys  that  never  fail. 

8  O  happy  souls!   O  glorious  state 

Of  overflowing  grace  I 
To  dwell  so  near  their  Father's  seat. 
And  see  his  lovely  face. 

9  Lord,  I   address  thy  heavenly  throne; 

Call  me  a  child  of  thine. 
Send  down  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son 
lo  form  my  heart  divine. 

10  Thtrre  shed  thy  choicest  loves  abroad, 

And  make  my   comforts  strong  ; 
Then  shall  I  say,  "My  Pather,  God," 
With  an  unwavering  tongue. 

ATONEMENT. 

4  f\0 1         PSALM  40.    2d  Part.    C.  M.         S8 
•»■  vJ-^  5  St.  David's,  Mear. 

The  incarnation  and  sacrifice  of  Christ. 
1  npHUS   saitli  the  Lord,  •*  \'our  work  is  vaui, 
-*-     "Give  your  burnt  offerings  o'er; 
♦'  In  dying  goats  and  bullocks  slain, 
»•  My  suui  utjishts  iio  nioit."' 


ATONEMENT.  ISS 

X  Then  spake  the  Saviour,   "  Lo,  I'm  here, 
"My  God,  to  do  thy  will; 
«'  Whate'er  thy  sacred  books  dechire, 
"Thy  servant  shall  fullil. 

3  "  Thy  law  is  ever  in  my  sight, 

"•I  ketp  it  near  iny  heart; 
♦'  Mine  ears  are  open  with  delight 
"To  what  thy  lips  impart."' 

4  And  see,  the  blest  Redeemer  comes! 

The  eternal   Son  appears! 
And  at  the  appointed  time  assumes 
The  body  God  prepares. 

5  Much  he  reveal'd  his  Father's  grace, 

And  much  his  truth  he  show'd. 
And  preach'd  the  way  of  righteousness. 
Where  great  assemblies  stood. 

6  His  Father's  honour  touch'd  his  heart, 

Me  pitied  sinners'    cries, 
And,  lo  fulfil  a  Saviour's  part, 
Was  made  a  sacrifice. 

PAUSE. 

7  No  blood  of  beasts,  on  altars  shed. 

Could  wash  the  conscience  cleaji ; 
But  the  rich  sacrifice  he  paid 
Atones  fui-  all  our  sin. 

8  Then  was  the  great  salvation  spread^ 

And  Satan's  kingdom   shook ; 
Thus  by  tiie  woman's  promis'd  seed 
The  seri>eiit's  head    v.  as  broke. 

IR'^I  PSALM  40.    L.  M.  8g 

^^•^S  Bath,  Italy. 

Christ  ouv  sacrijice, 

1  'T^HE  wonders.  Lord,  thy   luve  has  wrought, 

-*-    Exceed  our  praise,  surmount  our  thought; 
Should  I  attempt  the  long  detail. 
My  speech   would  taint,  my  numbers  fail. 

2  No  blood  of  beasts  on  altars  spilt, 

Can  cleai;se  the  souis  of  men  from  guilt;. 
But  thou  hast  set  before  our  eyes 
Au  all-sufficient  sacrifice. 

3  Lo !  thine  eternal  Soji  appears ; 
To  thy  dvsisus  he  bows  his  <-ars; 


164  SCRIPTURE    DOCTRINES, 

Assumes  a  body  well  prepar'd. 
And  well  performs  a  work  so  hard. 

4  "  Reliold,  I  come,"  (the  Saviour  cries 
With  love  and  duty  in  his  ej'cs,) 

"  I  come  to  hear  the  heavy  load 
"Of  sins,  and  do  thy  will,  my  God. 

5  "  'Tis  wntten  in  thy  great  decree, 
"'Tis  in  thy  book  foretold  of  nie, 
"I  must  fulfil  the  Saviour's  part; 
"  And,  io  !   thy  law  is  in   my  heart. 

6  "I'll   mngnify  thy  holy  law, 
"And  rebels  to  obedience  draw, 
"When  on  my    cross  I'm  lifted  high, 
"Or  to  my  crown  above  the  sky. 

7  "  The  Spirit  shall  descend,  and  show 

"  What   thou  hast  done,    and   what   I  do ; 

*' The  wondering  world  shall  learn   thy    grace, 

"  Thy  wisdom  and  tliy  righteousness." 

164^        HYMN  155.    B.2.    CM.  [y 

1st  Part.  3  Durham,  St.  Anns. 

Christ  our  passover. 
IT  O,  the  destroying  angel  flics 
-*-^      To  Pharaoh's  stubborn  land  ! 
The  pride  and  flower  of  Egypt  die^ 
By  his  vindictiv«  hand. 

2  He  pass'd  the  tents  of  Jacob  o'er, 

Nor  potn'd  the  wrath  divine : 

He  saw  the  blood  on  every  door. 

And  bless'd  the  peaceful  sign. 

3  Thus  the  appointed  Lamb  must  bleed, 

To  break  the  Egyptian  yoke : 

Thus  Israel  is  from  bondage  freed. 

And  'scapes  the  angel's  stroke. 

4  Lord,  if  mj'  heart  were  sprinkled  loo, 

With  blood  so  rich  as  thine. 
Justice  no  longer  would  pursue 
This  guilty  soul  of  mine. 

5  Jesus  our  passover  was  slain, 

And  has  at  once  procur'd 
Freedom  from  Satan's  heavy   chain, 
And  God's  avenging-  sword. 


COMMUNION    WITH    GOD.  164, 

164^        HYMN  118.    B.  2.     L.  M. 
2d  Part.  J  Newcourt,  Antigua. 

The  priesthood  of  Christ. 

1  "DLOOD  has  a  voice  to  pierce  the  skies  ; 
-'^  Revenge .'  the  blood  of  Abel  cties ; 

But  the  dear  stream,  when  Christ  was  slain, 
Speaks  peace  as  loud  from  every  vein. 

2  Pardon  and  peace  from  God  on  high, 
Behold  he  lays  his  vengeance  by; 
And  rebels,  that  deserve  his  sword. 
Become  the  favourites  of  the  Lord. 

3  To  Jesus  let  our  praises  rise, 
Who  gave  his  life  a  sacrifice  : 
Now  he  appears  before  his  God, 
And  for  our  pardon  pleads  his  blood. 

COMMUNION    WITH   GOD. 

i^'^X  PSALM  23.    L.  M. 

^^^  ^  Newcourt,  Italy. 

God  our  shepherd, 

1  IVfY  shepherd  is  the  living  Lord; 

-'-'-■-  Now  shall  my  wants  be  well  supply 'd ; 
His  providence  and  holy  word 
Become  my  safety  and  my  guide* 

2  In  pastures  where  salvation  grows 

He  makes  me  feed,  he  makes  me  rest; 
There  living  water  gently  flows. 
And  all  the  food  divinely  blest. 

3  My  wandering  feet  his  ways  mistake, 
But  he  restores  my  soul  to  ptace. 
And  leads  me,  for  his  merc^^  s  sake, 
In  the  fair  paths  of  righteousness. 

4  Though  I  walk  through  the  gloomy  vale^ 
Where  death  and  all  its  terrors  are. 

My  heart  and  hope  shuil  never  fail. 
For   God  my  shepherd's  with  me  there. 

5  An»id  the  darkness  and  the  deeps. 
Thou  art  my  comfort,  thou  my  stay ; 
Thy  staff  supports  my  feeble  steps, 
Thy  rod  directs  my  doubtful  way^ 

I 


1C6         SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 

6  The  sons  of  eaitli  and  sons  of  hell 
Gaze  at  thy  goodness,  and  repine 
To  see  my  table  spread  so  well, 
Vv'ith  living  bread  and  cheerful   wine. 

7  [How  I  rejoice,  when  on  my  head 
Thy   Spirit  condescends  to  rest! 
'Tis  a  divine  anointing,  shed 
Like  oil  of  gladness  at  a  feast. 

8  Surely  the  mtrcies  of  tJie  Lord 
Attend  his  household  all  their  days; 
There  will  I  dwell  to  hear  his  word, 
To  seek  his  face,  and  sing  his  i)raise.] 

iRf\l  PSALM  23.    C.  M.  ^ 

A  v^ v/  jj  j3 laintree,  Mear, 

T/te  same. 

1  T^TY  shepherd  will  supply  my  need, 
-^'-■-    Jehovah  is  his  name; 

In  pastures  fresh  he  makes  me  feed. 
Beside  the  living  stream. 

2  He  brings  my  wandering  spirit  back, 

When  I  forsake  his  ways ; 
Atid  leads  me,  for  his  mercy's  sake, 
In  i)aths  of  truth  and  grace. 

3  When  I  walk  through  the  shades  of  death. 

Thy  presence  is  my  stay; 
A  word  of  thy  supporting  breath 
Drives  all  my  fears  away. 

4  Thy  hand,  in  sight   of  all  niy  foes, 

Dolh  still  iny  table   spread  ; 

]Siy  cup  witli  blessings  overflows, 

Thine  oil  antiinls  my  head. 

5  The  sure  ])rovisious  of  my  Gcd 

Attend  me  all  my  days; 
O  may  thine  house  be  mine  abcde, 
And  all  my  work  be  praise. 
a  There  would  I    find  a  settled  rest, 
(V/liile  others  go  and  come) 
Ko  njoi-e  a  btianger,  nor  a  guest; 
But  lilie  a  tliikl  at  hoiftc. 


COMMUNION    WITH    GOD.  167,168 

-1  R7 1  PSALM  2'.     S.  M.  5 

■*•'-''  5  Shiriaiid,  Froome. 

The  same, 

1  'T'HE  Lord  my  shepherd  is, 

-*-      1  shall  be  weli  supply'd: 
Since  he  is  mine,  and  I  am  his, 
Wliat  can  I  want  beside? 

2  He  leads  me  to  the  place 
Where  heavenly  pasture  grows. 

Where  living  waters  gentiy  pass. 
And  full  salvation  tiuws. 

3  If  e'er  I  go  astray, 

He  doth   my  soul  reclaim, 
And  guides  ute  in  his  own  riglit  way, 
For  his  most  holy  nauie. 

4  While  he  affords  his  aid, 

I  cannot  yield  to  fear;  [shade. 

Though   I    shcmld    walk    thronijh   death's  dark 
My  shepherd's  with  me  there. 

5  In  sight  of  all  my  foes 
Thou  dost  my  table  spread ; 

My  cup  with  blessings ov-riiows. 
And  joy  exalts  my  head. 

6  The  bounties  of  ihy  love 

Shall  crown  iny  following  daj's ; 

Nor  from  thy  liouse  will  I  remove. 

Nor  ctabu  lo  speak  iliy  p.aise. 


rSALM  73.    2d  Part.    C.  M. 
Kociiester,  Arundel. 


108} 

God  our  portion   here  mid  lierenfter. 
i  f2J.0D,  my  supporter  and  my  hope, 
^-^     My  help  forever  near, 
Tliine  arm  of  mercy  held  me  up. 
When  sinking  in  despair. 

2  Thy  CI  unsels,  Lord,  shall  guide  my  feet 

Throu'^h   this  dark  wiUli^rness ; 
Thine  hand  conduct   nie  near  thy  seat, 
I'o  dweU  before  thy  face. 

3  Were  I  in  heaven  without  my  God, 

''I'would  be  no  joy  to  me : 
And   while  this  earth  is  my  abode, 
i  lonn-  %  jiont'  but  tUet;. 


163  SCRIPTURE   DOCTRINES. 

4  What  if  the  springs  of  life  were  broke. 

And  flesh  and  ]ieart  should  faint; 
God  is  my  souPs  ett-nial  I'ock, 
The  strength  of  evei-y  saint. 

5  Behold  the  sinners,  tliat  remove 

Far  from  thy  presence,  die; 
Not  all  the  idol  gods  they  love 
Can  save  them  when  they  cry. 

6  But  to  draw  near  to  thee,  my  God, 

Shall  be  my  sweet  emj)loy; 
My  tongue  shall  sound  thy  works  abroad, 
And  tell  the  world  my  joy. 

4f\Ql  HYMN  94.    E.  2.     C.  M. 

^"^3  St.  Anns,  Abridge. 

God  my  only  happiness, 

1  IV/J^Y  Goci,  my  nortion,  and  my  love, 
-'-'-■-    My  everlasting' all ! 

I've  none  hut  thee  in  heaven  above, 
Or  on  this  earthly  ball. 

2  [What  empty  things  are  all  the  skies, 

And   this   inferior  ciod  ! 
There's  nothinp;  here   deserves  my  joys; 
Ihere's  nolhing  like  my   God.] 

3  [In  vain  the  bright,  the  burning  sun 

Seattei-s  his  f  tb!e  light; 
'Tis  thy  sweet  bsanis  creale  my  noon; 

If  thou  withdiaw,  'tis  night. 
And  while  upon  my  restless  bed 

Among  the  shades  I  roil, 
If  my  Redeemer  shows  his  head, 

'Tis  morning  with  my  soui.] 

5  To  thee  I  owi    my  wealth,  and  friends, 

And  htalth,  and  safe  abode; 
Thanks  to  thy  name  for  meaner  things, 
But  they  .^re  not  my  God. 

6  How  vn'ji  a  tov  is  glittering  wealth, 

If  once  compard  to  thee! 
Or  what's  my  safi  t3-,  or  my  health. 
Or  all  my  fi  iends,  to  me  ? 

7  Were  I  possessor  of  the  earth. 

And  cali'J.  the  sta;-?  jpiue  own, 


COMMUNION   AVITH   GOD. 

Without  thy  graces,  and  thyself, 
I  were  a  wretch,  undone. 
8  Let  others  stretch  their  arms  like  seas, 
And    gntspiu  all  the  shore; 
Grant  sue  the  visits  uf  thy  face. 
And  1  desire  no  more. 


^  7n  I  HYMN  93.    B.  2.    S.  M. 

■'•''^5  Dover,  Pelhain. 

God  all.,  ami  in  all. 

1  ^Vf  ^^  God,  my  life,  my  iove, 
■^■*-    I'o  thee,  to  thee  I  call ; 

I  cannot  live  if  thou   remove, 
For  thou  art  all  in  all. 

2  [Thy  shining  grace  can  clieer 
This  dungeon  where  I  dwell  ; 

'Tis  paradise  wlien  thou  art  here; 
If  tkou  depart,  'tis  hell.J 

3  [The  siniiings  of  thy  face, 
How  amiable  they  arei 

'lis  heaven  to  rest  in  thine  embrace. 
And  no  where  else  but  there.] 

4  [To  thee,  and  thee  alone, 
the  angels  owe  their  bliss; 

They  sit  around  thy  gracious  throne. 
And  dwell   where  Jesus  is.] 

5  [Not  ah  the  harps  above 
Can  make  a  heavenly  place, 

If  God  his  residence  remove, 
Or  but  conceal  Ins  flice.] 

6  Nor  earth,  nor  all  the  sky 
Ca»i  one  deaght  aiFord; 

No,  not  a  drop  of  real  joy, 
Without  thy  presence.  Lord. 

7  Tliou  art  the  sea  of  love, 
Where  aii  my  pleasures  roll; 

The  cucle  where  my  passions  move, 
And  centre  of  my  soul. 

8  [To  thee  my  spirits  fly, 
vVith  iiifinite  desire; 

And  yet  how  far  from  thee  I  lie ; 
Dear  Jesus,  raise  me  higher.] 


171,  172         SCRIPTURE   DOCTRIXES. 

ArfiX  HYMN  15.    B.  2.     L.  M.  SS 

••■*-*■  3  Eaton,  Ninety-seventh  Psalm. 

The  enjoyment  of  Christ;  or,  delight  in  rvorship. 

1  'G'AR  from  my  thoiig^hts,  vain  world,  be  gone  3 
-*-^    Lt't  my  relij^ious  hours  alone  : 

Fain  would  my  eyes  my  Saviour  see; 
I  wait  a  visit,  Lord,  from  thee! 

2  My  heart  .i^rows  warm  Avith  holy  fire. 
And  kindles  with  a  pure  desire: 
Come,  my   dear  Jesns,  from  above, 
And  feed  my  soul  with  heavenly  lov^. 

3  [The  trees  of  life  immortal  stand 

Jn  blooiuiiig  rows  at  thy  right  hand; 
And,  in  sweet  murmurs  by  their  side. 
Rivers  of  bliss  perpetual  glide. 

4  Haste  then,  but  with  a  smiling  face, 
And  spread  the  table  of  thy  grace; 
Bring  down  a  taste  of  truth  divine. 

And  cheer  my  heart  with  sacred  wine.J  t 

5  Bless'd  Jesus,  what  delicious  fare ! 

How  sweet  thy  entertainments  are!  '< 

Never  did  angels  taste   above 
Redeeming  grace,  and  dying  love. 

6  Hail!  great  Immanuel,  all  divine! 
In  thee  thy   Father's  glories  shine  : 
Thou  brightest,  sweetest,  fairest  One, 
That  eyes  have  seen,  or  angels  known! 


172} 


HYMN  1«.    B.  2.    L.  M.  ^ 

Portugal,  Dunstan,  Castle-Street. 


1  T  ORD,  what  a  heaven  of  saving  grace 
-^   Shines  through  the  beauties  of  thy  face. 
And  lights  our  tiassions  to  a  flame; 

Lord,  how  we  love  thy  charming  name. 

2  When  I  can  say,  my  God  is  mine, 
When  I  can  fet!  thy  glories  shine, 
I  tread  the  world  beneath  my  feet. 
And  all  that  earth  cat  is  good  or  great. 

3  While  such  a  scene  of  sacred  joys 
Our  raptur'd  eyes  and  soul   employs, 
Here  we  could'  sit,  and  gaze  away 
A  long,  an  everlasting  day. 


COVENANT    OF    GRACE.  ITS 

4  Well,  -we  shall  quickly  pass  the  night, 
To  the  fair  coasts  of  perfect  light; 
Then  shall  our  joyful  senses  rove 
O'er  the  dear   objict  of  our  love. 

5  [There  shall  we  tlrink  full  draughts  of  bliss. 
And  pluck  new  life  from  heavenly  trees; 
Yet  now  and  tlien,  dear  Lord,  bestow 

A  drop  of  heaven  on  worms  below. 

6  Send  comforts  down  from  thy  right  hand, 
While  we  pass  through  this  barren  land ; 
And  in  tliy  temple  let  us  see 

A  glimpse  of  love,  a  glimpse  of  thee.] 

COVENANT  OF  GRACE. 

4^<D\      PSALM  89.    1st  Part.    L.  M.  K 

*■  t^  ^  All  Saints,  Carthage. 

The  covenant  made  ruith  Christ ;  or,  the  true  David- 

1  l^^'OREVER  shall  ray  song  record 

-■-      The  truth  and  mercy  of  the  Lord: 
Mercy  and  truth  forever  stand. 
Like  heaven,  estabiish'd  by  his  hand. 

2  Thus  to  the  Son  he  sware,  and  said, 

**  With  thee  my  covenant  first  is  ina«le; 
"  In  thee  sliall  dying  sinners  live ; 
*'  Glory  and  grace  are  thine  to  give. 

3  "  Be  thou  my  Prophet,  thou  my   Priest; 
"  Thy   chddren  shall  be  ever  blest; 

"  '1  hou  art  my  chosen  King ;  thy  throne 
"  Shall  stand  eternal,  like  my  own. 

4  "  There's  none  of  all  my  sons  above 
"  So  much  my  image,   or  my  love ; 
♦'  Celestial  powers  thy  subjects  are, 

'•  Then  what  can  earth  to  ihte  compare  ? 

5  "  David,  my  servant,  whom  I  chose, 

"  To  guard  my   flock,  to  crush  jny  foes^ 
"  And  rais  d  him  to  the  Jewish  throne, 
"  Was  but  a  shadow  of  my  Son." 

6  Now  let  the   church  rejoice,  and  sing 
Jesus,  her   Saviour  and   her  King; 
Angeis   his  heavenly   wonders   show. 
And  saints  declare  his  works  betow. 


174,175        SCRIPTURE    DOCTRINES. 

-f747       PSALM  80.    5th  Part.     CM.  h 

■■-  '  ^5  Dorset,  Arundel. 

The  covenant  of  grace  iinc/m7i;;eable ;    or,  afflic 
tions  without  rejection. 

1  "  VET  (saith  the  Lord)  if  David's  race, 

■*-    "  I'he  children  of  my  Son, 
"  Should  break  my  laws,  abuse  my  grace, 
''  And  tempt  mine  anger  down ; 

2  "  Their  sins  I'll  visit  witli  the  rod, 

"  And  make  their  folly  smart ; 
"  But  I'll  not  cease  to  be  their  God, 
**  Nor  from  my  truth  depart  ? 

3  "  My  covenant  I  will  ne'er  revoke, 

*'  But  keep  my  grace  in  mind ; 
*'  And  what  eternal   love  hath  spoke, 
"■  Eternal  truth  shall  bind. 

4  "  Once  have  I  sworn,  (I  need  no  more) 

"  And  pledg'd  my  holiness, 
"  To  seal  the  sacred  promise  sure 
"•  To  David  and  liis  race. 

5  "  The  sun  shall  see  his  offspring  rise, 

"  And  spread  from  sea  to  sea, 
*'  Long  as  he  travels  round  the  skies, 
*•  To  give  the  nations  day. 

6  "  Sure  as  the  moon  that  rules  the  night, 

"  His  kingdom  shall  endure, 
*'  Till  the  fix'd  laws  of  shade  and  light 
"  Shall  be  observ'd  no  more." 

AHKX        HYMN  40.    B.  2.    C.  M.  |f 

^  *  *^  $  St.  James,  St.  Martins, 

Our  comfort  in  the  covenant  made  rvifh  Christ. 

1  (^UR  God,  how  firm  his  j)romise  stands, 
^-^    E'en  when  he  hides  his  face: 

He  trusts  in  our  Redeemer's  hands 
His  gloiy  and  his  grace. 

2  Then  why,  my  soul,  these  sad  complaints, 

Since  Christ  and  we  are  one  ? 
Thy  God  is  faithful  to  his  saints, 
Is  faithful  to  his  Sun. 

3  Beneath  his  smiles  my  heart  has  liv'd, 

And  part  of  heaven  possess'd ; 
I  praise  his  name  for  grace  receiv'd. 
And  trust  him  for  the  rest. 


DEPRAVITY   GF   MAN.  176,177 

^^yfW        HYMN  139.    B.  1.    L.  M.  S 

^i^S  Bath,  Italy. 

Hope  in  the  covenant ;  or^  God^s  promise  and  truth 
unchangeable. 

1  TJOW  oft  have  sin  and  Satan  strove 

-"-  To  rend  ray  soul  from  thee,  my  Godj 

But  everlasting  is  thy  love, 

And  Jesus  seals  it  with  his  blood. 

2  The  oath  and  promise  of  the  Lord 
Join  to  confirm  the  wondrous  grace ; 
Eternal  power  performs  the  word, 

And  fills  all  heaven  with  endless  praise. 

3  Amidst  temptations  sharp  and  long, 
My  soul  to  this  dear  refuge  flies ; 
Hope  is    my  anchor,  firm  and  strong^ 
While  tempests  blow,  and  billows  rise. 

4  The  gospel  bears  my  spirit   up ; 
A  faithful  and  unchanging  God 
Lays  the  foundation  for  my  hope. 
In  oaths,  and  promises,  and  blood. 

vwvwvx/x. 

DEPRAVITY  AND   FALL  OF  MAN. 

>J777  HYMN  57.    B   1.    CM.  K 

■*•  *  *  3        Dundee,  Wantage,  Plymouth. 
Original  sin;  or,  the  Jirst  and  second  Adam. 

1  "OACKWARD  with  humble  shame  we  look 
■*-'    On  our  original ; 

How  is  our  nature  dash'd  and  broke, 
In  our  first  father's  fall! 

2  To  all  that's  good,  averse  and  blind, 

But  prone  to  all  that's  ill; 
What  dreadful  darkness  veils  our  mind ! 
How  obstinate  our  will ! 

3  Conceiv'd  in  sin  (O  wretched  state) 

Before  we  draw   our  breath, 
The  first  young  pulse  begins  to  beat 
Iniquity  and   death. 

4  How  strong  in  our  degenerate  blood 

The  old  corruption  reigns. 
And,  mingling  with  the  creoked  flood, 
Waudeis  through  all  our  veins ! 


178  SCRIPTURE    DOCTRINES, 

5  [Wild  and  unwholesome  as  the  roet 

Will    all  the  branches  be; 
How   can   we  hope  for  living;  fruit 
From  such  a  deadly  tree  ? 

6  What  mortal  power,  from  things  unclean-. 

Can  pure  productions   bring? 
Who  can  com.nand  a  vital  stream 
From   an  infected  spring  ?] 

7  Yet,  mighty  God,  thy  wondrous  love 

Can  make  our  nature  clean, 
While  Clirist  and  grace  prevail  above 
rhe  tempter,  death,  and  sin. 

8  The  second   Adam  shall  restore 

1  he  ruins  of  the  first ; 
Ilosanna  to  that  sovereign  Power 
I'hat  new-creates  our  dust. 

A  70 1         HYMN  124.    B.  ].    L.  M.  | 

3        Quercy,  German. 

The  Jir'nt  and  second  Adam. 

1  TJEEP  in  tlie  dust,  before  thy  throne, 
-*^  Our  guilt  and  our  disgrace  we  own: 
Great  God  \   we   own  th'  unhappy  name 
Whence  sprang  our  nature  and  our  shame. 

2  Adam,  the  sinner:    at  his  fail. 
Death,  like  a  conqueror,  seiz'd  us  all ; 
A  thousand  new-born  babes  are    dead. 
By  fatal  union  to  their  head. 

3  But  while  our  spirits,  fiU'd  with  awe. 
Behold  the  terrors  of  thy   law. 

We  sing  the  honours  of  thy  grace. 
That  sent  to  save   our  ruin'd  race. 

4  We  sing   thine  everlasting  Son, 
Who  join'd  our  nature  to  his  own;^ 
Adam  the  second,  from  the  dust 
Raises  the  ruins  of  the  first. 

5  [By  the  rebellion  of  one  man. 
Through  all  his  seed  the  mischief  ran ; 
And  by  one  man's  obedience  now. 
Are  all  his  seed  made  righteous  too.] 

6  Where  sin  did  reign  and  death  abound, 
There  have  the  sons  of  Adam  found 
Abounding  life; — there  glorious  grace 
Reigns  through  the  Lord,  our  righteousness. 


DEPRAVITY   OF   MAX.  179,180 

jvvQ")         PSALM  51.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  t) 

A  i  »^  5  Putney,  Armley. 

Original  mid  (ictuul  sin  confessed. 

1  T  ORI),  I  am  vile,  concciv'd  in"  sin; 
^  And  born  unholy  and   unclean  ; 
Sprung  from  tht-  man,  whose  guilty  fall 
Corrupts  his  race,  and  taints  us  all. 

2  Soon  as  we   draw  our  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  sin  grow  up  for  deatli : 
Thy  law   demands  a  perfect  heart ; 
But  we're  defiPd  in  every  part. 

3  [Great  God,  create  my  heart  anew, 
And  form  n)y  spirit  pure  ajid  true ; 
O  make  me  wise   betimes,  to  see 
:My  danger  and  my  remedy.] 

4  Behold,  I  fall  before  thy  face; 
My  only  refuge  is  thy   grace: 

>:o  outward  forms  can  nuike  me  clean; 
The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 

5  No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beast, 
Nor  hyssop  branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest, 
Nor  running  brook,  nor  flood,  nor  sea, 
Can  wash  the  dismal  stain  away. 

6  Jesus,  my  God,  thy  blood  alone 
Hath  power  sufficient  to  atone  ; 

Thy  blood  can  make  me  white  as  snow, 
No  Jewish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

7  While  guilt  disturbs  and  breaks  my  peace, 
Nor  fleih  nor  soul  hath  rest  or  ease ; 
Lord,  let  me  hear  thy  pardoning  voice, 
And  make  my  broken  bones  rejoice. 

PSALM  51.    1st  Pait.    C.  M.  [y 

Bedford,  St.  Anns. 
Original  and  actual  sin  confessed  and  pardoned' 

1  T  ORD.  I  would  spread  my  sore  distress 
^     And  guilt  before  thine  eyes ; 
Against  thy   laws,  against  thy  grace. 

How  high  my  crimes  arise  I 

2  Shouldst  thou  condemn  my  soul  to  hell. 

And  crush  my  flesh  to  dust. 
Heaven  would  approve  thy  vengeance  wellt 
And  earth  must  own  it  just. 


180] 


J81  SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 

3  I  from  tjie  stock  of  Adam  came, 

Unholy  and  uncit.an  ; 

All  my  original  is  shame, 

And  all  my  nature  siu. 

4  Born  in  a  world  of  guilt,  I  drew 

Contagion  m  ith  ni)    breath  ; 
And,  as  my  days  advanc'd,  I  grew 
A  juster  prey  for  death. 

5  CleaHse  me,  O  Lo;-d,  and  cheer  my  soul 

With  thy  forgiviug  love ; 
O  make  my  broken  "spirit  -whole, 
And  bid  my  pains  remove. 

6  Let  not  thy  Spirit  quite  depart, 

Nor  drive  me  from  thy  face ; 
Create  anew  my  vicious  heart. 
And  fill  it  \\ith  thy  grace. 

7  Then  will  I  make  thy  mercy  known 

Before  tlit  sons  of  men ; 
Backsliders  shall  address  thy  throne. 
And  turn  to  God  again. 

•1  ft-i  1  HYMN  128.    B.  2.    C.  M. 

401  j  Plymouth,  York. 

Corrupt  nature  from  Adam. 

1  TILEST  with  the  joys'  of  innocence, 
-■-'     Adam,  our  father,  stood. 

Till  he  debas'd  his  soul  to  sense, 
And  ate  th'  unlawful  food. 

2  N9W  we  are  boni  a  sensual  race. 

To  sinful  joys  inclin'd ; 
Reason  has  lost  its  native  place, 
And  flesh  enslaves  the  mind. 

3  V/hiie  flesh,  and  sense,  and  passion  reigns. 

Sin  is  the  sweetest  good  ; 
We  fancy  music  in  our  chains, 
And  so  forget  the  load. 

4  Great  God!  renew  our  ruin'd  frame, 

Our  broken  powers  restore : 
Inspire  us  with  a  heavenly  flame. 
And  flesh  shall  reign  no  morel 

5  Etei-nal  Spirit,  write  thy  law 

Upon  our  inward  parts. 
And  iet  the  second  Adam  draw 
His  image  on  our  hearts. 


DEPRAVITY  OF   MAN.  182,  18* 

1Q'>^  PSALM  14.     1st  Fait.    CM.  h 

LO^^  Canterbury,  Barby. 

By  nature  all  men  are  sinners. 

1  TG'OOLS  in  their  hearts  believe  and  say, 
-^      '  That  &•    rt-iigiou's  vain; 

"  Thcie  is  no  God  that  reijjns  on  high, 
'•  Or  minds  th'  affairs  of  men." 

2  From  tlioughts  so  dreadful  and  profane 

Corrupt  discourse  proceeds: 
And  in  their  impious  hands  are  found 
Abominable  dteds. 

3  The  Lord,  from  his  celestial  throne, 

Looks  down  on  things  below, 
To  find  the  man  that  sought  his  grace. 
Or  did  his  justice  know. 

4  By  nature  all  are  gone  astray ; 

Their  practice  all  the  same; 
There's  none  tliat  fears  his  Alaker's  hand, 
Ihere's  none  that  loves  his  name. 

5  Their  tongues  are  us"d  to  speak  deceit; 

Their  slanders  never  cease; 
How  swift  to  mischief  are  their  feet! 
Nor  know  the  paths  of  peace. 

6  Such  seeds  of  sin  (that  bitter  root) 

In  every  heart  are  found  ; 
Nor  can  they  bear  diviner  fruit, 
Till  grace  refine  the  ground. 

i  ftQ  X         HYMN  160.    B.  2.    L.  M.  K 

XOO  ^  Magdalen,  Putney.  ^ 

Custom  in  sin. 

1  T  ET  the  wild  leopards  of  the  wood 
^^  Put  off  the  spots  that  nature  gives ! 
Then  may  the  wicked  turn  to  God, 
And  change  their  tempers  and  their  lives. 

2  As  well  might  Ethiopian  slaves 
Wash  out  the  darkness  of  their  skin ; 
The  dead  as  wel*  may  leave  their  graves, 
As  old  transgressors  cease  to  sin. 

J  Where  vice   has  held  its  empire  long, 
'Twill  not  endure  the  least  control ; 
None  but  a  power  divinely  strong 
Can  tui-ii  \ki  curreat  of  the  soulc: 


184,  185  SCRIPTURE   DOCTRINES. 

4  Great  God  !    I    own  thy  power  divine, 
That  works  to  change  this  heart  of  uiine ; 
I  would  be  forni'd  anew,  and  bless 
The  wonders  of  creating  grace. 

i  84  "I  HYMN  24.     B.  2.    L.  M.  gg 

-*-'-*'*  3  Gloucester,  y7th  Psalm. 

The  evil  of  sin  visible  in  tJifJ'ail  of  an^eJs  arid  inen. 
r  ^ITHEN   the  great  Builder  arch'd   the  skies, 
^^     And  form'd  all  nature  with  a  word; 

The  joyful   cherubs  tun'd  his  praise. 

And  every  bending  throne  ador'd. 

2  High  in  the  midst  of  all  the  throng, 
Satan,  a  tall  arch-angel,  sat! 
Among  the  moniing   stars  he  sung. 
Till  sin  destroyd  his  heavenly  state, 

3  ['Twas  sin  that  hurl'd  hira  from  his  throne, 
<Trov'jlng  in   iire,  the  rebel   lies ; 

How  art  t/ioii  iu?ik  in  darkness  down. 
Son  of  the  morning,  from  the  skies.'] 

4  And  thus  our  two  first  parents   stood, 
Till  sin  defil'd  the  happy  place : 
They  lost  their  garden  and  their  God, 
And  ruiii'd  all  their  unborn  race. 

5  [So  sprung  the  plague  from  Adam's  bower, 
And  spread  destruction  all  abroad; 

Sin,  the  curs'd  name,  that   in  one  hour 
Spoil'd  six  day's  labour  of  a  God.] 

6  Tremble,  my  soul,  and  mouni  for  grief. 
That  such  a  foe  should  seize  thy  breast; 
Fly  to  thy  Lord   for  quick  relief; 

O  !  may  he  s'ay  this  treacherous  guest. 

7  Then  to  thy  throne,  victorious  King, 
Then  to  thy  throne  our  shouts  shall  rise; 
Thine  everlasting  arm  we  sing, 

For  sin,  the  monster,  bleeds  and  ilies. 

4  or  7  HYMX  150.    B.  2.    CM.  k 

XOO^  Wantage,  Chelsea.  ^ 

The  deceitfulncss  of  sin. 
1  ^IN  has  a  thousand  treacherous  arts 
*^    To  practise  on  the  mind ; 
With  flatieiing  looks  she  tempts  our  teavtSj 
i!ut  leaves  a  sting  bvhind. 


DEPRAVITY    OF    MAN.  186 

2  With    rallies  of  virtue  she  deceives 

The  aged  and   the    young ; 
And,  while  the  heedless  wretch  believes, 
Slie  makes  his  fcttei-s  strong. 

3  She  pleads  for  all  the  joys  she  brings, 

And  gives  a  fair  pretence ; 
But  cheats  tlie  soul  of  heavenly  things, 
And  chains  it  down  to  sense. 

4  So  on  a  tree  divinely  fair 

Grew   the    forbidden   food; 
Our  niotht-r  took  the  poison  there. 


And  tainted  all  her  blood. 


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r  bl( 


HYMN  153.    B.  2.    C.  M. 
Bangor,  Carolina. 


186} 

The  distemper,  f oily ^  and  madness  of  sin. 

1  ^IN.  like  a  venomous  disease, 
•^    Infects  our  vital  blood ; 

Tht:  only  balm  is  sovereign  grace, 
And  the  physician,  God. 

2  Our  beauty  and  our  strength  are  fled. 

And  we  draw  near  to  death. 
But  Christ  the  Lord  recalls  the  dead 
With  his  Almighty   breath. 

3  Madness,   by  nature,  reigns  within. 

The  passions  burn  and   rage. 
Till  God's  own   Son,  with  skill  divine, 
"^Ihe  inward  fire  assuage. 

4  [We  lick   the  dust,  we  grasp  the  wind, 

And  solid  good  despise : 
Sucli  is  tlie  foiiy  of  the  mind, 
'lill  Jesus  makes  us  wise.] 

5  [We  give  our  souls  the  wounds  they  feel, 

We  drink  the  poisonous  gall. 
And  rush  with  fury  down  to  hell; 
But  Heaven  prevents  the  rail.] 
fi  [The  man  possess'd  among  the  tombs. 
Cuts  his  own  flesh  and  cries: 
He  foams  and  raves,  till  Jesus  comcs. 
And  the  foni  simit  flies.] 


187,188        SCRIPTURE   DOCTRINES. 

^  07  >       HYMN  156.    B.  2.    C.  M.         h  "^  * 
-»■'-''  5  Abridge,  Swanwick. 

Presumption  and  despair  ;  or^  Satan^s  various 
temptations. 

1  T  HATE  the  tempter  and  his  charms; 
-*•   I  hate  his  flattering  breath; 

The  sei-pent  takes  a  thousand  forms 
To  cheat  our  souls  to  death. 

2  He  feeds  our  hopes  with  airy  dreams, 

Or  kills  with  slavish  fear; 
And  holds  us  still  in  wide  extremes, 
Presumption  or  despair. 

3  Now  he  persuades,  "  how  easy  'tis 

*'  To  walk  the  road  to  heaven ;" 
Anon,  he  swells  our  sins,  and  cries, 
''  They  cannot  be  forgiven." 

4  [He  bids  young  sinners  "  yet  forbear 

"  To  think  of  God,  or  death ; 
*•  For  prayer  and  devotion  are 
"  But  melancholy  breath." 

5  He  tells  the  aged,  "they  must  die, 

"  And  'tis  too  late  to  pray; 
*•  In  vain  for  mercy  now  they  cy, 

"  For  they  have  lost  their  day."J 
«  Thus  he  supports  his  cruel  throne 

By  mischief  and  deceit, 
And  drags  the  sons  of  Adam  down 

To  darkness  and  the  pit. 
7  Almighty   God,  cut  short  his  power; 

Let  him  in  darkness  dwell ; 
And,  that  he  vex  the  earth  no  more, 

Confine  him  d»vvn  to  hell. 

IQSI  HYMN  T  57.    B.  2.    CM.  h 

±00^  Carolina,  Windsor.  ^ 

The  same. 

1  VrOW  Satan  comes  with  dreadful  roar, 
-'-^     And  threatens  to  destroy ; 

He  worries  whom  he  can't  devour, 
With  a  malicious  joy. 

2  Ye  sons  of  God,  oppose  his  rage. 

Resist,  and  he'll  be  gone; 
Thus  did  our  dearest  Lord  engage 
And  vanfiuish  hiia  alone. 


DEPRAVITY   OF   MAN-  139, 19i!> 

3  Now  he  appears  almost  divine. 

Like  innocence  and  love  j 
But  the  old  serpent  lurks  within. 
When  he  assumes  the  doye. 

4  Fly  from  the  false  deceiver's   tongue, 

Ye  sons  of  Adam,  fly  ; 
Our  parents  found  the  snare  too  strong;, 
Nor  should  the  children  try. 

AQQl  HYMN  158.    B.  2,    L.  M.  \y 

-'■'-''^3  Limehouse,  Arinley. 

Few  saved;  o?-,  the  almost   Christian,  the  Hypo- 

critey  and  Apostate. 
1  TJROAD  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 

^^   And  thousands  walk  together  there  ; 

But  wisdom  shows  a  narrov/er  path, 

With  here  and  there  a  traveller. 

5  "  Deny  thyself,  and  take  tliy  cross," 
Is  the  Redeemers  preat  oonmiand ; 
Nature  must  count  her  gold  but  drosss, 
Jf  she  would  gain  this  heavenly  land. 

3  The  fearful  ssul,  that  tires  and  faints. 
And  walks  the  ways  of  God  no  more, 
Is  but  esteem'd  almost  a  saint, 

And  makes  Jiis  own  destruction  sure. 

4  Lord,  1,et  not  all  my  hopes  be  vain  ; 
Create  my  heart  entirely  new ; 
Which  hypocrites  could  ne'er  attain, 
Which  false  apostates  never  knew, 

lOnl     PSALM  8.    2d  Part.    L.  M.        h  orgg 
A  ^^-'5  Quercy,  Leeds,  Wells.  ^ 

Adam  and  Christ,  lords  of  the  old  and  vew  creation. 

1  T  ORD,  what  was  man  when  made  at  first] 
-"-^  Adam,  the  offspring  of  the  dost] 
'i'hat  thou  shouldst  set  him  and  his  race 
But  just  below  an  angel's  place? 

2  That  thou  shouldst  raise  his  nature  so, 
And  m^ke  him  lord  of  ail  below  ; 
Make  every  beast  and  bird  submit, 
And  lay  the  fishes  at  lus  feet  ? 

3  But  O .'  what  brighter  glories  Avait 
To  crown  the  second  Adam's  statt?; 

K 


191,192       SCRIPTURE   DOCTRINEii. 

"What  honours  shall  thy  Son  adora,- 
"VVliu   tondescendtd  to  "be  boiii. 

4  See  him  below  his  angels  made  ! 
Ste  him  in   dust  am.  ng  the  dead, 
'J'o  save  a  ruiird  a\ oiid  fronx  sin ; 
But  he  shall  reign  with  power  divine.' 

5  The  world  to  come,  redeera'd  fiom  ali 
The  miseries  that  attend  iIk  fall, 
Kew  made,  nnd  glorious,  shall  submit 
At  cur  exitJleU   bav  ours  feet. 


W"».VWW%» 

ELECTION. 

HYMN  54.     B.  1.    L.M.  { 

Castie-Strcct,  Shoe!. 
Eln  ring  grace  ;  or,  saintu  beloved  in  Christ, 


191} 

Elnr, 

1  lE,SU5,"we  bless  "thy  Father's  namt  . 
"    Thy   God  and  cur's  are  both  the  same; 
%V'h:it  heavenly  blessings  from  Ins  throjie 
Flow   down  to  sirmers  through  liis  Son  i 

2  "  Christ  be  my  first  elect,''  he  said  ; 
Tht-n  chose  our  souls  in  Chhst  wir  head. 
Before  he  gave  the  mountains  bin]j, 

Or  laid  foumlations  fur  the  eaith, 

3  Jlius   did   et.  lual  love  begin 

To  raise   us   i!;j  from  death  and  sin; 
Our   cha.-i.cteis  Mere  then  decreed, 
"Blameless  iij  love,  a  holy  seed." 

4  Predestinated  to   be  sons, 

BorTi  by  d^gret-s,  but  chose  at  once: 

A  new  r  generated   rcce. 

To  yraisc-  the  gioiy  of  his  grace. 

5  With  Ch.-'st,  our  Lord,  we  share  our  part 
In  the  afFxtioiis  of  his  heart ; 

Nor  shall  our  souls  be  thence  remov'd, 
Ti}l  he  forgets  his  first-beiov'd. 

^  Oj<y  i       hy:.!n  ii7.   b.  i.   l.  m. 

i.C7^jj  Putney,  Armley. 

Election  suvLfeign  and  free. 
1  ri3EHOI-D   the  potter  and  the  clay! 
^-*  He  forms  his  vessels  as  he  pJea*;^ : 
{iueh  is  our  G<!d.  and  such  are  we, 
,    'ihe  subjtitts  of  iiis  just  Utfcrccs. 


ELECTION.  193 

Si  Both  not  the  workman's  powei"  extend 
0\.-  all  the  mass,   wliich   i)ai-t  to  choose, 
And  mould  it  for  a  nobler  end, 
And  whicli  to  k^ave  for  viler  use?j 

3  May  not  the  sovereign  Lord  on  high 
Dispense  his  favours  as  he   wiil ; 
Clioose  some  to  iife,  -whiie  others  die. 
And  yet  be  just  and  grarious  still:' 

4  [What  if,  to  make  his  terror  known. 
He  lets  his  patience   long  endure, 
Suftei^ng  vile  rebels  to  go  on. 

And  seal  their  own  destruciion  sure  ? 

5  What  if  he  means  to  show  his  grace, 
And  his  eiecthig  love  emjiloys 

To  mark  out  some  of  mortal   race, 
And  form  them  tit  for  heavinty  joys  r] 
b  Shall  man  reply    against  the   Lord, 
And  call  his  Maker's  wnya  unjust, 
The  thunder  of  whoso  dreadful  Mord 
Can  crush  a  thousand  vorids   to  dust.' 

7  But,  O  my  sou!,  if  truth  sft-  bright 
Should  dazzle  and  confound  thy  sight, 
Yet  sttll  his  written  will  obey. 

And  \«ait  the  great  decisive  day. 

8  Then  sliall  he  makr^  his  justieo  knov.n. 
And  the  whole  worli!,  Ufi-rt-  hi-^   tUione, 
"With  joy,  or  terror,  shall  eoni'tbi 

The  glory  of  his  rjghteousneij- 

iy«>3  St.  Anns,  CJu-istnn.s.  ^ 

Election  CAtludfs  /joaitf?>£. 
i  "D\JT  few  among  tije  earnai  wise, 
-**    But  few  of  noble  race. 
Obtain  the  favour  uf  tliine  eyes^ 
Almighty  King  of  grace! 
2  He  tiikes  the  men  of  meanest  i^anje 
For  sons  nnd  heirs  of  God  ; 
And  thus  he  pours  a>5andaut  shame 
On  honourable  biood. 
H  He  calls  the  fool,  and  snakes  hici  know 
Tlie  mysteries  of  his  !>:race. 
To  bring  aspiring  wisdom  low, 
Ami  all  its  priU?  abas^r 


394,195        SCRIPTURE    DOCTRINES, 

4  Nature  lias  all  its  jj^lories  lost. 

When  bioiiglit  btl'ore  his  throne; 
No  tiesh  shall   in   liis  prestnce  boast, 
But  in  the  Lord  alone. 

IQdl  HYMNi:.    B.  1.    L.  M.  % 

-»-^^5  Antigim,  Wells. 

The  humble  enlightened,  mid  carnal  reason  hum- 
hied ;  or^tlte  sovereignty  of  grace. 

1  ^HF.RE  was  an  hour  \vhen  "Chiist  rc.joic'd, 

-*-    And  spoke  his  joy  in  words  of  praise; 
"Father,  1  thank  thee,  mighty  God, 
"  Lord  of  the  earth,  and  heavens,  and  seas ! 

2  "  1  thank  thy  sovereign  power  and  love, 
"  That  crowns  my  doctrine  with  success  ; 

"  And   nvdkes  the  babcs  in  knowledge   learn 
"  The  heights,  and  breadths,  and  lengths  of  grace. 

3  "But  all  this  gloiy  lies  conceal'd 
"From  men  of  piudence  and  of  wit; 
"The  prince  cf  darkness  blinds  their  eyes, 
"And  their  own  pride  resists  the  light. 

4  " Father,  v'tis  thus,  because  thy  will 
"Chose  and  ordain'd  it  should  be  so; 
*'  "lis  thy   deiijvht  t'  abuse  the  proud, 
"And  lay  the  haughty  scorner  low. 

b  "  There's  none  can  know   the  Father  right, 
"  B»it  those  who  learn  it  from  the  Son ; 
"  Nor  can  the  Son  be  well  received, 
"But  where  the  Father  makes  him  known. 

6  "  Then  let  our  souls  adore  our  God, 
"  1  hat  deals  his  graces  as  he  pit  ase ; 
"Nor  gives  to  mortals  an  account 
*'  Or  of  his  actions,  or  decrees." 

ACkKl      HYMN  12.    B.  1.    CM.  ^ 

X  vJt/  J  \V  areham,  St.  Anns. 

Free  grace  in  revealing   Christ. 

1  lESUS,  the  man  of  constant  grief^ 
"     A  mourner  all  his   dnys; 

His  spirit  once  rejoic'd  aloud, 
And  turn'd  his  joy  to  praise : 

2  "  Father,  T  tliank  thy  wondrous  lovej 

"  That  lia;b  leveal'd  thy  Son 


ELECTION.  196, 197 

?'  To  men  unleai-ned  ;  and  to  babes 
"  Hath  made  thy  gospel  known. 

3  "  The  mysteries  of  redeeming  grace 

"  Are  hidden  from  the  wise  : 
*'  While  pride  and  carnal  reasonings  join 
"To  swell  and  blind  their  eyes." 

4  Thus  doth  the  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth 

His  great  decrees  fulfil, 
And  orders  ah  his  works  of  grace 
By  his  own  sovereign  wilL 

AQRl  HYMN  96.    B,  2.    CM.  3g 

Ac't?^  London,  CanterbuiT. 

Distinguishing  love;    or,  aiigeU  puniihed,  anal 
men  saved. 

1  T|OWN  headlong  from  their  native  skies 
■*-^      rhe  rebel  ang-els  fe;!, 

And  thunderbolts  of  flaming  wrath 
Pinsu'd  them  deep  to  hell. 

2  Down  from  the  top  of  earthly  bliss 

Rebellious  man  was  huri'd ; 
And  Jesus  stooi)'d  beneath  the  grave 
To  reach  a  sinking  world. 

3  O,  love  of  infinite  ilegree, 

Unmeasurabie  grace! 
Iklust  Heaven's  eternal  darling  die 
To  save  a  traitorous  race  ? 

4  Must  angeis  sink  forever  down, 

And  burn  in  quenchless  fire. 
While  God  forsakes  his  shining  throne 
To  raise  us  wretches  higher? 

5  O  for  this  love,  let  eaith  and  skies 

With  hallelujahs  ring, 
And  the  full  chuir  of  human  tongues 
All  hallelujahs  sing. 

4<Y1X  HYMN  97.    B.  2.    L.  M,  Jg 

*'^'  5  Green's  Hundredth,  Bath. 

The  same. 
1  "C'ROM  heaven  the  sinning  ange'.s  fell, 
-*-    And  wrath  and  darkness  chain'd  them  down^ 
But  man,  \ile  man,  forsook  his  bliss, 
And  mercy  lifts  him  to  a  crown. 


T^5,199        SCRIPTUUE    DOCTRINES, 

2  Amazinq;  work  of  sovereifpi  jfracc, 
'Jhat  could  disting;uish  rebels  so ! 
Our  giiiity  treasons  cali'd  aloud 
lor  everlasting  fetters  too. 

3  To  thee,  to  thee,  Almighty  Love, 
Our  souls,  onrselves,  our  all  >ve  paj': 
MiiJidiis  of  tongues  sliali  sound  thv'  praise 
On  the  bright  hills  of  heavenly  day. 

W-vwvvw 

JUSTIFICATION. 

'fQftl  HYMN  94.    B.  1.     CM.  ft 

-^^•='5  Abridge,  Bedford.  ^ 

fustlficadon  by  faith,  not  by  Tjork? ;  or,  the  Ian 

condeinns,  grace  justifies. 

1  "Y'AIN  are  the  hopes  the  son's  of  men 

'      On  ibeir  own  works  have  built ; 
Their  liearts  by  nature  all  unclean, 
And  all  their  actions  guilt. 

2  Let.  Jew  and  Gtntile  stop  their  mouths. 

Without  a  nmm.uring'  word, 
And  the  whole  race  of  Adam  stand 
Guilty  before  the  Lord. 

3  In  vain  ve  ask  God's  righteous  law 

To  justify  us  now, 
Since' to  convince  and  to  condcmo 
Is  all  the  law  can  do. 

4  Jesus,  how  glorious  is  thy  grace ! 

When  in  tliy  name  we  tnist. 
Our  fftith  receives  a  righteousness. 
That  makes  the  sinner  just. 

4QQ1         HYMN  15J.    B.  2.    L.  M.  f^  , 

i^^3  German  Hymn,  Wt!ls.  ^^ 

Self-righteovsness  insuffirievt. 

1  "■VITHERE  are  the  mourners,'"  saiib  the  Lord, 

'*'    "That  wait  and  tremble  at  my  word, 
"That  walk  in  darkne-.  all  the  day? 
"  Come,  make  my  name  your  trust  and  star- 

2  "  [No  works,  nor  duties  of  your  own 
"Can  for  the  siriallest  sin  atone; 
"The  robes  that  nature  may  provide, 
"  Will  not  your  least  pollutions  hide 


JUSTIFICATION-.  200 

3  «  The  softest  conch  that  pature  knows 
"  Can   ^ive  the  coiisciuice   no   ivpose : 
*•  i-ook  to  niy  rifjhteousiass,  and  live, 
*'Coii»foit  and  pcact   are  niiiic  to  giM-.] 

4  "Ye  sons  of  pride,  that  kindle  coals, 
'•With  A  our  own  hands,  to  warm  your  souls, 
"Walk  in  the  light  of  yunv  ov  n  lire, 

*' Enjoy  the  sparks  that  ye  desire: 

5  "  'I  his  is  your  portion  at  iny  hands ; 
♦'Hell  waits  you  with  )uv  iron  braids; 
"  Ye  shall   lie  down   in   sorrow    th.re, 
"In  death,  and  darkness,  and  iks^jair." 

Onni        PSALM  71.    Sid  Pait.    C.  M.  Jg 

'-'^^5  Iiish,  Rochester. 

Christ  our  strength  and  righteousness. 

1  1\/|Y  Saviour.  n»j  'A imighiy  Friend! 
■^'-   When  I  b»gi:i  thy  praise, 

Whi  I'e  will  the  growing  ninnbers  end, 
Ihe  numbers  of  ihy  grace ? 

2  Thou  art  my  tvi-rlasting  trust ; 

'ihy  goodness  I  adore; 
And  since  I  knew  thy  graces  first, 
I  speak  thy  glories  more. 

3  My  feet  shall  travel  all  the  length 

Of  the  ct  icsfia!  road. 
And  march  with  coun.ge  in  thy  strength, 

'lo  see  my    Father  <iod. 
A  When  I  am  fili'd  with  sore  distress 

For  some  suipi'ising  sin, 
1"U  plead  thy  perfect  rigiiieousness. 

And  mention  none  but  thine. 

5  How  will  my  lips  rejoice  to  tell 

The   victories  of  m'j    King ! 
My  soul,  redeeni'd  from  sui  and  hel!, 
Shall  thy  salvation  sing. 

6  [My  tongue  shall  all  the  day  proclaim 

My   Saviour  and   my    God; 
His  death  has  brought  my  foes  to  shame. 
And  sav'd  me  by  his  blood. 

7  Awake,  awake,  my  tumful  powers; 

With  this  delightful  song, 
IMI  entt-rtain  th-    darkest   hours, 
Nov  think  the  season  long.] 


201,202  SCRIPTURE   DOCTRINES* 

Of)il        HYMN  100.    B.  1.    L.  M.  h 

■^^  *■  5  Bath,  China,  qtiercy.  ^ 

The  value  of  Christ  and  his  righteousness^ 
2  "^  O  moie,   my  God,  I  boast  no  moie 

■^^    Of  ail  the  duties  I  have  done ; 

I  quit  the   hopes  I  held  before, 

I'o  trust  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

2  Now,  for  the  love  I  bear  his  name. 
What   was  my  ^in  I  count  my  loss; 
My  former  pride  I  call  my  shame. 
And  nail   my  glory  to  his  cross. 

3  Yes,  and   I  must  and  will  esteem 
All  things  but  loss  for  Jesus'  sake: 
O  may  n)y  soul  be  found  in  him, 
And  of  his  righteousness  partake. 

4  The  best  obedience  of  my  liands 
Dares  not  appear  before  thy   thr<me; 
But  faith  can  answer  thy  demands, 
By  pleadinjj  what  my  Lord  has  done. 

OrjO  7         HYMN  20.    B.  1.     C.  M.  ^ 

^\JAt  5  Exeter,  Irish,  York. 

Spiritual  apparel ;  namely^  the  role  of  righteous- 
ness, and  garments  of  salvation. 

1  A  WAKE,  my  heart,  arise,  my  tongue, 
-^^    Prepare  a  tuneful  voice  ; 

In  God,  the  life    of  all   my  joys. 
Aloud  will    I  rejoice. 

2  'Tis  he  adorn'd  my  naked  soul, 

And  made  salvation  mine; 
Upon  a  poor  polluted  worm 
He  makes  his  graces  shine. 

3  And,  lest  the    shadow  of  a  spot 

Should  on  my  soul  be  found, 
He  took   the  robe   the  Saviour  wrought, 
And  cast  it  all  around. 

4  How  far  the  lifHvt-n!y  robe  exceeds 

What  earthly  i);iiiees  wear! 
These  ornaments,  how  bright  they   shine! 
How  white  the  garments  are  \ 

5  The  Spirit  wrought  my  faith  and  love 

And  hope,  and  every  grace; 
But  Jesus  spent  his  life  to  wjork 
The  robe  of  righteousness. 


FARDOK.  203 

/ 
6  Sti-angely,  my  soul,  art  thou  array'd 
By  the  great  sacred  Three! 
In  sweetest  harmony  of  praise 
Let  all  thy  powers  agree. 


PARDON. 

On^l  PSALM  130.    C.  M.  K 

A>\JO  ^  Carolina,  Wantage. 

Pardoning  grace. 

1  OUT  of  the  depths  of  Jong  distress^ 
'^      Ihe  borders  of  despair, 

I   stnt  my  eries  to  seek  thy  grace, 
My  groans  to  move  thine  ear. 

2  Great    God,  should  thy  severer  eye, 

And  thine  impaitial  hand, 
Mark  and  reveiiqe^e  iniquity. 
No   mortal  flesh  could  stand. 

3  But  there  are  pardons  with  my   God 

For  crimes  of  hifjh  degree; 
Thy  Son  has  bought  them  with  his  blood, 
'i'o  draw   us  near  to  thee. 

4  [I  wait  for  thy  salvation,  Lord, 

With  strong  desires  1  wait; 
My  soul,  invited  by  thy  woid, 
Stands  watching  at  thy  gate.] 

5  [Just  as  the  guards  that  keep  the  night, 

Long  for  the  morning  skies, 
Watch  the  first  beams  of  breaking  lightj 
And  meet  them  with  their  eyes : 

6  So  waits  ray  soul  to  see  thy  grace. 

And,  more  intent  than  they. 
Meets  the  first  op'nings  of  thy  face, 
And  finds  a  brighter  day.] 

7  Then  in  the  Lord  let  Israel  trust, 

Let  Israel  seek  his  face  ; 
The  Lord  is  good  as  well    as  just, 
And  plenteous  in  his  grace. 

8  There's   full  redemption  at  his  throne 

For   sinners  long  enslav'd; 
The   great  Redeemer  is  his  Son ; 
And  Israel  shall  be  sav'd. 


204,  205     SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 

OCidl  PSALM  130.    L.  M.  SS 

-^^^5      Green's  Hundiedlli,  Eaton. 
Pardoning  grace. 

1  'p'ROM  deep  distress  and  troubled  thonights 
-■-      To  thee,  niy  God,  I  raised  my  cries; 

If  thou  severely  mark  our  faults, 
No  flesh  can  stand  before  thine  eyes. 

2  But  tliou  hast  built  thy  throne  of  gface, 
Free  to  dispense  thy  pardons  there. 
That  sinners  may  api)roacIi  thy  face, 
And  hope,  and  love,  as  well  as  fear. 

3  As  the  benif^hted  pilfn^"ims  vait. 

And   long  and   wish  for  breaking  day. 
So  waits  my  soul    before  thy  gate ; 
When  will  my  God  his  face  display? 

4  My  trust  is  fix'd  upon  thy  word. 
Nor  shall  I  trust  thy  word' in  vain; 
Let  mourning  sou  is  address  the  Lord, 
And  find  relief  from  all  their  pain. 

5  Great  is  his  love,  and  large  his  grace. 
Through  the  redemption  of  his  Soni 
He  turns  our  feet  from  sinful  ways, 
And  pardons  what  our  hands  have  donA 


205} 


PSALM  32.    S.  M. 

Aylesbury,  Sutton. 

Forgiveness  of  sin  upon  confession. 


1  f\   BLESSED  souls  are  they 
^^  Vv'hose  sins  are  covered  o'er! 

Divinely  blest,  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes  their  guilt  no  more. 

2  Ihey  mourn  their  follies  past, 
And  keep  their  heaits  with  care; 

Their  lips  and  lives,  without  deceit, 
Shall  prove  their  faith  sincere. 

3  While  I  conceaPd  my  guilt, 
I  felt  the  ffst'ring  wound. 

Till  I  confessed  my  sins  to  tliee, 
And  ready  pardon  found. 

4  Let  sinners  learn  to  pray, 

Ltt  saints  keep  near  the  throne; 
Our  help  in  times  of  deep  distress 
Is  found  in  God  alone. 


PARDOJv*.  206,  201 

*^C\f\  I  PSALM  32.    G.  M.  38 

^\J\J  ^  Brattle  Street,  Bavby. 

Free  pardon,  and  sincere  obedience;  or,  confession 
and  forgiveness. 

1  TIAPPY  the  man  to  whom  his  God 
■■•-*•     No  more   iin])»itts  his  sin; 
But,  wash'd  in  thf  Rcdctnior's  bloody 

Hath  made  his  garments  clean. 

2  Happy,  beyond  expression,  lie 

V/hose  debts  are  tints  discliare'd. 
And  from  the  guilty  bondage  ute, 
He  feels  his  soul  ejilarg'd ! 

3  His  spirit  hates  deceit  and  lies, 

His   words  are  all  sincere; 
Ke  guards  his  heart,  he  guards  his  eyrt. 
To  keep  his  conscience  clear. 

4  While  I  my  inward  guilt  supprest, 

No  quiet  could  I  find: 
Thy  wrath  lay  burning  in  my  breast, 
And  rack'd  my  tortur'd  mind. 

5  Then  I  confess'd  my  troubled  thoughts, 

My  secret  sins  reveal'd ; 
Thy  pardoning  grace  forgave  my  faults. 
Thy  grace  my   pardon  seal'd. 

6  This  shall  invite  thy  saints  to  pray; 

When  like  a  raging  Hood 
Temptations  rise,  our  strength  and  stay 
Is  a  forgiving  God. 

Orn  X        PSALTM  32.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  K 

^yJ  t  ^  Newcourt,  Putney. 

Agiiilty  conscience  eased  by  coyfession  and  pardon. 
l^yniLE  I  keep  si!eijce,  and  conceal 
'"    My  heavy  guilt  within  my  heart, 

"What  torments  doth  my  conscience  feel ,' 

What  agonies  of  inward  smart  I 

2  I  spread  my  sins  before  the  Lord, 
And  all  my  secret  faults  confess; 
Tl:y  gospel  speaks  a  pardoning  word, 
Thy  Holy  Spirit  seals  the  grace. 

3  For  this,  shall  eveiy  humble  soul 
Make  sw  ift  addr -sses  to  thy  seat ; 
When  floods  of  huge  temptations  roll^ 
There  shall  they  find  a  blest  retreat. 


208,  209      SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 

4  How  saff  beneath  thy  win^s  I  lie, 
When  days  grow  daik,  and  storms  appear! 
And  when  I  walk,  thy  watchful  eye 
Shall  guide  me  safe  from  every  snare. 

OQQ  >  PSALM  32.     1st  Part.    L.  M.  Jg 

AXJO  ^        Ninety-seventh  Psann,  Antigua. 
Repentance  and  J'ree  pardon  ;  or,  justification  ami 
sanctijicatinn. 

1  "OI.EST  is  the  man,  forever  blest, 

-*-'  Whose  guilt  is  pardon'd  by  his  God, 
Whose  sins  with   sorrow  are  confessed. 
And  cover'd  with  his   Saviour's  blood. 

2  Blest  is  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes  not  his  iniquities : 

He  pleads  no  merit  of  reward. 
And  not  on  works  but  grace  relies. 

3  From  guile  his  heart  and  lips  are  free; 
His  humble  joy,  his  holy  fear 

With  deep  rcjientance  weJl  agree, 
And  join  to  prove  his  faith  sincere. 

4  How  glorious  is  that  rigliteousness 
That  hides  and  cancels  all  his  sins,' 
While  a  bright  evidence  of  grace 
Through  his  whole  life  appears  and  shines. 

*>nQl  HYMN  85.     B.2.     CM.  gg 

^KJZr  ^  5it,  Martins,  Mear. 

Sufficiency   of  pardon. 

1  TTTTHY  does  your  face,  ye  humble  souls, 

''     Those  mournful  colours  wear? 
What  doubts  are  these  that  waste  your  faitbj 
And  noui-ish   your  despair? 

2  What  though  your  numerous  sins  exceed 

'I'he  stars  that   fill  the  skies. 

And,  aiming  at  th'  eternal  throne, 

Like  pointed  mountains  rise  ? 

3  What  thougli  your  mighty  guilt  beyond 

The  wide  creation  swell, 
And  has  its  curs'd  foundations  laid 
Low  as  the  deeps  of  hell  ? 

4  See  here  an  endless  ocean  flows 

Of  never-failing  grace  ; 
Behold  a  dying  Saviour's  veins 
The  sacred  nood  increase. 


PERSEVERANCE.  210,211 

5  It  vises  high,  and  drowns  the  hills. 

Has  neither  shore  nor  bound  ; 
Now  if  we  search  to  find  our   sins. 
Our  sins  can  ne'er  be  found. 

6  Awake,  our  hearts,  adore  the  grace, 

That  buries  all   our  faults, 
And  pard'ning  blood,  that  swells  above 
Omv  follies  and  our  thoughts. 

WWVWVW 

PERSEVERANCE. 


210} 


PSALM  125.    C.  M. 
Peterborough,  Cambridge* 
The  sairit''.<!  trial  and  safety. 


1  TTNSHAKBN  as   the  sacred  hill, 
^     And  fix'd  as  mountains  be. 

Firm  as  a  rock,  the  soul  shall  rest, 
That  kans,  O  Lord,  on  thee. 

2  Not  walls,  nor  bills  could  guard  so  well 

Old  Salem's  happy  ground. 

As  those  eternal  arms  of  love, 

1  hat  every  saint  surround. 

3  While  tyrants  are  a  smarting  scourge 

To  drive  them  near  to  God, 
Divine  compassion  still  allays 
The  furj    of  the  rod. 

4  Deal  gently,  Lord,  with  souls  sincere, 

And  lead  them   safely  on 
To  the  bright  gates  cf  paradise. 
Where  Christ  their  Lord  is  gone. 

5  But  if  we  trace  those  crooked  wajs 

Which  the  old  serpent  drew. 
The  >\rath  that  drove  him  first  to  hell 
Shall  smite  his  followers  too. 

O-J  4  ?  PSALM  12?.     S.  M.  gg 

-^  ■■-■*-  5  Froome,  St.  'i'homas. 

The  sri  int's  trial  and  saj'eirj;  or,  moderated  affliction^. 
I      Xj^IRM  and  unn'iov'd  are  they 
-*-      That  rest  their  souls  on  God ; 
Fix'd  as  tlie  mount  where  David  d'Tv-^It, 
Or  where  tile  ai"k  abode. 


212  SCRIPTURE   DOCTRINES. 

2  As  mountains  stood  to  guard 
'I'lie  city's  sacred  ground, 

So  God,  and  his  aimigiity  love, 
F,mbrace  his  saints  aroiind. 

3  "What  though  the  Father's  rod 
Drop  a  chastising  stroke. 

Yet,  lest  it  wound  their  souls  too  deep, 
Its  fury  shall  be  broke. 

4  Deal  gently,  Lord,  with  those, 
Whose  faith  and  pious  fear, 

Whose  hope  and  love,  and  every  grqxe 
Proclaim  their  hearts  sincere. 

5  Nor  shall  the  tyrant's  rage 
l"oo  long  oppress  the  saint ; 

TJie  God  of  Israel  will  support 
His  children,  lest  they  faint. 

6  But  if  our  slavish  fear 
Will  choose  the  road  to  hell, 

We  must  receive  our  portion  therej 
Where  bolder  sinners  dwell. 


PSALM  138.    L.  M. 

Quercy,  Wells. 

Kcstofiyig  and  preserviiig  grace. 


212} 

1  lT^ITH  all  my  p.nvers  of  Iteart  and  tongue 

''     I'll  praise  my  Maker  in  my  sung; 
Angels  shall  hear  the  notes  I  raise. 
Approve  the  song,  and  join  the  praise. 

2  Angels,  that  make  thy  church  their  care, 
Sliall  wikness  my  devotion  there. 
While  holy  zeal  directs  mine  eyes 
To  thy  fair  temple  in  the  skies.] 

3  I'D  sing  thy  truth  and  mercy,  Lord, 
i'il  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  wo.'d ; 
Kot  all   thy  works  and  names  below 
So  much  thy  power  and  S'lory  show. 

4  To  God   I   ci'y'd,  when  tioubies  rosej 
He  heard  me,  and  subdu'd  my  foes; 
He  did  my  rising  fears  control. 
And  strength  ditfus'd  through  all  my  soul. 

f  The  God  of  heaven  maintains  Ins  state, 
Frov.iis  on  the  proud,  and   scorns  the  great.. 
But  from  his   throne  descends  to  see 
iiit  !?ous   of  limuwlc  i;oyi;rty. 


PERSEVERANCE.  213,  21.1' 

6  Ainiflst  a  ihousan-l  snares  I  stand, 
Upheld  and  guardid  by  thy  baud ; 
Tliy  Mords  my  faiiitiiig  soul  revive, 
And  keep  my  dying  faith  alive. 

7  Grace  will  complete  what  grace  begins. 
To  save  from  sorrows  or  from  sins  ; 
The  \\ork  that  wisdom   undeitakes, 
Eternal  mercy  ne'er  forsakes. 

91  o7       PSALM  97.    Sd  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

^i-'O^  Castle-Street,  Antigua. 

Grace  and  glor'j. 

1  n[^H'   Almiglity  reigns,  exalted  high, 

-■-    O'er  all  the  earth,  o'er  all  the  sky ; 
Though   clouds  and  darkness  veil  his  feet, 
His  dwelling  is  the  mercy  seat. 

2  O  ye  tliat  love  his  holy  name, 
Haie  every  work  of  sin  and  shame, 
lie  guards  the  souls  of  all  his  friends, 
And  from  the  snares  of  hell  defends. 

3  Immortal  light,  and  joys  unknown, 
Are  fur  the  saints  in  darkness  sown  ; 
ntiose  glorious  seeds  shall  spring  and  rise. 
And  the  bright  harvest  bless  our  eyes. 

4  Rejoice,  ye  righteous,  and  record 
Ihe  sacred  honours  of  the  Lord; 
None  but  the  soul  that  feels  his  grace 
Can  triumph  in  his  liolintss. 

♦>  <  4  >  HYMN  51.    B.  1.    S.  M.  22 

'^^*3     Silver  Street,  Dover,  Hopkins. 

Persevering  grace. 
a       ^O  God   the  only   wise, 

-*-    Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Let  all  the  saints  below  tlie  skies 
'I'beir  humble  praises  bring. 

2  'Tis  his  almighty  love, 
His   counsel  and  his  care, 

Preserves  lis   safe  from   s\n  and  deatlij 
And  every  hurtful  snare. 

3  He  will  pnseiit  our  souls 
Uuldeaiisli'd  aud  complete j, 


J15  SCRIPTtRE   DOCTRINES. 

Before  the  glory  of  his  face. 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4  Then  all  the  chosen   seed 
Shall  meet  around  the  throne, 

Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 
And  make  his  wonders  known. 

5  To  our  Redeemer    God 
Wisdom   and   power   belongs, 

Immortal  crowns  of  majesty, 
And  everlasting  songs. 

REDEMPTION. 

Oif^l        HYMN  78.    B.  2.    C.  RL 
•^  *  *^  5  Dundee,  Bedford. 

Redemption  by  Christ. 

1  Tl^'HEN  the  first  parents  of  our  race 

^^    Rebell'd,  and  lost  their  God, 
And  the  infection  of  their  sin 
Had  tainted  all  our  biood ; 

2  Infinite  pity  touchM  the  heart 

Of  the  eternal  Son  ; 
Descending  from  the  heavenly  court, 
He  left  his  Father's  throne. 

3  Aside  the   Prince  of  glory  thi'ew 

His  most  divine  array. 
And   wmpp'd  hi^  Godhead  in  a  veil 
Of  our  inferior  clay. 

4  His  living  power  and  dying  love 

Redeem'd  uldiajjpy  men  ; 
And  lais'd  the  ruin's  '  f  our  race 
To  life   and  God  again. 

5  To  thee,  dear  Lord,  our  flesh  and  soiil 

We  joj'fully  resign  ; 
Bless'd  Jesus,  take  us  for  thy  own. 
For  wc  are  doubly  thine. 

6  Thine  honour  shall  foi-ever  be 

The  business  of  our  days. 
Forever  shall  our  thankful  tongues 
Speak  thy  deseiTcd  praise. 


216} 


REDEMPTIOy.  2 

HYMN  29.    B.  2.    C.  M. 

Arlington,  St.  Asaph. 

Redemption  by  price  and  power. 


1  TESUS,  witli  all  thy  saints  above, 
•'     My  tongue  would  bear  her  part, 
■\Voulcl  sound  aloud  thy  saving  love. 

And  sing  thy  bleeding  heart. 

2  Bless'd  be  the  Lamb,  my  dearest  Loid, 

Who  bought  Jt»e  with  liis  blood, 
And  quench'd  his  Father's  flaming  sword 
In  his  own  vital   fluod. 

3  The  Lamb  that  freed  my  captive  soul 

From  Satan's  heavy  chains. 
And  sent  the  lion  down  to  howl 
Where  hell  and  horror  reigns. 

4  All  glory  to  the  dying  Lamb, 

And  never-ceasing  praise, 
While  angels  live  to  know  his  name, 
Or  saints  to  feel  his  grace. 


217} 


HYMN  82.    B.2.    CM.  ^ 

Pembroke,  York. 
Redemption  and  protertionj^rom  spiritual  enemies. 

1  A  RISE,  my  soul,  my  joyful  powers, 
-^    And  triumph  in  my    God  ; 
Awake,  my  voice,  and  loud   proclaim 

His  glorious  grace  abroad. 

2  He  rais'd  me  from  tlie  deeps  of  sin. 

The  gates  of  gaping  hell, 
And  fix'd  my  standing  more  secure 
Than  'twas  before  I  fell. 

3  The  arms  of  everlasting  love 

Beneath  my  soul  he  plac'd. 

And  on  the  Rock  of  Ages  set 

My  slippery  footsteps  fast. 

4  The  city  of  ray  blest  abode 

Is  walfd  around  with  grace; 
Salvation  for  a  bulwark  stands 
To  shield  the  sacred  place. 

5  Satan  may  vent  his  sharpest  spite, 

And  all  his  legions  roar; 
Almighty  mercy  guards  my  life. 
And  bounds  his  raging  power. 
J. 


218,  219  SCRIPTURE   DOCTRINES. 

6  Arise,  my  soul ;    awake,  my  voice, 
And  times  of  pleasure  sing  ; 
Loud  hallelujahs  shall  address 
My  Saviour  and  my  King. 

9  I  Q  7  HYMN  35.     B.  2,     C.  M. 

'^■•■'-'5  Swanwick,  Rochester. 

^•aise  to  God  fur  creation  and  redemption, 

1  T  ET  th^m  neglect  thy  gloi7.  Lord, 
-"   Who  never  knew  thy  jrrace ; 
But  our  loud  song  shall  still  record 

The  wonders  of  thy  praise. 

2  We  raise  our  shouts,  O  God,  to  thee. 

And  send  ihf m  to  thy  throne; 
All   glory  to  th'  UNITED   THREE, 
The  undivided  ONE. 

3  'Twas  He  (and  we'll  adore  his  name) 

Who  forrn'd  us  by  a  word  ; 
'Twas  He  restor'd  our  ruin'd  frame; 
Salvation  to  the  Lord. 

4  Hosanna!    let  the  earth  and  skies 

Repeat  the  joyful  sound. 
Rocks,  hills,  and  vales,  reflect  the  voice. 
In  one  eternal  round. 

REGENERATION. 

9^Q7         HYMN  95.     B.  1.    CM. 
■^  ■*■  ^  3  Bangor,  Dundee. 

Regeneration. 

1  ^"OT  all  the  outward  forms  on  earth, 
-■-^    Nor  rites  that  God  has  given, 

Nor  will  of  man,  nor  blood,  nor  birth 
Can  raise  a  soul  to  heaven. 

2  The  sovereign  will  of  God  alone 

Creates  us  heirs  of  grace; 
Bom  in  the  image  of  his  Son, 
A  new,  peculiar  race. 

3  The  Spirit,  like  some  heavenly  wind; 

Breathes  on  the  sons  of  flesh, 

^.'ew  models  all  the  carnal  mind, 

And  forms  the  man  afresh. 


REGENERATION.  220,  221 

4  Our  quicken'd  souls  awake,  and  lise 
From   tlie  lon^  sleep  of  death  ; 
On  heavenly  thinffs  we  fix  our  eyes, 
And  praise  employs  our  breath. 

OOn  ?.  HYMN  09.     B.  1.    C.  M.  h 

^^V^  York,  Plymouth.  " 

Stones  made  children  of  Ahrahnm  ;    or^  grace  not 
convened  brj  rcUi;;ions  parents- 

1  "VTAIN  are  "the  hopis  tJiat  rebels  place 

*       Upon  their  birih  and   blood. 
Descended  from  a   pious  race, 
(Their  fathers  now  with  God.) 

2  He  from  the  caves  of  earth  and  hell 

Can  take  the  liardi  st  stones, 
And  fill  the  house  of  Abrah'm  well 
With  new-created  sons. 

3  Such  wondrous  power  doth  he  possess, 

Who  form'd  our  mortal  frame, 
Who  call'd  the  world  from  emptiness; 
The  world  obey'd  and  came. 

99 -f  7  HYMN  130.    B.  2.    CM.  » 

•^^  -»■  5  Hymn  Second,  Irish.  ^ 

The  ne7v  creation. 

1  A  TTEND,  while  God's  exalted  Son 
■^*-    Doth  his  own  g-lories  shew ; 

"  Behold,  I  sit  upon  my  throne, 
"  Creating  all  things  new. 

2  "  Nature  and  sin  are  pa'^s'd  awa}", 

"And  the  old    Ailam'dies; 
"My  hands  a  new  foundation  lay; 
"See  the  in w  world  arise. 

3  "  I'll  be  a  Sun  of  Righteousness 

"To   the   new   htavens   I   make; 
"  None  but   the  new-born   heirs  of  grace 
"  My  glories  shall  partake." 

4  Mighty  Redeemer !  set  me  free 

From  my  old  state  of  sin  ; 

O,  make  my  soul  alive  to  thee, 

Create  new  powers  within. 

5  Renew  mine  eyes,  and  fonn  mine  eai's^ 

Aad  mould  uiy  li.:art  afresh; 


222,  223  SCRIPTURE    DOCTRINES. 

Give  me  new  passions,  .joys,  and  itars, 

And  turn  tlie  stone  to  liesh. 
6  Far  from  the  regions  of  tlie  dead, 

From  sin,  and  earth,  and  hell  ; 
In  the  new  world  that  grace  lias  jnade, 

I  Would  forever  dwell. 

222?  HYMN  159.    B.2.     CM.  ^ 

-^"^■^  'j  Kingston,  Brauitree. 

An  unconverted  utatc  ;  or,  converting  grace, 

1  Q.RE.VT   King  of  giory,  and  of  grace, 
'^      VVe  own  with  hunible  shame 
How  vile  is  our  degenerate  race. 

And  oar  first  father's  name. 

2  From  Adam  flows  our   tainted  blood, 

Tlje  i)oison  reigns  within. 
Makes  iis  averse  to  all  that's  good, 
And  willing  slaves   to  sin. 

3  [Daily  we  break  thy  holy  laws. 

Anil  then   i<  JLCt  thy  grace ; 
Engag'd  in  the  old  serj)eiit's  cause. 
Against  our  Maker's  face.] 

4  We  live  estraitg'd  afar  from   God, 

And    love  the  di&tance  well ; 
With  haste  we  run  the  dangerous  road, 
'Ihat  leads  to  death  and  hell. 

5  And  can  such  rebels  be  restor'd  ? 

Such  natures   made  divine? 
Let  sinners  see  thy  glory,   Lord, 
And  feel  this  pov.er  of  thine. 

6  We  raise  our  Father's  name  on  high, 

Who  his  own   Spirit   sends 
To  bring  rebellious  strangers  nigh, 
And  turn  his  foes  to  friends. 

990?  KYMN  161.     B.  2.     C.  M.  K 

/i^-eJ^  Wantage,  Dundee.  ^ 

Christian  virtues;  or,  the  difficulty  of  conversion. 
1  ClTRAIT  is  the  way,  the  door  is  strait, 
That  leads  to  joys  on  high; 
'TJs  but  a  few  that  find   the  gate,, 
While  crowds  mistake  and  die. 


S  ALV  AT  lOX.  224, 225 

2  Beloved  self  must  be  deny'tl, 

Ihe  mind  and  will  renew'd  ; 
Passion  suppress'd,  and  patience  tiy'd, 
And  vain  desires  subdued. 

3  [Flesh  is  a  dangerous  foe  to  grace, 

Where  it  jjre\ails  and   rules ; 
Flesh  must  be  hunibltd,  pride  abased, 
Lot  they  destroy  our  souls.] 

4  The  love  of  gold   be  banish'd  hence, 

fThat   vile  idolatry) 
And  every  member,  every  sense, 
In  sweet  subjeetion  lie. 

5  The  tongue,  that  most  unruly  power, 

Requires  a  strong  restraint; 
We  must  be  watchful  every   hour, 
And  pray,  but  never  faint. 

6  Lord  !   can  a  feeble,  helpless  worm 

Fuini  a  task  so  hard  ? 
Thy  grace  must  all  my  work  perform, 
And  give    the   free  reward. 


2241 


SALVATION. 

HYMN  88.     B.  2.     C.  M. 
S  Dtvizes,  Rochester. 

Snlvritioii. 


1  UALVATION!   O,  the  joyful  sound! 
"^     'Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears; 

A  sovereign  balm  for  every   wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Bury'd  in  sorrow,  and  in  sin. 

At  hell's   dark  door  we   lay  ; 
But  we  arise  by  grace  divine 
I'o  see  a  heavenly   day. 

3  Salvation!   let  the  echo  fly 

1  ht-  spacious  earth  around, 

While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 

Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

99K^        HYMN  111.    B.  1.     CM.  ^ 

AAfO  <^  Braintree,  Rochester. 

Salvation  by  grace. 
1  [T  ORD,  Ave  confess  our  nuiu'i-ous  faults, 
^-*  How  great  our  guilt  has  been. 


226  SCRIPTURE    DOCTRINES. 

Foolish  and  vain  were  all  our  thoughts, 
And  ail  our  lives  were    sin. 

2  But,  O  my  soul,  forever  praise, 

Forever  love  his   name, 
AV'ho  turns  thy  feet  from  dangerous  ways 
Of  foiiy,  sin  and   shame.] 

3  £'Tis  not  by  works  of  righteousness, 

Which  our  own  hands  have  done  ; 
But  we  art    sav'd  by  sovereigii  grace, 
Abounding  through  his  Son.] 

4  'Tis  from  the  nrrercy  of  our  God 

That  all  i  ur  hopes  begin; 
'Tis  by  the  water  and  the  blood 
Our  souis  are  vvash'd  from  sin. 

5  'Tis  through  the  pui-ehase  of  his  death, 

V/lio  hung  upon  the  tree. 
The  Spirit  is  sent  down  to  breathe 
On  such  dry  bones  as  we. 
6  Rais'd  from  the  dead,  we  live  anew ; 
And,  justified  by  grace. 
We  shall  appear  in  giory  too, 
And  see  our  Father's  face. 

O-lfiX        HYMN  137.     B.  1.     L.  M.  ^ 

^Ai\>  ■^  Islington,  Portugal. 

Snlvntioti   h>j  grace  in    Christ. 

1  "^OW  to  the  power  of  God  supreme 
-•-^     Be  everlasting  honours   given: 

He  sa^es   from  he!!,  (we  bless  his  name) 
He  calls  our  wandering  feet  to  heaven. 

2  Not  for  our  duties  nor  deserts. 
But  of  his  own  abounding  grace. 
He  works    salvation  in  our  hearts. 
And  forms  a  people  for  his  praise. 

3  'Twas  liis  own  purpose  that  begun 
To  rescue  rebels  doom'd  to  die; 

He  gave  us   grace  in   Christ  his  Son, 
Before  he  spread  the  starry  sky. 

4  Jesus,  the  Lord,  apjiears  at  last. 

And  makes  his   Father's  counsels  known; 
Declares  the  great  transactions  pass'd, 
And  brings  immortal  blessings  down. 


SALVATION.  227,  228 

3  He  dies  !    and  in  tluit  dreadful  nijjht 
Did  all  the  powers  of  hel!   d(stroy; 
Rising;,  he  brought  our  heaven  to  liglit, 
And  took  possession  of  the  joj*. 


PSALM  85.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  Jgg 

Luton,  Rothwell,  Dunstan. 

Salvation  by  Christ^ 


227} 

1  aA'LVATION  is  forever  nigh 
^    The  souls  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lords 
And  grace,  descending  from  on  high, 
Fresh  hopes  of  glory  shall  afford. 

2  Mercy  and  truth  on  earth  are  met, 

Since  Christ  the  Lord  came  down  from  lieaven: 
By  his  obedience,  so  complete. 
Justice  is  pleas'd,  and  peace  is  given. 

3  Now  ti-uth  and  honour  shall  abound, 
Religion  dwell  on  earth  again, 

And  heavenly  influence  bless  the  ground. 
In  our  Redeemer's  gentle  reign. 

4  His  righteousness  is  gone  before, 
To  give  us  free  access  to  God  : 

Our  wandering  feet  shall  stray  no  more. 
But  mark  his  steps,  and  keep  the  road, 

O'lftl        HYMN  4.    B.  2.    L.  M.  ^ 

A^a  ^  gyth  Psalm,  quercy. 

Salvation  in  the  cross. 

1  TJERE  at  thy  cross,  my   dying  God, 
-■^  I  lay  my  sou!  beneath  thy  love. 
Beneath  the  dr.tppings  of  thy  biood, 
Jesus  !  nor  shall  it  e'er  remove. 

2  Not  all  that  tj'rants  think  or  say, 
With  rage  and  lightning  in  their  eyes. 
Nor  hell  shall  friglit  my  heart  away. 
Should  hell   with  all   its   legions  nse. 

3  Should  worlds  conspire  to  drive  me  thence, 
Moveless  and  firm  this  heart  should   lie; 
Resolv'd,  (for  th^it's  my  last  d<ftnce) 

If  I  must  peiish,  there  to  die. 

4  But  speak,  my  Lord,  and  calm  my  ftar| 
Am  I  not  safe  beneath  thy  shade? 

Thy  vengeance  will  not  strike  me  here, 
Nor  Satan  dare  my  soul  invade^ 


229,  230      SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINES. 

5  Yes,  I'm  secure  beneath  thy  blood, 
And  all  my  foes  shall  lose  their  aim. 
Hosanna  to  my  dying  God ; 
And  my  best  honours  to  his  name. 

99Q"?       PSALM  69.    3d  Part.    CM.  ^ 

^/iiij  ^     Hymn  Second,  St.  Anns,  Mear. 
Chrisfs  obedience  and  death;  or,  God  glorified  and 
sinners  saved. 

1  "p'ATHER,  I  sing  thy  wondrous  grace, 
-*-      I  bless  my  Saviour's  name; 

He  bought  salvation  for  the  poor, 
And  bore  the  sinnex''s  shame. 

2  His  deep  distress  has  rais'd  us  high  j 

His  duty  and  his  zeal 
Tulfill'd  the  taw  wliieh  mortals  broke, 
And  finish'd  all  thy  will. 

3  His  dying  groans,  his  living  songs 

Shall   better  please  my  God, 
Than  harp  or  trumpet's  solemn  sound, 
Than  goats'  or  bullocks'  blood. 

4  This  shall  his  humble  followers  see, 

And  set  their  hearts  at  rest ; 
They  by  his  death  draw  near  to  tliee, 
And  live  forever  blest. 

5  Let  heaven,  and  all  that  dwell  on  high. 

To  God  their  voices  raise, 
Whiie  lands  and  seas  assist  the  sky, 
And  join  t'  advance  his  praise. 

6  Zion  is  thine,  most  holy  God ; 

'Ihy  Son  shall  bless  her  gates ; 
And  glory,  purchas'd  by  his  blood, 
lor  thine  own  Israel  waits. 


SANCTIFICATION. 

OQnl         HYMN  132.    B.  1.    L.  M.  ^ 

A>0\J  ^  Portugal,  Gloucester. 

Hoiiiifsy  and  grace. 
1   OO   let  our  lips  and   lives  expi-ess 

^^    The  holy  gosj.-el   we  profess ; 

So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 

'I'o  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 


SANCTIFICATION.  231,  232 

2  I'hus   sliall  we  best  proclaim  abvoad 
liie  honours  of  our  Saviour  God, 
When  his  salvation  reigns   within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  power  of  sin. 

3  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  deny'd, 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride; 
While  justice,  temperance,  truth,  and  love 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

4  Religion  bears  our  spirits  up. 
While  we  expect  that  blessed  hope. 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 

20A\         HYMN  143.    B.  2.    C.  M.  28 

'^  ■»•  3  Colchester,  Abridge. 

Flesh  and  Spirit. 

1  "VVHAT  different  powers  of  grace  and  sin 

'"      Attend  our  mortal  state  I 
I  hate  the  thoughts  that  work  witJiin, 
And  do  the  works  I  hate. 

2  Now  I  complain,  and  groan,  and  die, 

While  sin  and  Satan  reign. 
Now  raise  my  songs  of  triumph  high, 
For  grace  prevails  again. 

3  So  darkness  struggles  with  the  light. 

Till  perfect  day  arise ; 
Water  and  fire  maintain  the  fight 
Until  tlie  weaker  dies. 

4  Thus  will  the  flesh  and  spirit  strive, 

And   vex  and   break  my  peace; 
But  I  shall  quit  this  mortal  life, 
And  sin  forever  cease. 

000  7         HYMN  104.    B.  1.     C.  M.  ^ 
^^'^S               Cambridge,  Irish. 

A  state  of  ?iature  and  of  grace. 

1  "^JOT  the  malicious,  nor  profane, 
-'-^  The  wanton,  nor  the  proud, 
Nor  thieves,  nor  slanderers  shall  obtain 

The  kingdom  of  our  God. 

2  Surprising  grace !  and  such  were  we 

By  nature  and  by  sin. 

Heirs  of  immortal  misery, 

Unholy  and  unclean. 


233  SCRIPTURE  DOCTRINESo 

3  But  we  are  wash'd  in  Jesus'  blood. 

We're  pardon'd   throu^li  his  nanie; 
And  the  good  Spirit  of  our  God 
Has  sanctify'd  our  frame. 

4  O  for  a  persevering  power 

To  kee]>  thy  just  commands! 
We  would  defile  our  hearts  no  more, 
No  more  pollute  our  hands. 

Oi30>       PSALM  119.    11th  Part.    CM.         I 
^OO^  Plymouth,  Durham. 

Breathing  qfler  holiness. 
Verse  5,  33, 

1  r\   THAT  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways 
^-^     To  keep  his  statutes  still! 

O  that  my   God  would  grant  me  grace 
To  know  and  do  his  will ! 
Verse  29. 

2  O  send  thy  Spirit  down  to  write 

Thy  law  upon  my  heart! 
Nor  let  my  tongue  indulge  deceit, 
Nor  act  the  liar's  part. 

Verse  37,  36. 

3  From  vanity  turn  off  mine  eyes; 

Let  no  corrupt  dtsign. 
Nor  covetous  desires,  arise 
Within  this  soul  of  mine. 
Verse  133. 

4  Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word. 

And  make  my  heart  sincere: 
Let  sin  have  no  dominion,  Lord, 
But  keep  my  conscience   clear. 
Verse  176.      • 

5  My  soul  hath  gone  too  far  astray; 

jNIy  feet  too  often  slip; 
Yet  since  I've  not  forgot  thy  way, 
Restore  thy  wander hig  sheep. 
Verse  35. 

6  Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands; 

'Tis  a  delightful  road; 
Nor  let  my  head,  or  heart,  or  hands 
Offend  against  my  God. 


SANCTIFICATION.  234, 235 

O^Al  HYMN  97.     B.  1.    L.  M.  \j 

4)'-J'±^        ISrinety-scventh  Psalm,  Eaton. 

Christ  our  ivisdom  and  righteousness^ 

1  "DURY'D  in  shadows  of  the  uight, 

J-*   We  lie  till   Christ  restores  the   light; 
Wisdom  descf-nds  to  heal  the  blind, 
And  chase  the  darkness  of  the  mind. 

2  Our  guilty  souls  are  drownM  in  tears. 
Till  his  atoning  blood  appears: 
Then  we  awake  from  deep  distress, 
And  sing.  The  Lord  our  Righteousness, 

5  Our  Very  frame  is  mix'd  with  sin,  * 

His  Spirit  makes  our   natures  clean; 
Sucli  virtues   from   his  sufferings  flow. 
At  once  to  cleanse  and   pardon  too. 

4  Jesus  beholds  where  Satan  reigns. 
Binding  liis  slaves  in  lieavy  cliains ; 
He  sets  the  prisoners   free,  and  breaks 
The  iron  bondage  from  our  necks. 

5  Poor  helpless  worms  in  thee  possess 
Grace,  wisdom,  power  and  righteousness; 
Thou  art  o-ir  inighty  Ail,  and  we 
Give  our  whole  selves,  O  Lord,  to  thee. 

9€>e:7  HYMN  98.     B.  1.     S.  M.  [) 

•^*^^5         Little  Marlboro',  Durham. 
The  same. 

1  "0  0 W  heavy  is  il.e  night, 

*^     That  hangs  upon  our  eyes, 
Till   Ch.ist   with   an  reviving  light 
Ove'-  our  souis  .Uise. 

2  Our  guilty  spirits  dread 

lo  m^et  the   vv  ath  of  Heaven; 
But,  in  his  righteousness  array'd. 
We  see  our  sms  forg-iven. 

3  Unholy  and  impure 

Are  ai.  QUI   thoughts  and  ways; 
His  hands  infeeleil  nature  cure 
With   sanctifying  giiice. 

4  The  powers  of  ne  i  agree 
To  hole!  our  sou!:  hi   vain  ; 

He  set"  tlu    sons  of  bondage  free, 
And  breaks  the  cursed  chain. 


236,237  LAW  AND    GOSPEL. 

Lord,  we  adore  thy  ways. 
To  bring:  us  near  to  God ; 
Thy  sovei-fcign  ptnver,  thy  healing  grace, 
And  tliine  atoning  blood. 

0Qfl7         HYMN  90.     R.  2.    CM.  | 

AmOU  ^  Wantage,  St.   Anns. 

Faith  in  Christ  for  pardon  and  savctification. 

1  OOW  sad  our  state  by  nature  is! 
^'-  Our  sin,  how  deep  it  stains  ! 
And   Satan  binds  our  captive  minds 

Fast  in  liis  slavish  cliains. 

2  But  there's  a  voice  of  sovereign  grace 

Sounds  from  the  sacred  word  ; 
Ho .'  ye  despairing  sintiers,  come^ 
And  trust  upon  the  Lord. 

3  My  soul  obeys  tli'  Almighty  call. 

And  runs  to  this  relief ; 
I  would  believe  thy  promise,  Lord, 
O  I  help  mine  unbelief. 

4  [To  the  dear  fountain  of  thy  blood. 

Incarnate  God,  I   fly  ; 
Here  let  me  wash  my  spotted  soul 
From  crimes  of  deepest  dye. 

5  Stretch  out  thine  arm,  victorious  King, 

My  reigning  sins   subdue; 
Drive  the  old  dragon  from  his  seat, 
With    all  his  hellish  crew.] 

6  A  guilty,  weak,  and  helpless  worm. 

On  thy  kind  arms  1  fall ; 
Be  thou  niy  strength  and  righteousness, 
My  Jesus,  and  my  all  J 

LAW  AND  GOSPEL. 

MORAL  LAW. 
907")  HYMN  116.    B.  1.     L.  M. 

'^^  •  5  Nantuich,  Dunstan. 

Love  to  God  and  cur  neiidiboiir. 
1  'T'HUS  saith  the  first,  tlie  great  command, 
^      "  Let  a!l   tliy  inward  povvei-s  iniite 
"  To  love  thy  Maker  and  thy  (Jod 
"  With  utmost  vigour  and  delight. 


MORAL   LAW.  238,239 

2  **  Then  shall  thy  neighbour  next  in  place 
"Share  thine  aiftctioiis  and  esteem; 

"  And  let  thy  kindness  to  thyself 

"  Measure  and  rule  thy    love  to  him." 

3  This  is  the  sense  that  Moses  spoke. 
This  did  the  prophets  preach  and  prove; 
For  want  of  this  the  law  is  broke. 

And  the  whole  law's  fuitill'd  by  love. 

4  But  O!  how  base  our  passions  are; 
How  cold  our  charity  and  zeal ; 
Lord,  fill  our  souls  with  heavenly  fire, 
Or  we  shall  ne'er  i)erfonn  thy   will. 

90Q7  PSALM  50.    2d  Part    CM.  SS 

A^OO  ^  Wareham,  St.  Martins. 

Obedience  is  better  than  sacrifce. 

1  ^KUS  saith  the  Lord,  "  i  he  spacious  fields, 

-*-     "And  flocks  and  herds  are  mine; 
"  O'er  all  the  cattle  of  the  hills 
"I  claim  a  right  divine- 

2  "  I  ask  no  sheep  for  sacrifice, 

"  Nor  bullocks  burnt  \\\th  fire ; 
"To  hope  and  love,  to  pray  and  praise, 
"Is  all  that  I   reqtiire. 

3  "  Call  upon  me  when  trouble's  near, 

"  My  hand   shall   set  thee  free ; 
"  Then  shall   thy  thankful  lips  declare 
"The  honour  due  to  me. 

4  "  The  man  that  offers  humble  praise, 

"  He  glorifies  me  best : 
"  And  those,  that  tread  my  holy  ways, 
•'  Shall  my  salvation  taste." 

9'^Q^  PSALM  16.    jstPart.    L.  M.  K 

'^^^S  Carthage,  Putney. 

Confession  of  our  poverty,  and  saints  the  best  coiU' 
pany  ;    or,  good  ivorks  projit  men,  not  God, 

1  "PRESERVE   me.  Lord,  in  time  of  need ; 
-■-      For  succour  to  thy  throne  I  fiee, 

But  have  no  merits  there  to  plead  ; 
My  goodness  cannot  reach  to  thee. 

2  Oft  have  my  lieart  and  tongue  confcss'd 
How  empty  and  how  poor  I  am ; 

My  praise  can  never  make  thee  bless'd, 
>'oi-  add  new  glories  to  thy  name. 


240,211  LAW    AND    GOSPEL. 

3  Yet,  Lord,  thy  saints  on  eartli  may  reap 
Some  profit  by  the  good  we   do  ; 
These  are  the"  company  I  keep, 

'Ihtse  are  the  choicest  fhends  I  know. 

4  Let  others  choose  the  sons  of  mirtli 
To  ^\\e  a  relish  to  their  uine; 

I  love  the  men  of  heavenly  birth. 
Whose  thoughts   and  language  are  divine. 

Odnl  HYMN  115.    B.  1.     CM.        J^orh 

'^^^S  St.  Davids,  St.  Asaphs.  ^ 

Conviction  of  sin  by  the   Imv. 

1  T  ORD,  how  secure  my  conscience  was, 
■^-^    And  felt  no  inward  dread ! 

I  was  alive  without  tlie  law, 
And  thought  my  sins  were  dead. 

2  My  hopes  of  lieaven  Mere  firm  and  bright i 

But,  since  the  precept  came 
With  a  convincing  power  and  light, 
I  find  how  vile  I  am. 

juilt  appear'd  but  small  before, 
terribiy  I  saw 
How  perfect,  holy,  just,  and  pure 
Was  thine  eternal   law. 

4  Then  felt  my  soul  the  heavj'  load, 

My  sins  reviv'd  again  ; 
I  had  provok'd  a  dixadful  God, 
And  all  my  hopes  were  siain.j 

5  I'm   like  a  helpless  captive  sold, 

Under  the  j)0\ver  of  sin ; 
I  cannot  do  the  good  I  would. 
Nor  keep  my  conscience  clean. 

6  INIy   God,  I  cry  with  every  breatli 

For  some  kind  power  to  save,  i' 

To  break  the  yoke  of  sin  and  death. 
And  thus  redeem  the  slave. 

941  "I  HYMN  121.     B.2.    L.  M.  K 

'^^-*-3  Gloucester,  All  Saints.  ^ 

The   Imv    and  gospel  distinguished. 
1  'TPHE   law  commands,  and  makes  us  know 
-"-     What  duties  to  our  God  we  owe: 
But  'tis  the  gospel   must  reveal 
Where  lies  om-  strength  to  do  liis  wilL 


3  ]SIy  gi 
Till 


MORAL  LAW. 

2  The  law  discovers  guilt  and  sin, 

And  shews  how  viie  our  hearts  have  been; 
Only   the  gospel  can   express 
Forgiving  love,  and  cleansing  grace. 

3  What  curses  doth  the  law  denounce 
Against  the  man  that  fails  but  once  ! 
But  in  the  gospel  Christ  appears, 
Pard'ning  the  guilt  of  numerous  years. 

4  My  soul,  no  more  attempt  to  draw 
Thy  life  and  comfort  from  the  law ; 
Fly  to  the  hope  the  gospel  gives  ; 
The  man  that  trusts  the  promise  lives. 

040 1  HYMN  120.    B.  2.    S.  M. 

'^^'*'5  Hopkins,  Sutton. 

The  law  and  goipel  joined  in  scripture. 

1  'T'HE  Lord  declares  his  will, 

-*•     And  keeps  the  world  in  awe; 
Amidst  the  smoke  on  Sinai's  hill 
Breaks  out  his  fiery  law. 

2  The  Lord   reveals  his  face ; 
J*,  nd,  smiliiig  from  above, 

Sends  down  the  gospel  of  his  grace, 
1  h'  epistles  of  his  love. 

3  These  sacred  words  impart 
Our  Maker's  just  commands  ; 

The  pity  of  his  melting  heart, 
And  vengeance  of  his  liands. 

4  [Hence  we  awake  our  fear. 
We  draw  our  comfort  hence; 

The  arms  of  grace  a!e  treasur'd  here. 
And  armour  of  defence. 

5  We  learn  Christ  crucify 'd. 
And  here  behold  his  blood  ; 

All  arts  and  knowledges  beside 
Will  do  us  little  good.] 

6  We  read  the  heavenly  M'ord, 
We  take  the  ofter'd  grace, 

Obey  the  statutes  of  the  Lord, 
And  trust  his  promises. 

7  In  vain  shall  Satan  rage 
Against  a  book  divine. 

Where  wrath  and  lightning  guard  the  page. 
Where  )ieams  of  mercy  shine. 


243,244  LAW    AND    GOSPEL. 

GOSPEL. 

94Q^      PSALM  89.    3d  Part.    CM.  5 

^^^S  Exeter,  Pembroke. 

A  blessed  gospel. 

1  TJLEST  are  the  souls  that  hear  and  know 
-■-'    The  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 

Peace  shall  attend  the  paths  they  go, 
And  light  their  steps  surround. 

2  Their  joy  shall  bear  their  spirits  up, 

Through  their  Redeemer's  name; 
His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope, 
Nor  Satan  dares  condemn. 

3  The   Lord,  our  glory  and  defence, 

Strength  and  salvation  gives : 
Israel,  thy  King  forever  reigns, 
Thy  God  forever  lives. 


244} 


HYMN  128.    B.  1.    L.  M. 
Old  Hund.  Green's  Hundredth. 


The  Apostles^  commission  ;   or,  the  gospel  attested 
by  7uiracles. 

1  "  CIO,  preach  my  gospel,"   saith  the  Lord ; 

*^   ''  Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receiye: 
•'  He  shall  be  sav'd  that  trusts  my  word  ; 
♦'  He  shall   be  damn'd  that  wont  believe. 

2  "  [I'll  make  your  great  commission  known, 
"  And  ye  shall  prove  my  gospel  true, 

"  By  all  the  works  that  I  have  done, 
"  By  all  the  wonders  ye  shall  do. 

3  "  Go  heal  the  sick,  go  raise  the  dead, 
"  Go  cast  out  devils  in  my  name ; 

"  Nov  let  my  prophets  be  afraid, 

"  Ihough  Greeks  reproach,  and  Jews  blaspheme.] 

4  "Teach  all  the  nations  my  commands; 
"  I'm  with  you  tiil  the  world  shall  endl 
"  All  power  is  trusted  in   ray  hands; 

"  I  can  destroy,  and  I   defend." 

5  He  spake,  and  light  shone  round  his  head; 
On  a  bright  cloud  to  heaven  he  rode: 
They  to  the  faithest  nations  spread 

'ihc  grace  of  their  ascended  God. 


GOSPEL  245, 246 

r,  j-^        KYMN  131.    B.  2.    L.  M.  j^ 

,-^'-i.<J  ^         Amigua,  Islin^^toii,  Italy. 

The  excellency  of  the  Christian  rdigioH^ 

2  T  ET  eveiiastinj?  gloriis  crown 
-■-^  Thy  head,  my  Saviour,  and  ray  Lord ; 
Thy  hands  have  brought  salvation  down. 
And  writ  the  blessings  in  thy  word. 

2  [What  if  we  trace  the  globe  around. 
And  search  fiuiu  Britain  to  Japan, 
There  sliall  be  no  religion  found 

So  just  to  God,  so  safe  for  man.] 

3  In  vain  the  trembling  eoi\science  seeks 
Some  solid  ground  to  vest  upon ; 
■\Vitli  long  despair  the  spirit  breaks, 
Till  we  apply  to  Christ  alone. 

4  How  well  thy  blessed  truths  agree! 
How  wise  and  holy  thy  commands ! 
Thy  promises,  how  lirm  they  be! 

How  firm  our  hope  and  comfort  stands! 

5  [Not  the  feign'd  fields  of  heath'nish  bliss 
Could  raise  such  pleasures  in  die  mind ; 
Nor  does  the  'I'urkish  jiaradise 
Pretend  to  joys  so  v/ell  refm'd.] 

6  Should  all  tlie  forms  that  men  devise 
Assault  my  faith  with  treacherous  art, 
I'd  call  lliem  vanity  and  lies, 

And  bind  the  gospel  to  my  hcait. 

i}AR\      HYMN  118.    B.l.    S.  M.  h  or^S 

4>^\)  ^  Hopkins,  St.  Thomas.  ^ 

Moses  and  Christ;    or,  sins  against  tJie  law  and 
gospel. 

1  THHE  law  by  Moses  came; 

•*-    But  peace  and  truth  and  love 
Were  brought  by  Christ  (a  nobler  name^ 
Desceiuliug  from  above. 

2  Amidst  the   house  of  God 
Their  different  works  were  done; 

M-oses   a  faithful  servant  stood, 
But  Christ  a  faithful  Son. 

3  Then  to  his  new  coDimands 
Be  strict  obedience  paid ; 

O'er  all  his  Father's  liouse  he  stands 
The  Sovertiiga  and  tlie  Head. 
M 


247,245  LAW  AND    GOSPEL. 

The  man  that  durst  despise 

The  law  that  Moses  brought, 
Behold  i    how  terribly  he   dies 

For  Ins  presumptuous  fault. 
5      But  sorer  vengeance  (alls 

On  thai  rebellious  race, 
Who  hate  to  hear  when  Jesus  calls, 

And  dare  resist  his  grace. 

947  >         HYMN  119.    B.  I.    C.  M.  » 

-^^  *  5  Dundee,  St.  Davids, 

The  different  success  of  the  gospel. 

1  /^HRIST  and  his  cross  are  all  our  theme; 
'-^  The  mysteries  iliat  we  speak 

A\f  scandal  in  the  Jews'  esteem, 
And  folly  to  the  Greek. 

2  But  souls  enli.sfhten'd  from  above, 

With  joy  receive  the  word  ; 
They  see  what  wisdoiii,  power  and  love 
Shine  in  their  djing  Lord. 

3  The  vital  savour  of  his  name 

Restoses  their  fainting:  breath ; 
But  itnV  lief  perverts  the  same 
To  guilt,  despair  and  death. 

4  Till  God  diffuse  his  graces  down, 

Like  showers  of  hv=av{rnly  i-ain. 

In  vam  Apollos  sows  tlie  ground. 

And  Paul  may  j»lant  in  vain. 

94Q7  HYMN  138.    B.  2.    L.  M.               S» 

•^^^5  Rothwell,  Eaton. 

^  The  pOTvev  of  the  gospel.       ^^^ 

1  nmiis  is  the  M^ord  of  truth  and  love,''^|P  .  « 

-*-    Sent  to  the  nations  from  above ; 
Jehovah  here  resolves  to  shew 
What  his  almighty  grace  can  do. 

2  This  remedy  did  wisdom  find, 

To  heal  diseases  of  the  mind;  ^ 

This  sovereign  balin,  whose  virtues  can 
Restore  the  ruin'd  creature,  man. 

3  The  gospel  bids  the  dead  revive ; 
Siiintrs  obey  ihe  voice,  and  live;. 


GOSPEL- 

©ry  bones  are  vais'd,  and  cloth'd  afresh ; 
And  hearts  of  stone  are  turn'd  to  flesh. 

4  [WJiere  Satan  reign'd  in  shades  of  nighty 
Thi;  gospel  strikes  a  heavenly  light ; 
Our  lusts  its  wondrous  power  controls^ 
And  -calms  the  rage  of  aiigi7  souls. 

5  Lions  and  beasts  of  savage  name 
Put  on  the  nature  of  the  lamb ; 

Wliile  the  wide  woi'ld  esteem  it  strange? 
Gaze,  and  admire,  and  hate  the  change/ 

6  May  but  this  grace  my  scml  renew, 
Let  sinners  gaze,  and  hate  me  too ; 
The  ,word  that  saves  me  does  engage 
A  sure  defence  from  all  their  rage. 


249} 


HYISI!;  126.     B.  2.    C.  M.  ^ 

Pembroke,  Arlington. 
God  glorified  in  the  gospel. 
1  'T^HE  Lord,  descending  from  above, 
-*-    Invites  his  childreji  near; 
While  power,  and  truth,  and  boundless  love 
Display  their  gla!*i<s  here. 

3  Here,  in  thy  gospel's  vondrous  fiame. 

Fresh  wisdom  we  jimsue; 
A  thousand  angels  learn  thy  name, 
Beyond  whate'er  they  knew. 

V>  Thy  name  is  writ  in  fairest  lines, 
'Ihy  wonders  here  we  trace; 
"Wisdom  through  all  the  mjstcry  shinec^ 
And  shines  in  Jesus'  face. 

4  The'law  its  best  obedience  owjCs 

io  our  incarnate   God; 
And  thine  avenging  justice  shows 
Its  honours  in  his  blood. 

,5  But  still  the  lustre  of  thy  grace 
Ouv  warmer  thoughts  employs, 
Gilds  the  whole  scene  with   brighter  ESJv, 
And  more  exalts  our  joys. 


S50,251  LAW    AND    GOSPEL. 

r>Ko.7  HYMN  10.    B.  1.    S.  M. 

^^-^>S  St.  Thomas,  Ryiand. 

The  blfssedjie.fs-  of  gospel  times;  or,  the   revela^ 
Tiun   of  Christ  to  Jexvs  and  Centilc.S' 

1  TJOW"  beaiittous  are  their  feet, 
-*JL  \vi,„  stand  on  Zion's  hill! 

WJio  bring-  salvation  on  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal. 

2  How  charming  is  their  voioe  ! 
How  sweet  the  tidiiigs  are! 

"  Zion,  behold  thy  Saviour  King, 
"  He  reigns  and   triumphs  lieve." 

3  How  happy  are  <iur  ears, 
That  hear  this  joAful  sound. 

Which  kiuR-s  and  prophets  waited  for» 
And  sought,  but  never  found ! 

4  How  blessed  are  our  ej'es, 
Tliat  see  this  heavenly  iight ; 

Prophets  and  kings  desired   it  long. 
But  died  without  the  sight! 

5  Tlie  watchmen  join  their  voice. 
And  tuneful  notes  employ ; 

Jemsalem  breaks  forth  in  songs, 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord   makes  bare  his  arm 
Through  all  the  earth  abroad; 

Let  every  nation  now  behold 
Their  Saviour  and  tlieir  God. 

9K^  >        PSALM  98.    1st  Part.    CM, 
■^♦^  ^  3  Braintree,  Abridge, 

Praise  for  the  gospel. 
I  'T'O  our  Almighty  Maker,  God, 

-■-    New  honours  be  address'd :  ^ 

His  great  salvation  shines  abroad. 
And  makes  the  nations  bless'd. 
3  He  spake  the  word  to  Abrah'm  iivst ; 
His  truth  fulfils  his  grace; 
The  Gentiles  make  his  name  then-  trust, 
And  learn  his  righteousness.  ,,, 

3  Let  thg  whole  earth  his  love  proclaim 
With  all  her  different  tongues ; 
Ami  spread  the  honours  of  his  name 
lu  laelody  and  songs. 


SCRIPTURE    INVITATIONS.  252 

BCRIPTURE   INVITATIOISS    AND 
PROMISES. 


252} 


INVITATIONS. 


HYMN  7.    B.  1.    C.  M. 
Christmas,  Rochester. 


The  invitation  of  the  }^osf)el;    or,  spiritual  Jaod 
and  clothing. 

1  T  ET  eveiy  mortal  ear  attend, 
-^    And  every  litart  rejoice; 

'I  he  trumpet  of  the  gospel  sounds, 
AVith  an  inviting  voice. 

2  '*  Ho !  all  ye  hungi7,  starving  souls, 

"  That  feed  upon  the  wind, 
"And  vainiy  strive  with  earthly  toys 
"To  fill  an  empty  mind: 

3  "Eternal   Wisdom  has  prepared 

"  A  soul-reviving  ieast, 
"  And  bids  your  longing  appetites 
"  Ihe  rich  pvovisioBi  taste. 

.4  '■  Ho !  ye  that  pant  for  living  streams, 
"  And  pine  away,  and  die  ; 
"  Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirst 
"  With  springs  that  never  dry. 
5  "  Rivers  of  love  and  mercy  here 
"  In  a  rich  ocean  join ; 
"Salvation  in  abundance  flows, 
"  Like  floods  of  milk  and  wine^ 
5  "  [Ye  perishing  and  naked  poor, 
"  Who  work  with  mighty  pain 
"  To  weave  a  garment  of  your  own, 
"  That  will  not  hide  your  sin ; 

7  "  Come  naked,  and  adorn  your  souls 

"in  robes  prepared  by  God, 
<*  Wrought  by  the  labours  of  his  Son,, 
"And  dy'd  in  his  own  blood."] 

8  Dear  God!  the  treasures  of  thy  love 

Are  everlasting  mines, 
Deep  as  our  lielpless   miseries  are^, 
And  boundless  as  our  sins  J 


S«35'254        SCRIPTURE  INVITATIONS;- 

9  The  happy  gates  of  gospel  grace 
Stand  open  niglit  and  day : 
Lord,  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 
Aud  drive  oui-  wants  away. 

9K07  HYiMN  127.    B.  1.    L.  M.  ^ 

/i/tJ'O  ^  Dunstan,  Antigua. 

Chrisfs  Invitation  to  sinners^  or,  hmnility  andprids. 

i  "  |~^OME  hither,  all  ye  wearj'  souls, 
*^  "Ye  heavy  laden  sinners,  coine: 
**  I'll  give  you  rest  fi-om  ail  your  toils^ 
*' And  raise  you  to  my  heavtiny  hojue. 

2"Th  y  shall  find  rest  that  iearn  of  me; 
"I'm  of  a  meek   and   lowiy  luind  ; 
"  But  passion  rages  like  tlK-  sea, 
'•  And  pride  is  rest  ess  as  the  v>  ind. 

3  "  Blest  is  the  man  whose  shouidei-s  take 
"  My  yoke,  and  bear  it  with  delight ; 

"  My  yoke  i*  easy  to  his  neck, 

*'  My  grace  shall  make  th^    burden  light." 

4  Jesus,  we  come  at  thy  command ; 
With  faith,  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal. 
Resign  our  spirits  to  thy  hand, 

To  mould  and  guide  us' at  thy  '.vill. 

2K47  HYMN  92.    B.  U    S.  M.  !g^ 

*^  ^^  Watchman,  Sutton. 

Christ  the  wsdom  of  Cod, 
X      ^HALL   Wisdoju  cry   aloud, 

•^    And  not  her  speech  bt   heard? 
The  voice  of  God's  et  aial  word. 
Deserves  it  no  regard  ? 

2  "I  was  his  chief  deliglit,^ 
"His  everiasiing  Son, 

<'  Before    th^  first  (.f  a!i  his  worksj, 
"Creation,  was  begun. 

3  ["Before  the  flying  clouds, 
"Before  the  solicf  land, 

"Bffore  the  fields,  befoio  the  floods, 

"I  dwelt  at  liis  right  h;jid. 
4-     "  When  he  adorn'd  the  skies, 

"  And   built  them,  I  was  there, 
"^To  order  when  the  sun  should  rise, 

"And  uaarshal  every  star. 


5i;:aPTURE  promises,      255,256 

5  "  When  he  pour'd  out  the  sea, 
"  And  spread  the  flowing  deep, 

*'I  trave   Uie  flood  a   firm  deere*; 
"in  its  own  bounds  to  keep.j 

6  "  Upon  the  emi)ty  air 

"  T)ie  earth  ^^  as  balanc'd  well ; 
"  With  joy  I  saw  the  mansion,  where 
"The  sons  of  men  should  dwell. 

7  "My  busy  thowjrhts  at  first 
"On  their  salvation  ran, 

"Ere  sin  was  horn,   or  Adam's  dust 
"  Was  fashion'd  to  a  man. 

8  "  Then  come,  receive  my  grace, 
"Ye  children,  and  be  wise; 

"  Happy  the  man  that  keeps  my  \va3s ; 
"  The  man  tliat  shlins  thera  dies." 


"l^^l  HYMN  93.    B.  1.    L.  M.  3 

•^^'-'5  Gloucester,  Hath,  Luton. 

C/irist,  or  Wisdom,  obeyed  or  resisted, 

1  'pHUS  saith  the  Wisdom  of  the   Lord, 

*-   "Bless'd  is  the  man  that  hears  my  word, 
*••  Keeps  daily   watch  before  my  gates, 
"'  And  at  my  feet  for  mercy   waits. 

2  "  The  soul  that  seeks  me  shall  obtain 
"  Immortal  wealth,  and  heavenly  gain; 
"Immortal  life  is  his  reward, 

"  Life,  and  the  favour  of  the  Lord. 

3  "  But  the  vile  w  retch  that  flies  from  me^ 
"Doth  his  own  soul  an  injury; 

"  Fools,  that  against  my  grace  rebel, 

"  Seek  death,  and  love  the  road  to  hell." 


PROMISES. 

O^iRl         HYMN  107.    E,  1.    L.  M.  K 

<^*^^5  Limehouse.  Putney.  ^ 

The  Jail  and  recovery  of  man ;    or^    Christ   and 

Satnii  at  emnity. 
1  T|ECEIV'D  by  subtle  snares  of  hel!, 
-*^  Adam  our   head,  our  father,  fell.' 
When  Satan,  in  the  serpent  hid, 
Propos'd  the  fruit  that  God  forbid. 


257  SCRIPTURE    PROMISES. 

2  Death  vas  the  tyireateiiiii^:   deaili  began 
To  take  possession  of  the  man ; 

Kis  unborn  race  leceiv'd  the  wound, 
And  heavy  cu!"ses  siuote  the  ground. 

3  But  Satan  found  a  worse  rewind; 
Thus  sailh  the  Aengeaiice  of  the  Lord» 
*'  Let  everlasting  hatred  be 

*'  Betwixt  the  woman's  seed  and  thee. 

4  "  The  woman's  seed  shall  be  my  Son ; 
"  He  shall  destroy  what  thou  hast  done  ; 
"  Shall  break  thy  head,  and  only  feel 

"  Thy  malice  raging  at  his  heel." 

5  [He  spake— and   bid  four  thousand  year* 
Koil  on ;— at  length  his  Son  appears; 
Angels   with  joy   descend   to   earth. 
And  sing  the  young  Redeemer's  birth. 

6  Lo!  by  the  sons  of  liell  he  dies; 

But,  as  lie  hung  'twixt  earth  and  skies, 
He  gave  their  prince  a  fatal  blow. 
And  triumpli'd  o'er  the  powers  below.} 

9  K7  7  HYMN  9.    B.  1.    C.  M.  2& 

'^*^  *  5  Colchester,  St.  Martins. 

The  promises  of  the  covenant  of  grace* 

1  TN  vain  we  lavish  out  our  lives 
-■-    To  gather  empty  wind  : 

The  choicest  blessings  earth  can  yield 
Will   starve  a  hungry  jnind. 

2  Come,  and  the  Lord  shall  feed  our  souls 

With  more  substantial  meat, 
With  such  as  saints  in  glory  love, 
With  such  as  angels  eat. 

3  Our  God  will  every  want  supply, 

And  fill  our  hearts  with  ])eaee ; 
He  gives  by  covenant  and  by  oatli 
The  riches  of  his  graoe. 

4  Come,  and  he'll  clean.^;  oi;r  spotted  soulsj 

And  wash  away  our   slains. 
In  the  dear  fountain  that  his  Son 
Pour'd  from  his  dying  veins. 

5  [Our  guilt  shall  vanish  all  away. 

Though  black  as  hell  before  ; 


SCRIPTURE  PROMISES. 

Our  sins  sl)all  sink  beneath  tlie  sea, 
And  shall  be  fbund  no  more. 

6  And  lest  pollution  should  o'ei-spread 

Our  inward  powers  again, 
His  Spirit  siiall  bedew  our  souls, 
Like  purilyii^  r^in.] 

7  Our  heart,  that  flinty,  stubborn  thing, 

That  terrors  cannot  move, 
That  fears  no  threatenings  of  his  wrath, 
Shall  be  dissolv'd  by  love. 

8  Or  he  can  tal;e  the  tlint  away, 

That  wouid  not  be  refin'd  ; 
And,  from  the  treasiins  of  his  grace, 
Bestow  a  softer  mind. 

9  There  shall  his  sacred  Spirit  dwell, 

And  deep  engrave  his  law; 

And  every  motion  of  our  souls 

To  swift  obedience  draw. 

10  Thus  vill  he  pour  salvation  down. 

And  we  shall  render  praise; 

We  the  dear  people  of  his  love, 

And  be  wur  God  of  grace. 


258} 


HYMN  15.    B.  1.    L.  I^I.  ■ 

Green's  Hundredth,  Bath. 
Our  07vn  rveakness ;  or,  Christ  our  strength. 

1  T  ET  me  but  hear  my  Saviour  say, 

-*-^  '•  Strength  sliail  be  equal  to  thy  day," 
Then   1  rejoice  m  deep  distress. 
Leaning  on  all-sufRcient  grace. 

2  I  glory  in  infinnity. 

That  Christ's  own  power  may  rest  on  me; 
When  I  am  weak,  then  am   I  strong, 
Grace  is  my  shield,  and  Christ  my    song. 

3  I  can  do  all  things,  or  can  bear 
All  sutterings,  if  my  Lord  be  there; 
Sweet  pleasures  mingle  with  the  pains, 
While  his  left  liand  my  head  sustains. 

4  But  if  the  Lord  be  once  withdrawn. 
And   we  attempt  the  work  alone. 
When  new  temptations  spring  and  rise, 
We  find  how  great  our  weakness  is. 


259,260        SCRIPTURE   PR<JMISES, 

5  So  Samson,  when  liis  haii''  was  lost, 
Met  the  Philistines  to  hi^  cost ; 
Shook  his  vain  limbs  with  sad  sui-prise, 
Made  fetbk  fight,  andj'lust  his  eyes. 

9  *SQ  I  HYMN  84.    R.  1.     L.  M.  3i 

■^^'^  ^  Islington,  Antig-iia. 

Salvation,  righteousness,  and  strength  in  Christ* 

1  lEHOVAH  speaks,  let  Israel  hear, 
•*     Let  all  th^  earth  rejoice  and  fear. 
While  God's  eterjial  Son  proclaims 
His  sovereign  honours  and  his  names. 

2  "I  am  the  Last,  and  I  tlie  First, 

"  The  Saviour  God,  and  God  the  Just ; 
"  There's  none  beside  pretends  to  shew 
"Such  .justice  and  salvation  too. 

3  ["  Ye  that  in  shades  of  darkness  dwell, 
"  Just  on  the  verge  of  death  and  hell, 

"  Look  up  to  me  from  distant  lands, 

"  Ligiit,  life,  and  heaven  are  in  ray  hands. 

4  "  I  by  my  holy  name  have  sworn, 

"  Nor  shall  tlie  ^^ord  in  vain  retum, 
"  To  me  shall  all  things  bend  the  knee^ 
"  And  every  tongue  shall  swear  to  me.J 

5  "  In  me  alone  shall  men  confess, 

*'  Lies  all  their  strength  and  righteousness  ; 
"  But  such  as  dare  d«  spise  my  name, 
"I'll  clothe  them  with  eternal  shame. 

6  "In  me,  the  Lord,  shall  all  the  seed 
"  Of  Israel  from  their  sins  be  freed, 
*'  And  by  their  shining   graces  prove 

"  Their  interest  iu  my  pardoning  love»" 


OROl  HYMN  85.    B.  1.    S.  M. 

^UU^  Hopkins,  St.  Thomas. 

The  same. 
\      'HPHE  Lovd  on  high  proclaims 

-■-      His  Godhead  from  his  throne ; 
"Mercy  and  justice  are  the  names 
"By  which  I  wiil  be  known. 
S      "Ye  dying  souls,  that  sit 
"  In   darkness  and  distress, 
"  Look  from  the  borders  of  the  piS 
"  To  my  recovering  grace." 


SCRIPTURE   PROMISES.        261 

Sinners  shall  hear  the  sound; 

Thi-ir  thankful  tongues  shall  own, 
"  Our  righteousness  a,nd  strengtli  is  found 

"III  thee,  the  Lord,  alone."* 

In  thee  shall  Israel  trust. 

And  see  their  guilt  forgiven; 
God  will  pronounce  tlie  sinners  just, 

And  take  the  saints  to  heaven. 


HYMN  87.    B.  I.     L.  ISI. 

Antigua,  Gloucester. 

God  dwells  with  t fie  humble  nnd  penitent. 


4  ["  W! 
^'I  m 


261} 

God 

1  'T'HUS  saith  the  High  and  Lofty  One, 

-*-      "I  sit  upon  my  holy  throne; 
*'My  name  is  God,  I  dwell  on  high, 
"Dwell  in  my  own  eternitj'. 

2  "  But  I  descend  to  worlds   below, 
"On  earth  I  have  a  mansion  tooj 
*'  I'he  humble  spirit  and  contrite 
"  Is  an  abode  of  my  delights 

3  "The  humbie  soul  my  words  revive; 
"  I  bid  the  mourning  sinner  live; 
"Heal  all  the  broken  hearts  I  find, 
"And  ease  the  sorrows  of  the  mind. 

'heri  I  contend  against  their  sin, 
make  them  know  how  vile  they've  been ; 
"  But  should  my  wrath  forevtrr  smoke, 
"Their  souls  would  sink  beneath  my  stroke.*' 
5  O  may  thy  pardoning  grace  be  nigh. 
Lest  we  sliould  faint,  despair,  and  die ! 
Thus  shall  our  better  thoughts  approve 
The  methods  of  thy  chasttning  love.} 

9fl9^  HYMN  125.     B.  1.     CM.  J 

■*'^^  5  Braintree,  Barby. 

Christ''s  compassion  to  the  -weak  and  tempted^ 

1  \l/"ITHjoy   we  meditate  the  grace 

~'       Of  our  High-Priest  above; 
His  heart  is  made  of  tenderness, 
His  bowels  melt  with  love. 

2  Touch'd  with  a  sjinpathy  within, 

he  knows  our  feeble  frame; 
He  knows  what  sore  temptations  mean, 
¥(U;  he  has  felt  the  same.. 


263,264        SCRIPTURE    PROMISES. 

3  But  spotless,  innocent  and  pure 

The  gieat   Redeemer  stood, 
While  batan's  fier)    aarts  he  bore, 
And  did  resist  to  blood. 

4  He  in  the  days  of  feeble  flesh 

Pour'd  out  liis  cries  and  tears, 
And  in  his  measure  fecis  afresli 
What  every   member  bears. 

5  [He'il  never  quench  the  smoking  flax^ 

But  raise  it  to  a  flame ; 
The  bruised  reed  he  never  breaks, 
Xor  scorns  the  meanest  name.] 

6  Then  let  our  humble  faitli  address 

His  mercy  and  his  power; 
"VVe  shall  obtain  dciivering-  grace 
In  the  distressing  hour. 

9fi^"l  HYMN  133.    B.  1.    CM; 

'^^'^$  Lo:;d'm,  Abridj^e. 

Sai7its  ill   the  /ninU.i  of  Christ. 

1  T^^^IRM  as  the  earth   thy  gos()el  stands, 
-■-      My  Lord,  my  hope,  my  trust; 

If  I  am  found  in  Jesus'  bands, 
My  soul   can  hchv  be  lost. 

2  His  honour  is  engaged   to  save 

The  meanest  uf  his  sheep; 
All  that  his   heaveiiiy   Father  gave 
His  hands  securely  keep. 

3  Nor  di  ath  nor  hell  shall  e'er  remove 

His  favourites  from  his  breast; 
In  the  dear  bosom  of  his  love 
'Ihey  must  forever  rest. 

9^47         PSALM  119.    10th  Part.    CM. 
•^'-'^5  St.  Martins,  Carolina. 

Pleading  tlie  promises. 
Verse  38,  49. 

1  T3EHOLD  thy  waiting  servant.  Lord, 
-*-'    Devoted  to  thy  fear  ; 
Remember  and  confirm  thy  word, 

For  all  my  hojies  are  there. 
Verse  41,  58,  107. 

2  Hast  thou  not  sent  salvation  down. 

And  promis'd  quickening  grace? 


SCRIPTLllE   PROMISES.  26; 

Doth  not  my  heart  address  thy  throne? 
And  yet  thy  lo^e  delays. 

Verse  123,  42. 
^  ]Mine  eyes  for  thy  salvation  fail ; 
O  bear  thy  servant  up! 
Nor  let  the  'scoftinfj  lips  prevail, 
AVho  dare  reproacli  my  liope. 
Verse  40,  74. 
4  Didst  thou  not  raise  my  faith,  O  Lord  ? 
Then  let  thy  truth  appear  : 
Saints  shall  rejoice  in  my  reward, 
And  trust,  as  well  as  fear. 

9R«^^        HYMN  69.    B.  2.    CM.  ;${ 

aU^JO  ^  Arlington,  Christmas. 

The  faithfulness  of  God  in  his  promises. 

1  [llEGIN,  my  tongue,  some  lieavenly  tliemc, 

-*'   And  speak  some  boundless  thing, 
The  mighty  works,  or  mightier  name 
Of  our  eternal  King. 

2  Tell  of  his  wondrous  faithfulness, 

And  sound  his  pover  abroad ; 
Sing  tlie  sweet  promise  of  his  grace, 
And  the  pei-forming  God. 

3  Proclaim  salvation  from  the  Loi-d, 

For  irretrhei/,  dying  men; 
His  hand   has  writ  the  sacred  wovd 
With  an  immortal  pen. 

4  Engrav'd  as  in  eternal  brass 

The  mighty  promise  shines; 
Nor  can  the   powers  of  darkness  raze 
Those  everlasting  lines.] 

5  [He  that  can  dash  whole  worlds  to  death. 

And  make  them  when  he  please  ; 
He  speaks— and  that  aluiighty  breath 
Fulfils  his  givat  decrees. 

6  His  very  word  of  grace  is  strong. 

As  that  which  built  the  skies ; 
The  voice   tJiat  roils  the  staw  along 
Speaks  all  the  promises. 

7  He  said.  Let  the  ivide  heaven  be  spread. 

And  heaven  was  stretch'd  abroad ; 
Abrah'm^  Pll  be  thy   God,  he  said, 
Aud  he  was  AbraS'm'a  God. 


266  SCRIPTURE  PROMISES. 

8  O,  miglit  I  hear  thine  heavenly  tongue 

But  whisper,  Thou  art  mine! 
Those  gentle  words  should  raise  my  song 
To  notes  ahnost  divijie. 

9  How  would  my  leaping  heart  rejoice, 

And  think  niy  heaven  secure  1 
I  trust  the  all  creating  voice, 
Ajid  ftiith  desires  no  morcj 

9RR^        HYMN  60,    B.  2.    L,  !VL  % 

^UU  ^  Islington,  Portugal. 

Tlic  truth  of  God  the  promiser ;  oi\  ike  promises 
are  our  security. 

1  "pRAISE,  everlasting  praise  be  paid 

-*-    To  Hini  who  earth's  foundations  laid; 
Praise  to  the  God  whose  strong  decrees 
Sway  the  creation  as  he  please. 

2  Praise  to  the  goodness  of  tlie  Lord, 
Who  rules  his  people  by  his  word ; 
And  there,  as  strong  as  his  decrees. 
He  sets  his  kindest  promises. 

3  [Firm  are  the  words  his  proi)hets  give; 
Sweet  words,  on  which  his  children  live  J 
Each  of  them  is  the  voice  of  God, 
Who  spoke,  und  spread   the  skies  abroad. 

4  Each  of  them  powerful  as  that  sound 
That  bid   the  new-made  world  go  round : 
And  stronger  than  the  solid  poles, 

On  which  the  wheel  of  nature  rolls.] 

5  Whence  then  should  doubts  and  fears  arise? 
Why  trickling  sorrows  drown  our  eyes? 
Slowly,  alas  !   our  mind   receives 

The  comforts  that  our  Maker  gives. 

6  O,  for  a  strong,  a  lasting  faith 

To  credit  what  the  Almighty  saith! 
To  embrace  tli'.'  message  of  his  Soir^ 
And  call  the  Joys  of  heaven  onr  own. 

7  Then,  should  the  earth's  old  i)iUars  shake. 
And  ail  the  wheels  of  nature  break. 

Our  steady  souls  would  fear  no  more 
Than  solid  rocks,  when  billows  roar. 
S  Our  everlasting  liopes  arise 
Above  the  ruinabie  skits, 
Where  the  et.Tnal   Builder  reigns, 
AiJtl  ius  own  cotirts  his  i)owei  sustaimi* 


GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT.      25^,  2Q!d, 

INFLUENCES  AND  GRACES  OF 
THE   SPIRIT. 

9R71        HYMN  144.    B.  2.     L.  M.  ^ 

'^^  t  $        Green's  Huudvedth,  Bath. 
Tlie  effusion  of  the  Spirit ;  or,  the  i-uccess  of  t/w 
gospel. 

1  /^REAT  was  the  da}',  the  joy  was  great, 
^*  When   the  divine  disciples  met; 
While  on  tlieir  heads  the  Spirit  came, 
And  sat  like  tongues  of  cloven  flame. 

2  What  gifts,  what  miracles  he  gave! 
And  power  to  kill,  and  p^wer  to  save: 
Furnish'd  their  tongues  with  wondious  words. 
Instead  of  shields,  and  spears,  and  swords. 

3  Thus  arm'd,  he  sent  the  champions  forth, 
From  east  to  west,  from  south  to  north : 
Go !   and  assert  your  Saviour's  cause ; 

Go !  spread  the  mystery  of  his  cross. 

4  These  weapons  of  the  holy  war. 
Of  what  almighty  force  they  are. 
To  make  our  stubl)orn  passions  bow, 
And  lay  the  proudest  rebel   low ! 

5  Nations,  the  learned  and  the  rude. 
Are  by  these  heavenly  arms  subdu'd ; 
While  Satan  rages  at  his  loss, 

And  hates  the  doctrine  of  the  cross. 

6  Great  King  of  grace,  my  heart  subdue: 
1  would  be  led  in  triumph  too, 

A  willing  captive  to  my  Lord, 
And  sing  the  victories  of  his  word. 

FAITH. 

OCJOT.  HYMN  140.    B.  1.    CM.  ^ 

^Ua  ^  sj_  Asaphs,  St.  Martins. 

J  living  and  a  dead  faith.     Collected  from  sev- 

eral  scriptitres. 
1  IV/^ISTAKEN  souls]  that  dream  of  heavenj 
■^-^    And  make  their  empty  boast 
Of  inwaid  joys,  and  sins  forgivenj 
Wijiile  they  stie  elaves  to  luit. 


269  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 

2  Vain  are  our  fancies,  airy  flights, 

If  faith  be  coWI  and  dead ; 

None  but  a  living  power  unites 

To  Cluist,  the  living  head. 

3  *Tis  faith  that  changes  all  the  heart, 

'Tis  faith  that  works  by  live; 
That  bids  all  sinful  joys   dej)ait, 
And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 

4  'Tis  faith  that  conquers  cartli  and  hell 

By  a  celestial  power; 
This  is  the  gince  that  shall  prevail 
In  the  decisive  hour. 

5  [Faith  must   obey  her  Father's  will, 

As  well  as  trust  his  grace; 
A  pardoning  God  is  jealous  still 
For  his  own  holiness. 

6  When  from  the  curse  he  sets  us  free, 

He  makes  our  natures  clean, 
Nor  would  he  send  his  Son  to  be 
The   minister  of  sin. 

7  His  Spirit  purifies  our  frame. 

And  seals  our  peace  with   God; 
JesMs  and  his  saivation  came 
By  water  and  by   blood.] 

9RQ1  HYMN  112.    B.  1.    CM. 

-^^^  $  Swanwick,  Mear. 

T/ie  hraxen  serpent ;  or,  looking  to  Jesuit' 
1   ^O  did  the  Hebi-ew  prophet  raise 
*-'    The  brazen  serj)ent  high; 
The  woundrd  fiit  immediate  ease, 
The  camp  forfcor'i  to  die- 
9.  "  Look  upv  ard  in  the  dying  hour, 
"And  iive,"  thi;  projjhet  cries; 
Eut  Chiist  performs  a  nobler  cure. 
When  faith  lifts  up  her  eyes. 
?  High  on  the  cross  thy  Saviour  hung; 
High  in  the  heavins  he  reigns : 
Here  sinners,  by  ihe  old  sciptnt  stung-, 
Look,  and  forget  their  pains. 
4  When   God's  OMn  Son  is  lifted  up, 
A  dying  world  revives ; 
The  .lev/  beholds  the  glorious  hope. 
The  expiring  Gentile  lives. 


270} 


FAITH.  270,  271 

HYMN  142.    B.  2.     S.  M.  -gj? 

St.  Thomas,  Dover. 
Faith  in  Christ  our  sacrijice. 


1  "NJCT  ail  the  blood  of  beasts, 
^^     On  Jewish  altars  slain, 

Coiild  gi\e  thfe  guilty  conscience  peace, 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  Bnt  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb, 
'I'akes  all  our  sins  away; 

A  sacrifice  of  nobler  name 
And  richer  blood  than  they. 

3  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 
On  that  dear  head  of  thine, 

Wliiie  like  a  pejiitent  I  stand, 
And   there  confess  my  sin. 

4  My  soul  looks  back  to  see 
The  burdens  thovi  didst  bcnr, 

When  hanging  on  tlie  cursed  tree, 
And  hopes  her  guilt  was  there. 

5  Believing',  we  rejoice 

To  see  tlie  curse  remove; 
We  bless  tlie  Lamb  with  cheerful  voice^ 
And  sing  his  bleeding  love. 

97  I  7  HYMN  100.    B.  1.    L.  M. 

•^  i  ^  $  Islington,  Bath. 

Believe  and  be  saved. 

1  '^JOT  to  condemn   ihe  sons  of  men 

-•-^    Did  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  appear; 
No  weapons  in  his  liujuls  are  seen, 
No  flaming  sword,  nor  thunder  there. 

2  Such  was  the  pity  of  our  God, 

He  loved  the  race  of  man  so  wtll, 
Ho  sent  his  Son  to  bear   our  load 
Of  sins,  and  sa^e  oiu"  souls  from  helL 

3  Sinners,  believe  tlie  Saviour's  word. 
Trust  in  his  mighty  name,  and  live; 
A  thousand  joys  his  lips  afford. 

His  hands  a  thousand   blessings  gi>e. 

4  But  vengeance  and  damnation  lies 
On  rebels  who  refuse  the  grace; 
Who  God's  eternal   Son  despise. 
The  hottest  hell  shall  be  their  plgee. 


272,273,274       GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT, 

0797  HYMN  125.    B.  2.    L.  M.  ^ 

'^i^l  All  Saints,  Wells. 

Faith  and  repentance^    iinhcUef  and  itnpenitcnce* 

1  I   IFE  and  immortal  joys  are   j::iveii 

-"-^  T<i  sonis  that  iiiouni  the  sii^s  they've  done ; 
Children  of  wrath  nia<le  heirs  to  heaven, 
By  faith  in   God's  eternal  Son. 

2  Wn  to  the  wretch  that  never  felt 
The  inward  jmnj^s  <  f  pious  grief, 
But  add<  to  all  his  crying  jjuilt 
The  stubborn  sin  of  unueiief. 

5  The  iavr-  condemns  the  rebel  dead, 
Under  the  wrath  of  CJod  he  lies: 
He  seals  the  curse  on  his   own  head, 
And  v;iih  a  double  vengeance  dies. 

orycj  )  HYMX  120.    B.  1.    C,  M.  Sg 

'^'•-^3  Christinas,  Rochester. 

Fnith  of  things  iinscpn. 

1  "fpAITH  is  the  brijrhtest  evidence 
-■-    Of  things  beyond  our  sig:itt. 

Breaks  tlnoiig-h  the  clouds  of  flesh  and  sense. 
And  dwells  in  heavenly  light. 

2  It  sets  times  past  in  present  view, 

Bring;s  distant  piospects  home. 
Of  things  a  thousand  y  ars  ago. 
Or  tliousand  years  to  come. 

3  By  fiitli  we  know  the  worlds   were  made 

By   God's  almighty  word  ; 
Abrah'm,  to  unknown  countries  led, 
By  faith  obey'd  the  Lord. 

4  He  sought  a  city,  fair  and  high. 

Built  by  the  eternal  hands; 
And  faitli  assfjres  us,  though  we  die, 
That  heavenly  building  stands. 

974  X  HYMN  129.    B.  2.    L.  M.  ^ 

•^'^5  Nantwich,  Italy. 

JVe  tL-atk  by  faith,  not  by  ,%ight. 
1  ^T^IS  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come, 

-■-    We  walk  through  desarts  dark  zz  night ; 
Till  we  arrive  at  heaven,  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light. 


FAITH.  275, 27^ 

?,  The  want  of  sight  she  Avell  supplies. 
She  makes  the  pearly  gates  apj^eai- : 
Jar  into  distant  worlds  she  pries. 
And  brings  eternal   glories  n^ar. 

3  Cheerful   we  tread  the  desart  through. 
While  fiith  insjjires  a  h-javcnly  ray. 
Though    lions   roar,  and  Tcnipests  blow, 
And  rocks  and  dangers  fill  the  way. 

4  So  Ahrah'm,  by  di-.lne  command, 

Left  his  own  house  to  walk  with  God; 
His  faith   behf  Id  the  promis'd  land, 
And  fired  his  zeal  along  tlie  road. 

97  r  ^  HYMN  162.    B.  2.    C.  M.  TS. 

'^  i  ^  <i  St.  Davids,  St.  Asaphs. 

Meditation  of  heaven  ;  or,  the  joy  of  faith. 

1  ^1  Y  thoughts  surmount  these  lower   skies, 
-^^    And  look  within  the  veil; 

Their  springs  of  endless  pleasure  rise, 
Ihe  waters  never  fail. 

2  There  I  behold,  with  sweet  delight, 

Ihe  blessed    THRER  in  ONE  ; 
And  strong  aifoctions  fix  n^y  sight 
On  God's  incarnate  Son. 

3  His  promisa  stands  forever  firm, 

His  grace  shall   ne'er  depait: 
He  binds  my  name  upon   his  arm, 
And  seals  it  on  his  htart. 

4  Light  are  the  pains  tliat  nature  brings  ; 

How   short  our  sorrows  are, 
"When  with  <.ternal  future  things 
'I'he  present  we  compare  ! 

5  I  would  not  be  a  stranger    still 

To  thnt  celestial   place. 
Where  I  forever  hope  to  dwell. 
Near  my  Redeemer's  face. 

97 n1  HYMSr  1!.    B.  1.     L.  M.  m 

•^  *  '-'5  nuro,  Portiigal. 

The  4viiiinph  of  faith  ;   or,   Chrisl's  michav.j^eah'.!- 

love. 
}.  T17IIO    shall  the  Lord's  elect  condemn  i 
*'    "J'is  God  that  jtiDtilies  theiv  sirnK  , 


277  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 

And  raercy,  like  a  mightr  stitam. 
O'er  all  their  sins  divinely  rolls. 

2  Who  shall  artjuflgc  the  saints  to  hell  ? 
'lis  Christ  that  suffl'i'd  in  their  stead; 
And,  the  salvation  to  fulfil. 

Behold  him  risins^  from  the  dead  I 

3  He  lives!  he  lives!  and  sits  above, 
Forever  interceding  tlitre: 

"VV'Iv)  sha'l   divide  iis  fi'oiw  his  love. 
Or  what  should  tempt  us  to  despair? 

4  Shall  persecution,  or  distress. 
Famine,  or  sword,  or  nalitdjiess? 

He  that  hath  loved  us  bears  us  through. 
And  makes  us  more  than  conqiienns  too. 

5  Faith  hath  an  overcoming  power ; 
It  triumphs  in  tlie  dying  hour; 
Chnst  is  our  life,  our  .joy,  our  hope, 
Xor  can  we  sink  witli  such  a  prop. 

6  Not  all  that  men   on  earth  can  do, 
Nor  powers  on  high,  nor  powers  below. 
Shall  cause  his  mercy   to  remove. 

Or  wean  our  hearts  from  Christ  o\ir  love. 


FEAR    Ax\D   HOPE. 

9777        PSALM  HP.    13th  Part.     CM.        K 
•^  •   •  5  Canterbury,  AVantaj^^e. 

Hol'j  fem\  and  tetirlcrness  of  conscience. 
Verse  10. 

1  "Vl/'ITH  my  whole  heart  I've  sought  thy  face, 

*^    O  let  me  never  stray 
From  thy  coinmands,  O  God  of  grace, 
Nor  tread  the  sinner's  way ! 
Verse  II. 

2  Thy  word  I've  hid    within  my  heart, 

To  keep  my  conscience  ckan, 
Ar.d  be  an  everlastin.^  guard 
From  every  rising  sin. 

Verse  63,  53,  IBS.  • 

3  Tm  a  comj)anicTi  of  the  saints. 

Who  fear  and   love  the  Lord: 

Wy  borrows  rise,  my  nature  faints. 

When  men  transgress  tjiy  word. 


FEAR    AND    HOPE,  278 

Verse  161,  163. 

4  While  sinners  do  thy  gospel  wrong. 

My  spirit  stands  in   awe  ; 
Jly  soul   abhors  a  lyinj:^  tongue, 
But  loves  thy  righuous  law. 
Verse  161, 120. 

5  My  heart  with  sacred   reverence  heirs 

The  threatening?  of  thy  word ; 
My  fli-sh  with  holy  trembling  fears 
The  judgments  of  the  Lord. 
Verse  166,  174. 

6  My  God,  I  long,  I  h  pi ,  I  wait 

For  thy  salvation  stiil ; 
While  thy  whole  law  is  iny  delight. 
And  I  obey  thy   will. 

07Q"?      PSALM  42.    1st  Part.     CM.     gg  or  k 
^'^5  Swanwick,  Barhy. 

Desertion  and  hope ;  v?-,complnii2t  of  absence  from, 
public  zvors/up. 

1  "W/^ITH   earnest  longings  of  the  mind, 

**     My   God,  to   llue   1   look; 

So  pants  the  hunltd  hart  to  find 

And  taste  tlie  cooling  brook. 

2  Wlien  shall  I  see  thy  courts  of  grace. 

And  meet  iny  God  again? 
So  long  an  absence  from  thy  face 
My  heart  endures  with  puin. 

3  Temjjtations  vex  my  weary  soul. 

And  tears  are  niy  repast ; 
The  foe  insults  without  control, 
"And  wliLie's  your  God  at  last?"' 

4  'Tis  with  a  mournful  pleasure  now 

I  think  on  ancient  da)s: 
Then  to  thy  house  did  numbers  go, 
And  all  our  work  was   praise. 

5  But  why,  my  soul,  sunk  down  so  far 

Beneath   this  heavy  load  ? 
Why  do  my  thoughts  indulge  despair. 
And  sin  against  ray   God? 

6  Hope  in  the  Lord,  whose  mighty  hand 

Can  all  thy  wots  remove; 
For  I  shall  yet  btfore  him  stand. 
And  sing  restoring  love. 


279,  230        GRACES    OF   IHE    SPIRIT. 

97Q7  PSALM  42.    2(1  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

^i^ S  Portugal,  Bath. 

Melancholy  thovghtsrrpvovecl ;  or, hope  in  affliction, 

J  1\|  Y  spirit  sinks  within  nie.  Lord, 
-^^  But  I  will  call  thy  name  to  inind, 
And  times  of  past  distress  record, 
When  I  have  found   my  God  was  kind. 

2  Huge  troubles,  with  tumultuous  jioise. 
Swell  like  a  sea,  and  round  me  spread ; 
Thy  water-spouts  drown  all  my  joys. 
And  rising  ^\aves  roll  o'er  my  head. 

3  Yet  will   the  Lord  command  his  love 
WI.en  I  address  his  throne  by  <lay; 
Kor  in  the  nifjht  his  grace  remove; 
The  night  shall  hear  me  siiig  and  pra)'. 

4  I'll   cast  myself  htfore  his  feet, 

And  say,  '» My   God,  my  heavenly  rock! 

*'  Wliy  doth  tlty   love  so  lon^  forget 

"The  soul  that  groans  beneath  tliy  stroke?^ 

5  I'll  chide  my  heart  that  sinks  so  low. 
Why  should  my  soul  indulge  her  grief? 
Hope  in  the  Lord,  and  praise  him  too: 
He  is  my  rest,  my  sure  relitf. 

6  I'hy  light  and  truth  shall  guide  me  still ; 
Thy  word  shall  my  best  thoughts  employ, 
And   lead  me  to  thine  holy  hfli. 

My  God,  my  niost  exceeding  joy  1 

OftOl        PSALM  77.    1st  Part.    CM.  K 

>&0»7^  Durham,  Dundee.  ^ 

Melnnrholy  assaulting,  and  hope  prevaili::^. 

1  fJ^O  God  1  cry'd  with  mournful  voice, 

-^    I  sought  his  gracious  ear. 
In  the  sad  day   »vhen  troubles  rose, 
And  fitJ'd  the  night  with  fear. 

2  Sad  were  my  days,  and  dark  ray  nights, 

My  soul   refus'd   re:i;f ; 
I  thought  on   God,  the  jr.st  and  wise. 
But  thoughts  increased  n:y  grief. 

3  Still  I  complain'd,  and  still  oppress'd, 

My  heait  began  to  break : 
My  God,  thy  wrath  forbade  my  rest, 
And  kept  mine  eyes  a\\ake. 


FEAR    AND    HOPE.  281 

4  My  ovei-wl  elming  sorrows  ^rcw 
'lill  I  cowld  speak   no  luoie ; 
Then   I  ^^^tllin   i^jserf  withdrew. 
And  cali'd  thy  judgments  o'er. 
"  I  eaii'd  back  yeai-s  and  ancient  times, 
When    I  bi'heUl  thy   face; 
My  spirit  search'd  for  secret  crimes, 
That  might  withhold  th)    grace. 

6  I  cali'd  thy  mercies  to  my  mind, 

Whi'jh  I  enjuy'd  btfore: 
And  will  tht    l.oid  no  more  be  kind? 
His  face  apptar  no  more  ? 

7  Will  he  fore\er  cast  me  off? 

His  pron.ise  ever  fail  ? 
Hath   he  forgot  his  tender  love? 

Sha'ii  anger  sliji   prtvail? 
3  But  I  forbid   this  hope'ess  thought, 

'Ihis  dark,  despairiiig  frame, 
Remembtri);g  what  thy  hand  hath  wrought; 

i  hy   hand  is  still  the   same. 
0  I'll  think  again  of  all  thy  vays, 

And  tiilk   thy  wonders  o'er; 
Thy   wonders  of  recovt  ring  grace, 

When  flesh  couid  hope  no  more. 
20  Grace  dwells  with  justice  on  the  Arone ; 

And  m<  n,  that   iovc  thy   vord. 
Have  in  thy  sanctuary  known 

The  counsels  of  the  Lord. 


£yQA  ■)  PSALM  3.    C.  M.  JiJ: 

-^^  A  3  Irish,   Abridge. 

Doubts  and  fears   ■nipprc^ied ;    tr,    God   our  dt>- 

fence  from   sin   and  Satan. 
I  l^/TY  God,  how   many   are  my  ftars ! 
-'-'-*-    How  fast  my  fues   increase! 
Conspiring  my  eternal  death, 
They  break"  my  present  peace. 
3  The  lying  tempter  woiild  persuade 
There's  no  relief  in    hta  en; 
And   ail   my    swelling  sins  appear 
'loo   big  to  be  forgiven. 
3    JBut  thou,  my  gloi7  and  my  strength, 
Shalt  on  the  temi)ter  tread. 


232  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT 

Shalt  silence  all  my  threatening  guilt. 
And  raise  my  dioo])ing  head. 

4  [I  ci  y'd ;  and  from   his  holy  hill 

He  bow'd  a  listfning  ear; 
I  call'd  my  Fathv  r  and   my   God, 
And  he  subdu'd  my  fear. 

5  He  shed  soft  slumbers  on  mine  eyes, 

In  spite  of  all  my  fus; 
I  'woke,  and   wonder'd  at  the  grace, 
That  guarded    my  repose.] 

6  "What  though   the  hosts  of  death  and  hell 

All  arm'd  against  me  stood! 
Terrors  no  more  shall   sh:die  my  soul; 
My  refuge  is  my  God. 

7  Aris?,  O  Lord,  fulfil   thy  grace, 

V/hil*"  I  tliy  glory  sing: 
My  God  hath  broke  the  serpent's  teeth. 
And  diath  has  lost  his  sting. 

8  Salvation   to  the  lord  belongs; 

His  arm  alone  can  save: 
Biesiings  attv.\;d  thy  people  here, 
And  reach  beyond  the  grave. 

HUMILITY, 

OQOt  HYMN  131.    B.  1.    L.  M. 

/^O^-  J  Casiu-  Street,  All  Saints. 

The  Pharisee  and  publican. 

1  "DEHOLD  how  sinners  disagree, 
-'L'    1  he  pub  ican  and  phaiisec  ; 
One  doth   his  righteousness  protiaim? 
The  other  owns  his  guiit  and  sh  me. 

2  i  his  man  at  humble  distance  stands. 
And  cri-.s  for  grace  with   lifted  hands: 
That,  boidiy   rises  near  the  throne, 
And  taiks  of  duties  he  has  done. 

3  The  L.ird  their  differtnt  language  knows, 
And   difft  relit  answers  he  bestow s; 

The  luaubie  soui   with  grace  he  crowns. 
While  en  the  proud  his  anger  frowns, 


JOY    AND   REJOICING.  283,234 

4  Dear  Father,  let  we  never  be 
Joiird  with  the  boasting  pharisee ; 
I  liave  no  merits  of  my  own. 
But  plead  the  sufferings  of  thy  Son. 

*>ft<^1  PSALM  131.     CM.  K 

^ao^  Plymouth,  Mear.  ^ 

Humility  and  submission. 
1  TS  there  ambition  in  my  heart? 
-*-    Search,  gracious  God,  and  see  ; 
Or  do  I  act  a  haughty  part? 
Lord,  I  appeal  to  thee. 
3  I  charge  niy  thoughts,  be  humble  still, 
And  all  my  carriage  mild  ; 
Content,  my  Father,  with  thy  will, 
And  quiet  as  a  child. 
3  The  patient  soul,  the  lowly  mind 
Shall  have  a  large  reward : 
Let  sai;  ts  in  sonow   lie  resign'd 
And  trust  a  faithful  Lord. 

JOY  AND  REJOICING, 


PSALM  18.    3d  Part.    L.  ISL 
Antigua,  Itar 


284} 

Rejoicing  in  Cod  ;   or,  salvation  and  triitmpli^ 

1  I  US  I    are  thy  ways,  and  true  thy  word, 
"    Great  Rock  of  my  secure  abode : 
Who  is  a  God,  beside  the  Lord  ? 
Or,  Where's  a  refuge  like  our  God? 

2  'Tis  he  that  girds  me  with  his  might, 
Gives   me  his  holy  sword   to  wieid  ; 
And,  while  with  sm  snd  hell   I  lightj 
Spreads  his  saivation  for  my  shieid. 

3  He  lives  (and  blessed  be  my  Rock) 
The   God  of  my  salvation   lives: 
The  dark  designs  of  hui  he  broke: 
Sweet  IS  the  peace  my  Father  gives. 

4  Before  the  scoffers  <  f  the  age 
I  will  exalt  my  Father's  r.ame; 
Noi   tretiibie  at  their  mighty  rage, 
^ut  nieet  reproach,  and  bear  the  shame^ 


285,  286        GRACES    OF    THE    SPIRIT. 

5  To  David  and  his  royal  seed 
Th\    ptact  forever  sh'ai!   extend ; 
Thy   luve  to  saiiits.  in  Christ  their  head, 
Kiiav.s  not  a  limit,  i,ci'  an  end. 

9:^-7  HYMN  57.     n.2.    L.  M.  S» 

^^•'5  Eati.n,   A  I  Saints. 

The  plensurc<s  of  a  good  conscience. 

1  T  ORJ),  ho  >    sccnn   ard  best  are  they 
-*-'  Who  fee.  th    jcys  of  laidon'd  sin! 
Shoiid  stonus  of  Iviath  shake  earth  and  sea, 
Thvw  minds  have  hiavin  and  peact  within. 

2  The   day  glides  svveetlj   o'er  their  heads. 
Mad.    up  of  innocence   and   love; 

And  soft  and  silent  as  the  shades, 
Th  n-  nighty   minutes  gent'.y  move. 

3  [Qiiiek  as  tlieir  thoughts  their  joys  come  on, 
But  fly  not  ha  if  so  fast  away  I 

'I'ht'ir  si)uls  are  ever   bright  as  noon, 
And   caini  as  summer  evinings  be. 

4  How   oft  they  look  to  th'  heavenly  hills, 
\Vhej*e  groves  of  living  pleasure  grow! 
And  loiiging  hopes  ai.d  chetrfu'   smiles 
Sit  undisturb'd  ujion  their   brow.] 

5  They  scoin  to  seek  our  golden  toys ; 
But  spend  the  day  and  share  the  night 
lis   numbering  o'er  the  richi  r  joys, 

'1  hat  heaven  prepares  f.r  th.ir  delight. 
^  While  w  retelied  we,  like  v orms  and  moles, 
Lie  grov'iii^.g  in  the  dust  below  : 
Aimigliiy  grace,  renew  our  souls. 
And  we'll  aspire  to  glory  too. 

*>Rn  \        HYMN  73.    B.  2.     C.  M.  % 

^oi^  5         Braintree,   Hymn  Second. 
Doubts  scattered ;  or,  spiritual  joys  restored. 

1  "OENCE  from  my  soul,  sad  thoughts,  be  gone, 
^^   And   leave  me  to  my  joys ; 

My  tongue  shall  triumph  in  my  God, 
And  li.ake  a  joyful  noise. 

2  Darkness  and  doubts  had  veil'd  my  mind, 

And  drown'd  my  head  in  tears. 
Till  sovenign  grace,  with  shining  rays, 
Dispell'd  my  {;loomy  fears. 


JOY    AND    REJOICING.  28? 

3  O !    what  immortal  joys  I  felt, 

And  raptures  all  divine — 
When    lesus  toid  me — /  ivas  his, 
ind  my  Belmeri,  mine. 

4  In  vain  the  tempter  frights  my  soul. 

And  breaks  my  peace  in  vain: 
One  glimpse,  dear  Saviour,  of  thy  face, 
Revives  my  joys  again. 


267} 


HYMX  59.    B.  2.    C.  M. 

Irish,  Arundei. 

Paradise  o?i  ecrtk. 


1  O.LORY  to  God,  who  walks  th"  sky, 
^^  And  sends  his  blessings  through; 
Who  tells  his  saints  of  joys  on  high. 

And  gives  a  taste  below. 

2  [Glory  to  God,  who  stoops  his  throne, 

That  dust  and  worms  may  see't, 
And  brings  a  gliinpso  of  gioi7  down 
Around  his  sacred  feet. 

3  When  Christ,  with  all  his  graces  crown'd. 

Sheds  his  kind  beams  abroad, 
'Tii  a  youu<4:  heaven  on  earthly  ground. 
And  glory  in  the  bud. 

4  A  biooming  paradise  of  joy 

In  this  wild  desart  sp.ings; 
And  every  sense  I  straight  employ 
On  sweet  celestial  things. 

5  White  lilies  all  around  appear. 

And  each  his  gory  shows  ! 
Tiie  Rose  of  Sharon  blossoms  here, 

The  fairest  flower  that  blows. 
Q  Cheeiful   I  feast  on  heavenly  fruit. 

And  drink  the  pleasun  s  down; 
Pleasures  that  flow  hard  by  the  foot 

Of  the  eternal  throne  !] 

7  But  ah !   how  soon  my  joys  decay ; 

How  soon  my  sins  arise. 
And  snatch  the  heavenly  scene  away 
From  these  lamenting  eyes! 

8  When  shall  the  time,  dear  Jesus,  when 

The  shining  day  appear, 


288  GRACES    OF    THE    SPIRIT. 

That  I  shall  leave  those  clouds  of  sin. 
And  guilt,  and  daikntss  hut? 
9  Up  to  the  fields  above-  the  skies, 
My  hasty  feet  would  gu; 

There  everlasting  flowers  anse. 
And  joys  unwitheriiig  grow. 

OQQ")  HYMN  30.     B.  2.     S.  M. 

^Oa  ^         St.  Thomas,  Silver  Street. 
Heavenly  joy  on  earth. 

1  [r^OME,  we  that  love  the  Lord, 

^  And  let  our  joys  be  known. 
Join  in  a  song  witli  sweet  accord. 
And  thus  surround  the  thtoiie. 

2  The  sorrows  of  the  mind 
Be  banish'd  from  the  place! 

Religion  ne^er  was  dtsign'd 
I'o  make  our  pleasures  less.] 

3  Let  those  refuse  to  sing. 
That  never  kncM-  our  God; 

But  favoui  ites  of  the  lieaveniy  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroa*!. 

4  [The  God  that  rules   on  high, 
And  thunders  ^\hen  he  please, 

That  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky, 
And  manages  the  seas ;] 

5  This   awful   God  is  ours, 
Our  Fatht^r,  and  our  love; 

He  shall  send  down  his  heavenly  powers 
To  cany  us  above. 

6  There  we  shall  see  his  face, 
And  never,  never  sin; 

There,  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace, 
Drink  endless  pleasures  m. 

7  Yes,  and  before  we  rise 
To  thai  immortal  state. 

The  thoughts  of  such  amazing  bliss. 
Should  constant  joys  create. 
I      [The  men  of  grace   have  found 
Gioi7  begun  below ; 
Celestial  fruits  on  earthly  ground 
Prom  faith  and  hope  may  grow.^] 


289} 


KivOWLEDGE.  289,290 

9  [The  hill  of  Sion   yields 
A   thousand  sacifd  sweets. 

Before  we  reach  the  heavenly  fields, 
Or  walk  the  golden  streets. 

10  Then  let  our  sonjjs  abound, 
And  everv   tear  bo  dry: 

We're  marching  through  Immanuers  ground, 
To  fliirer  worlds  on  high.] 

KNOWLEDGE. 

PSALM  25.    2d  Part.    S.  M.  » 

Sutton,  Froome. 
Divine  instruction. 

1  \1/"HERE  shall   the  man   be  found, 

'  '     That  fears  t'  otfend  his  God  ; 
That  loves  the  gospd's  joyful  sound. 
And  trembles  at  the  rod? 

2  The  Lord  shall  make  hira  know 
The  secrets  of  his  heart. 

The  wonders  of  his  covenant  show, 
And  all  his  love  impart. 

3  The  dealings  of  his  hqnd 
Are  truth  and   mercy  still, 

AVith  such  as  in  his  covenant  stand, 
And  love  to  do  his  will. 

4  Their  souls  shall  dwell  at  ease 
Before  their  Maker's  face: 

Their  seed  shall  taste  the  promises 
III  their  extensive  grace. 

OqnT.      PSALM  119.    9th Part.    C.  M.         "  ^ 
'^'^^5  Arundel,  Kingston,  Hyinn  Second. 
Desire   of   kjioivleilge ;    or,  the   teachings    of  the 
Spirit  ivith  tlie  word. 
Versc-  64,  68,  18. 
1  ^HY  mercies  fill  the  earth,  O  Lord, 
-■-    How  good  thy  works  appear ! 
Open  mine  eyes  lo  read  thy  word. 
And  see  thy  wonders  there. 
Verse  73,  125. 
%  My  heart  was  fashioned  by  thy  bandj 
jMy  service  is  thy  due; 


S91  GRACES   OF   THE    SPIRIT. 

O  make  Hiy  servant  understand 
The  duties   he  must  do. 
Vi-rse  19. 
S  Since  I'm  a  stranger  here  below, 
Let  not  thy   path  be  hid; 
Biit  iriark  tlie  r.-.ad  my  feet  should  go. 
And  be  my  con*»ai)t  Ruide. 
Verse  26. 
4  When  I  confess'd  my  wandering  ways, 
Thou  heard'st  my  soul  complain ; 
Grant  me  the  teachings  of  thy  grace, 
Or  I  shall  strav  again. 

Vers-'  M,  34. 
9  If  God  to  me  his  statutes  show. 
And  h- aver.ly    truth  impart. 
His  work  forever  I';l  pursue. 
His  .aw  shall    ruie  my  heart. 
Vese  50,  71. 

6  This  was  my  comfort  when  I  bore 

Variety   of  gri^  f ; 
It  made  me  itain  thy  word  the  more. 
And  fly  to  that  relief. 

Verse  51. 

7  [In  vain  the  proud  deride  me  now; 

I'll  ne'<  r  foigtt  thy  law; 
Nor  let  that  b cssrd  gospel  go, 
Whence  all  my  hfpts  I   draw. 
Verse  27,  171. 
3  When   I  have  Icarn'd  my  Fftther's  wilT, 
I'i!   ttach  the  world  his  ways: 
My   thankful  litis,  inspir'd  with  ztal. 
Shall  loud  pronouiict  his  praisc] 

LIBERALITY. 

^T'OI  ?         PSALM  37.    2d  Part.    CM.  k 

"•^^i  Barby,  Carolina.  ^ 

CJiarity  tt  the  poor  ;  or^  religion  in  words  and  deeds- 
I     vy  HY  do'  the  wealthy  wicked  boast, 

''      And  grow  profanely   boid? 
The  meajitst  portion  of  the  just. 

Excels  thj  sinner's  gold. 
"  The  wio' I"'    bfv.TOws  rf  his  friendst 

B«t  ne'er  designs  to  pay; 


LIBERALITY.  292,  293 

The  saint  is  merciful,  and  lends, 
Nor  turns  the  poor  away. 

3  His  aims  with   liberal   heart  he  gives 

\  monf7  the  sons  of  need  ; 
His  memory  to   long  ages  lives. 
And  blessed  is  his  sitd. 

4  His  lips  abhor  to  tak  profane, 

To  slander  or  defraud; 
His  ready  toncue  declares  to  men 
What  he  has  learn'd  of  God. 

5  The   law  an<l  (gospel   of  the  Lord 

Deep  in  his  heart  abide; 
Led  by  ihe   Spirit  and  the  word. 
His  feet  shall  never  slide. 

6  When  sinn.  rs  fail,  the  righteous  stand, 

Preserved  from  tvery  snare; 
Ihey  shall   possess  the  proinis'd  land, 
And  dwell  forever  there. 

OQ'>|  PSALM  41.     L.M.  ^ 

^a^  ^  AiMigun,  Tniro. 

C'larity  to  the  poor ;   or,  pity  to  the  affiicied, 

1  IDLEST   is  the  man,  whos'    bowels  move, 
-■-'    And  melt  with  pity  ta  the  poor, 
Whose  sou!  by  sympathizing  love      , 
Feels  what  his  fillow  saints  endure. 

2  His  heart   contrives  for  their  reiief 
More  guod  than  liis  own  hands  can  do; 
He  in  the  time  of  geneial  grief 

Shall  find  the  Lord  has  bowe;s  too- 

3  His  sou!  shall  live  secure  on  eaith. 
With    secret   blessings  on   his   h«ad, 
When  drought,  and  psstilence,  and  dearth 
Around  him   nmitipiy  their  dead. 

4  Or,  if  he  languish  on  his  eoiich, 
God    will   pronouncf  his  sins  foipivcn, 
Wiii   save  him  with  a  healing  touch, 
Or  take  his  willing  soul  to  heaven. 


293} 


PSALM  112.    L.   P.  M.  ^ 

St.  Htllens, 

The  blessings  of  the  liberal  men. 


1  'T^HAT  man  is  blest,  who  stands  i;i  awe 
^    Of  God,  and  loves  Uis  «ac?ed  Ja-,v  ; 


294         GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 

His  seed  on  caith  shall  be  renown'd; 
His  house,  the  seat  of  wealth,  shall  be 
An  inexhausted  treasury, 

And  with  successive  honours  erown'd. 

2  His  liberal  favours  he  extends, 

To  some  he  gives,  to  others  lends: 

A   penerous  pity   fills  his  mind  : 
Yet  what  his  charity  impairs, 
He  saves  by  prudence  in  affairs. 
And  thus  he's  just  to  all  mankind. 

3  His  hands,  while  they  his  alms  bestow'd. 
His  glory's  future  harvest  smv'd : 

The  sweet  remembrance  of  the  just. 
Like  a  green  root,  revives  and  bears 
A   train  of  blessings  for  his  heirs 

When  dyiWg  nature  sleeps  in   dust. 

4  Beset  ■fiirf^i  threatening  dangers  round. 
Unmov'd  shall  he  maintain  his  ground ; 

His  conscience  holds  his  courage  up: 
The  soul  that's  fiU'd  with  virtue's  light, 
Shines  brightest  in  affliction's  night; 

And  sees  in  darkness  beams  of  liope. 

PAUSE. 

5  [111  tidings  never  can  surprise 

His  heart,  that  fix'd  on   f^od  relies. 

The  waves  and  teiupfsts  roar  around. 
Safe  on  a  rock  he  sits,  and  sees 
The  shipwreck  of  his  '  neuiies. 
And  all  their  hope  and  glory  drown'd, 

6  The  wicked  sliall  his  triumph  see, 
And  gnash  their  teeth  in  ag.ny, 

T«  fiiul  their  expectations  crost ; 
They  and  their  envy,  pride  and  spi^e. 
Sink  down  to  everlasting  night. 

And  all  thtir  names  in  darkness  lost.] 


PSALM  112,    L.  M.  iS: 

Truro,  Nantwich. 


294} 

The  blessiims  of  the  pious  and  charitahk. 
1  'I'^HRICE  happy  man,  uhi  fears  the  Lord, 
*-    Loves  his  commands,  and  trusts  his  A) ore'; 
Honour  and  pi  ace  his  days  attend. 
And  blessings  to  his  seed  descend. 


LIBERALITY.  £95 

3  Compassion  dwells  upon  his  mind. 
To  worlcs  of  mercy  still  incliii'd; 
He  lends  the  poor  some  present  aid, 
Or  gives  them,  not  to  be  repaid. 

3  When  times  grow  dark,  and  tidings  spread. 
That  fill  his  neighbours  round  with  dread. 
His  heart  is  arm'd  against  the  fear, 

For  God,  with  all  his  power,  is  there. 

4  His  soul,  well  fix'd  upon  the  Lord, 
Draws  heavenly  courage  from  his  word; 
Amidst  the  darkness,  light  shall   rise. 
To  cheer  his  heart,  and  bless  his  eyes. 

5  He  hath  dispersed  his  alms  abroad. 
His  works  are  still   btfore  liis   God: 
His  name  on   earth  shall   long  remain, 
While  envious  sinners  fret  iii  vain. 

9Q'^^  PSALM  112.    CM.  ^ 

^iJ<J^  Rochester,  Mear. 

LiberaUfy  revcarded. 

1  TJAPPy  is  he  that  f.ars  the  Lord, 
-*^^    Ajid  follows   his  commands : 
Who  lends  the  poor  without  reward, 

Or  gives  with  liberal  hands. 

2  As  ■pity  dwells  within  his  breast 

To  all  the  sons  of  need; 
So   God  shall  ajiswor  his  request. 
With  blessings  on  his  seed. 

3  No  evil  t'.dings  shiill  surprise 

His  well-established  mind: 
His    soul  to  God,  his   lefuge,  flits. 
And  leaves  his  fears  behind. 

A  In  timrs  of  genera!  distress. 

Some  beams  of  light  shall  shine. 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  give  him  peace  divine 

'Z  His  works  of  piety  and  love 
Remain  before  the  Lord ; 
Hoi^our  on  earth,  and  joys  abovej 
i'iiai!  be  !iis  .sui'c  rc'7/ai'a. 
O 


:90,  297       GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 


I.OVE. 

9nj^>  HYMN  38.    B.  2.    CM.  » 

Love  to  God. 
I  TJAPPY  the  heart   whtie  graces  r<ign, 
^^    ^\  here  :ove  inspires  the  breast: 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  train, 
And  strengthens  all   the  rest. 

2  Knowledge,  alas!  'tis  all  in  vain, 

And  all   in  vain  our  fear; 
Our  stubhoni  sins  will  fight  and  reign. 
If  love  be  absent  tliere. 

3  'Tis  love  tliat  makes  our  cheerful  feet 

In  swift  obedience   nTOve  ; 
The  devils  know,  and  trenible  too; 
But   Sntan  cannot  love. 

4  This  is  the  grace  that  lives   and  sings, 

When  fiith  and  hope  shall  cease; 
'Tis  this  shall  strike  our  .jojfal  strings 

In  the  sweet  realms  of  bliss. 
9  Before  we  q-iite  forsake  our  clay. 

Or   leave  this  dark  abode. 
The  wings  of  luve  bear  us  away 

To  see  our  sniiliiig  God. 

9^7  ^  HYMN  42.     B.  2.    C.  M.  ^ 

'^^  '  5    Kingston,  Peterborough,  St.  Asaphs. 
Delight  in   God. 

1  "il/TY  God,  what  endless  pleasures  dwell 
■^^    Above,  at  thy  right  hand  ! 

Thy  courts  beiow,  how  ainiable, 
AVh'jrc  a!l  thy  gracts  siand  I 

2  Tlie  swallow  nrar  thy  temple  lies, 

And  chirps  a  eli<    rfu)  note; 
The  lark  .iicunts  up-vaid  to  the  skies, 
And  tunes  her  warbling  throat: 

3  Ai  d  we,  when  in  thy  pr  sence.  Lord, 
We  shout  with  joyi'nl  tongues; 
Or,  sitting   round  our  lather's  board. 
We  crawu  the  f-ast  vilh  svajs. 


LOVE.  298, 299 

4  While  Jesus  sliines  with  quick'ning  grace. 

We  sing,  and  mount  on  high ; 
But,  if  a  frown  becloud  his  face, 
We  faint,  and  tire,  and   die. 

5  [Just  as  we  see  tlje  iouesome  dove 

Bejuoan  her  widow'd  state, 
Wandering,  she  flies  thiough  all  the  groTe, 
And  mourns  her  loving  mate: 

6  Just  so  our  thoughts,  from  thing  to  thing, 

In  restless  circles  rovtr ; 
Just  so  we  droop,  and  hang  the  wing, 
When  Jesus  ludes  his  love.J 

OQQ"?         HYMN  108.    B.  1.    S.  M.  S 

^ZfO^  Pelhara,  Watchman. 

Christ  utneen  and  beloved. 

1  l^OT  with  our  murtal  eyes 
■^^    Have  we  beheld  the  Lord; 

Yet  we  rejoice  to  hear  his  name, 
And  love  him  in  his  word. 

2  f>n  earth  we  want  the  sight 
Of  our  Redeemer's  face; 

Yet,  Lord,  our  inmost  thoughts  delight 
To  dwell  upon  thy  grace. 

3  And  when  we  taste  thy  love, 
Our  joys  divinely  grow 

Unspeakable,  like  those  above, 
And  heaven  begins  below. 

9QQ7  PSALM  133.    CM.  g( 

•*^^5  Barby,  Abridge. 

Brotherly  love. 

1  T  O,  what  an  enttrtaiuing  sight 
^-*    Are  brethren  that  agree! 
Brethren,  whose  cheei-fui  hearts  unite 

In  bands  of  piety ! 

2  When  streams  of  love,  fiX>m  Christ  the  spring's 

Descend  to  every  soul, 
•    And  heavenly  peace,  with  balmy  wing, 
Shades  and  bedews  the  whole: 

3  'Tis  like  the  oil,  divinely  sweet. 

On  Aaron's  reverend  head. 
The  trickling  drops  perfura'd  his  fett^ 
And  o'er  his  gannent«  spread, 


SOO,  301      GRACES  OF  7HE  SPIRIT. 

4  'Tis  pleasant  as  the  morning  dews 
That  fail   on  Zion's  hiii. 
Where  God  his   nuidest  glory  shews, 
And  makes  his  grace  distil. 

'^nnl        HYMN  130.    B.  1.     L.  M. 

OUU5  Limehouse,  Bath. 

Love  and  flatted. 

1  "V"OW  by  the  bowels  of  my   God, 

-•-^     His  sharp  distress,  his  sore   complaints, 
By  his   last  groans,  his  dying  blood, 
I  charge  my  soul  to  love  the  saints. 

3  C  amour,  and  wrath,  and  war  be  gone, 
Envy  and  si)ite  forever  cease ; 
Let  bitttr  words  no  more  be  known 
Among  the   saints,  the  sons  of  peace. 

3  The  Spirit,  like  a  peaceful  dove, 

Flies  from  the  realms  of  noise  and  strife; 
Why  should  we  vex  and  grieve  his  love. 
Who  seals  our  souls  to  heavenly  life! 

4  Tender  and  kind   be  all  our  tlioughts ; 
Through  all  our  lives  let  mercy  run  : 
So  God  forgives  our  numerous  faults, 
For  the  dear  sake  cf  Christ  his  Son* 

OOiX        HYMN  126.    B.  1.    L.  M. 
■^^'^S  Rothwell,  Eaton. 

Charity  and  uncharitableriess. 

1  "VTOT  different  food  nor  different  dress 
-^^     Compose  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord, 
But  peace  and  joy  and   righteousness, 
Faith,  and  obedience  to  his  word. 

2  When  weaker  Christians  we  despise,  ^ 
We  do  the  gospel   mighty   m  rong ; 

For  God,  the  grncions  and  tiie  wise, 
Receives  the  feeble  with  the  strong. 

3  Let  pride  and  wrath  be  banish'tl  hence, 
Tileekness  and  l<>ve  oiu"  souls  pursue: 
>.or  sbail  our  practice  give  offence 

'io   sair.ts,  the  Gtnlile  or  the  Jew- 


802} 


LOVE-  302,  303 

HYMN  133.     B.  1.     C.  M  f) 

Dundee,  St.  James. 
Love  and  charity. 


1  T  ET   Pharisees  of  high  estt-cia 
-*^    Their  feith  and   zeai   declare, 
All   their   religion  is  a  dream, 

If  love  be  wanting  there. 

2  Love  suffers  long  with  patient  eye, 

Nor  is   provok'd  in   haste, 

She  lets  the  present  injury  die. 

And   long  forgets  the  past. 

3  [Malice  and  rage,   those  fir<s  of  helJ, 

She  quenches   with  her  tongue ; 
Hopes,  and  believes,  and  thinks  no  iH, 
'Ihough   she  endures  the  wrong.] 

4  [She  ne'er  desires  nor  seeks  to  know 

The  scandals  of  the  time  ; 
Nor  looks  with  pride  on   thuse  below, 

Nor  envies  those  that   climb.] 
B  She  lays  her  own  advantage  by. 

To  seek  her  neighbour's  good, 
So   God's  own  S«in  came  down  to  die. 

And  bought  our  lives  with  blood. 
6   Love  is  the  gi'ace  that  keeps  her  power 

In  all  the  realms  above; 
Ihere  faith  and  hope  are  known  no  more. 

But  saints  forever  love. 


303} 


PSALM  35.    2d  Part.    C.  M.  ^ 

Abridge,  Arlington. 

Love  to  enemies;  or,  the  love  of  Christ  to  sinners 
■  typified  in  David. 

1  "OEHOLD  the  iove,  the  generous  love, 
-*'     That  holy  David  shows; 

Hark,  how  his  sounding  bowels  move 
To  his  afflicted  foes! 

2  When  they  are  sick,  his  soul  complains. 

And  seems  to  feel  the  smart  ; 
The  spirit  of  the  gospel  reigns, 
And  melts  his  pious  heart. 

3  How  did  his  flowing  tears  condole^ 

As  for  a  bvolher  dead .' 


S04  GRACES   OF    THE    SPIRIT. 

And  fasting;  moitify'd  his  soul. 
While  for  their  life  he  pray'd. 

4  They  groan'd,  and  curs'd  him  on  their  bed, 

Yet  still  he  pleads  and  mourns; 
And  double  blessings  on  his  head 
The  nphteous   God  returns. 

5  O  glorious  type  of  heavenly  grace  ! 

Thus  Christ  the  Lord  appears ; 
While  sinners  curse,  the  Saviour  praya, 
And  pities  them  with  tears. 

6  He,  the  true  Da^^d,  Israel's  King, 

Blest  and  belov'd  of  God, 
To  save  us  rebels,   dead  in  sin, 
Paid  his  own  dearest  blood. 

^ndX  PSALM  109.    CM.  b 

*>^^S  Bedford,  Wantage,  ^ 

Love  to  enemies,  from  the  example  of  Christ. 
1  fiOD  of  my  mercy  and  ray  praise, 
^-^    'Ihy  glory  is  my  song:  ' 
Though  sinners  speak  against  thy  grace 
With  a  blaspheming  tongue. 
S  When  in  the  form  of  mortal  man 
Thy   Son  on  earth  was  fotmd, 
"With  ci-uti  slanders,  false  and  vain, 
They  compassM  him  around. 

3  Their  miseries  his  compassion  move, 

Their  peace  he  stiil  pursu'd ; 
They  render  hatred  for  his  love. 
And  evil  for  his  good. 

4  Their  malice  raged  without  a  catise, 

Yet,  with  Iiis  dying  breath. 
He  pray'd  for  murderers  en  his  cross, 
And  blest  his  foes  in  death. 

5  Lord,  shall 

In  vain  h< 
Give  me  a  soul  j-kin  to  thine. 
To  love  mine  entniies. 
ft  The  Lord  shall  on  my  side  engage. 
And,  in  my  Savioui's  name, 
I  shall  defeat  their  pride  and  rage» 
Who  slander  and  condemn. 


thy  bright  example  shine 
vA'ore  mine  eyes? 


PRUDENCE.  305, 306 

qnPIl        HYMN  134.    B.  1.    L.  M.  §St 

OKJfJ^  Oporto,  Wells. 

Religion  vain  zvif/iouf   love. 

1  "tfAD   I  th^tonjjiKs  oi'  Gie^ks  and  Jews 
^^    And  nobler  speech   than   angeis  use. 
If  love  be  absent,  I  am  found. 

Like  tinkling  brass,  an  empty  sound. 

2  Were  I  inspiiM  to  preach  and  tell 
All  that  is  done  in  h'-aven  and  hell; 
Or  could  my  taith  lIi;-  \\orid  remove. 
Still  I   ani  nothing  witUout  lo>e. 

3  Should  I  distribute  all  my  store, 
'lo  fted  the  bowtis  of  the  poor; 
Or  give  my  body  to  ih-  tiaine. 

To  gain  a  njarlyr's  glauous  name; 

4  If  love  to  God,  and   iove  to  men 
Be  absent,  aii  my  hopes  ^ae  *uin  I 
>;or  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal, 
The  works  of  love  can  e'er  fulli!. 

vwwww 


306} 


PRUDE^^CE, 

PSALM  30.    1st  Part.    C.  M.  ^ 

1  ondon,  Chai  mouth. 
Watchfulness  over  the  tungne ;   or,  prudence  and 
zeal. 

1  rpHUS  I  rtsolv'd  before  the  Lord, 

-*    •'  ^ovv  wiil   I  watch   my  tor;gue, 
"  Lest  1  let  slip  one  sinful  w(,rd, 
"  Or  do  iny   neighbour  wrcng.*' 

2  And  if  I'm  e'er  constraint  to  stay 

With  men  of  liv>.s  profane, 
I'll  set  a  doubit   guard   tliat  day, 

Nor  let  my  talk  be  vain. 
-3^  I'll  scarce  allow  my   lips  to   speak 

The  pious  thoughts   I  fie!, 
Ltst  scoffers  should  th'  occasion  take 

To  mock  my  hoiy  2^.al. 
4  Yet  if  some  proper  hour  appear, 

I'll  not   be  ovt-i-aN\ 'd. 
But  let  the  seoffiiig  siimers  hear 

That  I  can  speak  for  God. 


307,  308        GRACES   OF   THE    SPIRIT. 

REPENTANCE. 


SOT  I 


il YMN  123.    B.  1.     CM.  h 

Carolina,  Canterbuiy.  "j 

The  repenting  prodigal. 


1  T3EHOLD  the  wretch,  whose    lust  and  winr 
-*-^     Had  wasted    his  t state; 

He  btgs  a   share  among  the  swine. 
To  taste  the  husks  they  eat! 

2  ♦' I  die  with  hunger  here,"  he  cries, 

"  I   starve  in  foreign  lands ; 
"My  i'ather's  house  has  large  supplies, 
"•  And  bounleous  are  his  hands. 

3  "  I'll   go,  and   with  a   monri.fui  tongue 

"■  Fail  down  before  his  face ; 
*' Father,  I've  done  thy  justice  wrong, 
"Nor  can  deserve  Ihy*  grace." 

4  He  said— and  hastened   to  his  home, 

To  se- k  his  father's  love; 
The  father  saw   the    rebel   come. 
And  all  his    bowels  move. 

5  He  ran,  and   fell  upon  liis  neck, 

Embrac'd  and   kiss'd  his  son; 
The  rebel's  heart   with  sorrow   brake. 
For  fiillies  he  had  done. 

6  "  Take  off  his   eiuthes  of  shame  and  sin," 

(The   fulher  gives   command) 
*■' Dress  him  in    gaiments  white  and  clean, 
"  With  rings  adorn  his  hand. 

7  "  A  day  of  feasting  I  ordain  ; 

"  Let  miith  and  joy  abound ; 
**  My  son  was  dead,  and  lives  again, 
"  Was  lost,  and  now  is  found." 

<^nQl         PSALM  51.    2d  Part.    CM.  h 

OUO^  Plymouth,  Windsor.  ' 

Repentance,  and  faith  in  the  blood  of  Christ. 
1  l\  GOD  of  meicy,  hear  my  call, 

^     My  load  of  guilt   remov    ; 

Break  down  this  scpai'ating  wall 
That  bars  me  from  thy  love. 


I^ 


REPENTANCE.  509 

2  Give  nie  the  presence  of  thy  grace ; 

Then  my  rejoiein^  tongue 
Shall  speak  aioud  thy  i ightLOusness, 
And  make  thy  praise  my  song. 

3  No  blood  of  goats,  nor  heifers  siain, 

i'or  sin  eon  id  e'lr  ntone ; 
The  '.li  ath  uf  Christ  shall  still  i-emain 
Sufficient  and  alone. 

4  A  soul  opprtss'd  with  sin's  desert. 

My  God  will  ne'er  dtspise: 
A   hunjble  groan,  a  bi-oken  hearty 
Is  our  best  sacrifice. 


"^CiQ  \  HYMN  74.     B.  2.    S.  M.  h 

'^^^'i  Little  Alarlborough,  Ustic. 

Repentance  from  a  sense  of  dh'ine  goodness;  or 
a  complaint  of  ingratitude. 
rS  this  the  kind  return, 

And  tliese  the  thanks  we  owe. 
Thus  to  abuse  etenial    ove. 
Whence  all  our  blessings  flow? 
To  what  a  stubborn   frame 
Has  sin  rtduc'd  our  mind  ! 
What  strange  rebellious  wretches  wey 
And  God  as  strangely  kindl 
[On  us  he  bids  the  sun 
Shtd  his  reviving  rays; 
For  us  the  skies  their  circles  run, 
To  lengthen  out  our  days. 
The  brutes  obey  their  God, 
And  bow  their   necKs  to  men : 
But  we,  more  base,  iiuae  brutbfai  things, 
Reject  his  easy  reign.} 
Turn,  turn  us,  mighty  God, 
And  mould  our  sou  is  afush  ; 
Break,  sovereign   grace,  these  hearts  of  stone, 
And  give  ns  hearts  of  tiesh. 
Let  old  ingiatitude 
Provoke  our  v  eeping  eyes  ; 
And  hourly,  as  new  mercies  fall, 
Let  hourly  thauks  arise. 


310,  311      GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 

0  1  n  7         HYMN  106.    B.  2.    C.  M. 
^*-^5  Caioiiria,  York. 

Repentance  at  the  cross. 

1  /\  IF  my  soui   was  form'd  for  wo, 
^^   How  would  I  vt-nt  my  sighs! 
Repentance  should  like  rivers  flow 

From  both  my  streaming  eyes. 

2  'Twas  for  my  sins,  my  dearest  Lord 

Hung  on  the  cursed  tree. 
And  groan'd  away  a  dying  life 
For  thee,  my  soul,  for  thee. 

3  O  !  how  I  liate  those  Justs  of  mine 

That  CHTcifitd  my  God  ; 
Those  sins  that  pierc'd  and  nail'd  his  flesh 
Fast  to  the  fatal  wood. 

4  Yes,  my  Redeemer,  they  sliall  die ; 

My  heart  has  so  decreed  ; 
Nor  will  I  spare  the  guilty  things 
That  made  my  Saviour  bleed. 

5  While,  with  a  melting,  broken  heart. 

My  murder'd   Lord  I  view, 
I'll  raise  revenge   against  my  sins, 
And  slay  the  murderers  too. 


HYMN  9.    R.  2.    C.  M.  K 

Mear,  Wantage. 


311} 

Godly  sorrow  arising  from  the  sufferings  of  Christ, 
1    AL\S!   and  did  my  Saviour  bleed! 

-^*-  And  did  ray  Sovereign  die  ? 

Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 
F«r  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 

3  Thy  body  slain,  sweet  Jesus,  thine, 

And  bath'd  in  its  own  blood. 
While,  all  cxpos'd  to  wratli  divine, 

The  glorious  sufferer  stood! 
d  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done. 

He  gi-uan'd  upon  the  tree? 
Amazing  pity  !    grace  unknown  ! 

And  love  beyond  degree! 

4  Weir  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide. 

And  shut  his  glories  in. 
When  God,  the  mighty  Maker,  died, 
For  man,  the  creature's  sio. 


RESIGNATION.  312,  313 

5  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face, 

While  his  deai  cross  appears. 
Dissolve  my  heait  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  mine  eyes  in  tears. 

6  But  drops  of  grief  can  ue'er  repay 

1  he  debt  of  love  I  owe: 
Here,  Lord,  I   give  myself  away ; 
'Tis  all  that  I  can  do. 


312} 


HYMN  101.    B.  1.    L.  M. 
Truvo,  Shotl. 
Joy  in  fieaven  far  a  repenting  sinner. 

1  'WT'HO  can  describe  the  jojs  that  rise, 

''     Through   ail  the  courts  of  paradise', 
To  see  a  prodigal  return. 
To  see  an  heir  of  glory  born  ? 

2  With  joy  the  Father  doth  approve 
Tht   f'ru'it  of  his  eternal  love ; 

The  Son  with  joy  looks  down  and    sees 
The  purchase  of  his  agonies. 

3  The  Spirit  takes  delight  to   view 
The  holy  soul  he  form'd  anew; 
And  saints  and  angels  join  to  sing 
The  growing  empire  of  their  Kiugr. 


RESIGNATION. 

PSALM  123.    CM.'  Sff  or  K 

Bedford,  Plymouth.  ^ 


313} 

Pleadiiiir  with  sulj7)ii!,':>ion. 

1  f\  THOL%  whose  grace  and  justice  reign 
^-^  Enthron'd  above  the  skies, 

To  thee  our  hearts  would  tell  their  pain^ 
To  thee  we  lift  our  eyes. 

2  As  servants  watch  their  master's  hand, 

And  fear  the  angry  stroke; 
Or  maids  before  their  mistress  stand, 
And  wait  a  peaceful  look : 

3  So  for  our  sins  we  justly  feel 

Thy  discipline,  O  God  ; 
Yet  wait  the  gracious  moment  still, 
Till  thou  remove  thy  rod. 


314,  315      GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 

4  Those,  who  in  wealth  and  pleasure  livCj 

Our  daily  groans  deride. 
And  thy  delays  of  mercy  give 
Fresh  courage  to  their  pride. 

5  Our  foes  insult  us,  but  our  hope 

In  thy  compassion    ies ; 
This  thought  shall  bear  our  spirits  up, 
That  God  will  not  despise. 

0^4>       HYMN  129.    B.  1.    L.  M.  ^ 

"^^5  Newcourt,  Shoel. 

Subjulssion  and  deliverance ;  or,  Abraham  offer' 
ing  his  son. 

1  ^AINTS,  at  your  heavenly  Father's  word, 
^^  Give  up  your  comforts  to  the  Lord; 

He  shall  restore  what  yim  resign, 
Or  grant  you  blessings  more  divine. 

2  So  Abrah'm,  with  obedient  hand. 
Led  forth  Ins   son   at  God's  command; 
The  wood,  the  fire,  the  knife  he  took; 
His  arm  prei)ar'd  the  dreadful  stroke. 

3  "  Abrah'm,  forbear,"  the  angel  cried ; 
"Thy  faith  is  known,  tliy  love  is  tried; 
"Thy  son  shall  live,  and  in  thy   seed 

*'  Shall  the  whole  earth  be  blest  indeed." 

4  Just  in  the  last  distressing  hour 
The  Lord  displays  d.  livering  power ; 
The  mount  of  danger  is  the  place 
Where  we  shall  see  surprising  grace. 

O^  K7  HYMN  5.    B.  1.    C.  M.  K 

^i-^S  Bangor,  Chelsea. 

Submission  to  afflictive  providences. 

1  KTAKED  as  fiom  the  earth  we  came, 
•^^    And  crept  to  life  at  first, 

We  to  the  earth  return  again. 
And  mingle  with  our  dust. 

2  The  dear  delights  we  here  enjoy. 

And  fondly  call  our  own, 
Are  but  short  favours  borrow'd  now; 
To  be  repaid  anon. 

3  'Tis  God  that  lifts  our  comforts  high, 

Or  sinks  them  in  the  grave; 


SINCERITY.  316,  317 

He  gives,  and  (blessed  be  his  name!^ 
He  takes  but  what  he  gave. 

4  Peace,  all  our  angry  passions,  thenj 

Let  each   rebellious  sigh 
Be   silent   at  his  suvereigu  will, 
And  every  murmur  die. 

5  If  smiling  mercy  crown  our  lives, 

Its  praises  shall  be  spread; 
And  we'll  adore  the  justice  too. 
That  strikes  our  comforts  dead. 

SINCERITY. 

Q'lRl        HYMN  136.    B.  1.    CM.  ^ 

^J-^i  Mear,  Bedford. 

Sincerity  and  fiypocri.iy ;  or,  formality  in  rvcfr&hip,, 

1  f-iOD   is  a  spirit,  just  and  wise, 
*-"    He  sees  our  inmost  mind; 

In   vain  to  heaven  we  raise  our  cries, 
And  leave  our  souls  behind. 

2  Nothing  but  truth  before  his  throne 

With  honour  can  appear; 
The  painted  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3  Their  lifted  eyes  salute  the  skies, 

1  heir  bending  knets  the  ground ; 
But  God  abhors  the  sacrifice 
Where  not  the  heart  is  found, 

4  Lord,  st>arch  my  thoughts,  and  try  my  ways, 

And   make  my  soul    sincen  ; 
Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  theie. 

0^7")     PSALM  50.    3d  Part.    L.  M.  h 

^■*-  '  5  Eaton.  Dresden,  Welts. 

Hypocrisy  exposed. 

1  nPHE  Lord,  tlje  Judge,  his  churches  warns  : 

■*    Let  hypocrites  attend  and   ftar. 
Who  place  their  hope  in  rites  and  forms, 
But  make  not  faith  nor  love  their  care. 

2  Vile  w  retches  dare  rehearse  his  name 
With  lips  of  falsehood  and  deceit; 

A   friend  or  brother  the}  defame. 
And  soothe  and  flatter  those  they  hate. 


318  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 

3  They  >vatch  to  do  their  neig^hbowrs  wrong, 
Yet  dare  to  seek  their  Maker's  face  ; 
They  take  his  covenant  on  their  tongue. 
But  break  his  laws,  abuse  his  grace. 

4  To  heaven  they  lift  their  hands  unclean, 
Defil'd  with  lust,  defil'd  with  blood ; 

By  night  they  practise  evei-y  sin, 

By  day  their  mouths  draw  near  to  God. 

5  And  while  his  judgments  long  delay, 
They  grow  secure,  and  sin  the  more; 
They  think  he   sleeps  as  well  as  they, 
And  put  far  off  the  dreadful  hour. 

6  O  dreadful  hour,  when  God  draws  near. 
And  sets  their  crimes  before  their  eyes  ; 
His  wiath  their  guilty  souls  shall  tear, 
And  no  deliverer  dare  to  rise. 

q^Q7       PSALM  119.    3d  Part.    CM.  ^ 

^^^ ^         Mear,  St.  Davids,  Dundee. 

Prnfessions  of  sincerity,  rejtentance  and  obedience. 

Verse  57,  60. 
1  nPHOU  art  my  portion,  O  my  God ; 
-■-     Soon  as  I  know  thy  way, 
My  heart  makes  haste  t'  obey  thy  word, 
And  suffers  no  delay. 

Verse  30,  14. 
3  1  cliocse  the  patJi  of  Jieavenly  truth, 
And  glory  in  my  choice; 
Kot  all  the  riches  of  the  earth 
Could  make  me  so  rejoice. 

3  The  testimonies  of  thy  grace 

I  set  before  mine  eyes: 
Thence  I  derive  my  daily  strength, 
And  there  niy  comfort  lies. 
Vei-se  5'). 

4  If  once  I  wander  from  thy  path, 

I  think  upon  my  ways; 
Then  turn  my  feet  to  thy  commands. 
And  trust  thy  pardoning  grace. 
Verse  94,  114. 

5  Kow  I  am  thine,  forever  thine, 

O  save  thy  servant.  Lord ! 
Thou  art  my  shieid,  my  hiding  place? 
My  hope  is  iu  tby  word. 


SINCERITY.  319,  32a 

Verse  112. 
6  Thou  hast  inclin'd  this  heart  of  mine 
i'hy  statutes  to  fulfil : 
And  tlms,  till  movtal   life  shall  end, 
Would  I  peilbnn  thy  will. 


Q^Q7      psalm  139.    3d  Part.    L.  M.  k 

«'-»-<^5  97th  Psalm,  Putney.  ^ 

Sincerity  profcsned,  and  grace  tried;  or.,  the  heart' 
searching  God. 

1  IVf  Y  God,  what  inward  grief  I  feel, 
ItX  When  impious  men  transgnss  thy  will! 
I  niourjj  to  hear  their  lips  pnfiine. 

Take  thy  tremendous  name  in  vaiiu 

2  Dols  not  my  soiil  detest  and  hate 
The  sons  of  malice  and  deceit  ? 
Those  tliat  oppose  thy  laws  and  thee, 
1  count  them  enemies  to  me. 

3  Lord,  search  my  soul,  try  every  thought; 
'Ihough  mine  own  heart  accuse  me  not 
Of  walking  in  a  false  disguise, 

1  beg  the  trial  of  thine  eyes. 

4  Doth  secret  mischief  lurk  within? 
Do  I  indulge  some  ui>Lnown  sin  ? 
O  turn  my  feet  whene'er  I  stray. 
And  lead  me  in  thy  pei-fect  way. 


320} 


PSALM  18.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

B'.endon,  Uunstan. 


Sincerity  proved  and  re^varded. 

1  T  ORD,  thou  hast  seen  my  soul  sincere, 
^-^  Hast  made  thy  truth  and  love  appear; 
Before  mine  eyes  I  set  thy  laws. 

And  thou  hast  own'd  my  righteous  cause. 

2  Since  I  have  learn'd  thy  holy  ways, 
*  I've  wa'ik'd  upright  befere  thy  face: 

Or,  if  my  feet  did  e'er  depart, 
'Twas  never  with  a  ^^ icked  heart. 

3  What  sore  temptations  broke  my  rest, 
What  wars  and  striigglings  in  my  breast! 
But  through  thy  grace,  tliat  reigns  withitii 
J  guard  ftgaii>sT  my  darli]ig  sia: 


321  GRACES  OF  THE  SPIRIT. 

4  That  sin,  which  close  besets  me  still. 
That  works  and  strives   aijainst  iny  will  ; 
Wheji  sliall  thy    Spirit's  sovereign'  power 
Destroy  it,  that  it  rise  no  more  ? 

5  [V\"ith  an  impartial  hand,  the  Lord 
Deals  out   to  mortals  their  reward; 
The  kind  and  faithful  soul  shall  tind 
A   God  as  faithful  and  as  kind. 

6  The  just  and  pure  shall  ever  say. 
Thou  art  more  pure,  more  just  than  they  . 
And  men  that  love  revenge  shall  know 
God  hath  an  arm  of  vengeance  too.] 

TRUST  AND  CONFIDENCE. 

09  j  7  PSALM  62.     L,  M.  :K 

^•^  *■  3  Antigua,  Portugal. 

No  trust  in  creatures;  or.,  faith  in  divine  grace 
and  poxver. 

1  \/|Y  spirit  looks  to   God  alone; 

^*-  My  rock  and  refuge  is  his  throne: 
In  all  my  fiars,  in  all  my  straits, 
My  soul  on  his  salvation  waits. 

2  Ti-ust  him,  ye  saints,  in  all  your  ways, 
Pour  out  your  luarts  before  his  face; 
When  helpers  fail,  and  foes  invade, 
God  is  our  all-sufficient  aid. 

3  False   are  the  men  of  high  degree. 
The  baser  sort  are  \  anity ; 

Laid  in  the  balance,  both  appear 
Light  as  a  puff  of  empty   air. 

4  Make  not  increasing  gold  your  trust. 
Nor  set  your  hearts  on  glittering  dust: 
Why  vill  ye  grasp  the  fleeting  smoke, 
Aiid  not  believe  what  God  lias  spoke  T 

5  Once  has  his  awful  voice  declar'd. 
Once  and   again  my  ears  have  heard, 
*'A11  power  is  his  eternal  due; 
"He  must  be  fear'd  and  trusted  too.'* 

6  For  sovereign  power  reigns  isot  aione, 
Gi-ace  is  a  partner  of  the  throne  ; 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  mighly  Lord, 
Shall  well  divid(?  our  last  itwaij. 


322} 


ADDRESSES  TO  THE  SPIRIT.     322,  323 

HYMN  103,     B.  1,    C.  M.  Sg 

Devizes,  Arlington. 
N'ot  ashamed  of  tJie  gospel. 

1  T'M  ndt  asham'd  to  own  my  Lord, 
-*-    Or  to  defend   his  cause, 
Maintain  the  honour  of  his  word, 

Tlie  gloiy  of  his  cross. 

2  Jesus,  my  God  i  I  kno-.v  his  name ; 

His  name  is  all  my  trust : 
Nor  will  he  put  my  soul  to  shame, 
Nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3  Firm  as  his  throne  his  promise  stands, 

And  he  can  well   secure 
What  I've  committed  to  his  hands 
Till   the  decisive  hour. 

4  Then  will  he  own  my  worthless  name 

Befoi"e  his  Father's  face. 
And  in  the  New  Jerusalem 
Appoint  my  soul  a -place. 

ADDRESSES  TO  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 


323} 


HYMN  34.    B.  2.    C.  M.  j^ 

Barby,  Bedford. 
breathing  after  the   Holy  Spirit;  or^fervenqj  of 
devotioTi  desired. 

1  pOME,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
^-^    With  all  thy  quickenine^  powers, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 

In  these  cold  heaits  of  ours. 

2  Look  how  we  grovel  here  below, 

Fond  of  these  trifling-  toys  : 
Onr  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go, 
To  reach  eternal  Joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 

In  vain   we  strive  to  rise ; 
Hosannas  laiif;uish  on   our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord,  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  poor,  dying  rate  ? 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  co'.d  to  tlieP, 
And  thine  to  iis  so  great?  , 

P 


32J,  325    ADDRESSES  TO  THE  SPIRIT. 

5  Co!)ie,   Holy  Spiiit,  heuvtnly  Dove, 
^Vlth  ail  thy  quicktiiiiif*  powers; 
Coii;e,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 

Q941  HYMN  133,    B.  ?.     L.  M. 

0,w-^^  Gretirs  Hundredth,  Truro. 

The  operati'jjix  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 

i  T7TERX/VL   Spirit,  we   confess 
-*-'  And  ting  the  wondei-s  of  thy  g'race ; 
Thy  power  conveys  our  bltsslTijjs  down 
Prom  God  the  Fatlier,  and  the  Son. 

2  Enlighten'd  by  thine  heavenly  ray, 
O'.u-  shades  snd  darkness  turn  to  day: 
'1  hine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger  and  our  refuge  too. 

3  T!iy  ])ower  and  glory  works  within, 
And  breaks  the  chains  of  reigning  sin; 
Doth  our  imperious   lusts  subdue, 

And  forms  our  wreteiud  hearts  anew. 

4  The  troubled  conscience  knows  thy  voice; 
Thy  cheering  woids  awake  our  joys; 
Thy  words  allay  the  stormy  wind,' 

And  calm  the  surges  of  the  inind. 

09  K-?  HYMN  144.     B.  1.     CM. 

0^0'^  Bedford,  Arlington. 

The  ■tvili.ei.sing  and  sealiti^  Spirit. 

1  'W'HY  should  the  children  of  a  King 

'•       Ga  mourning  all  their  days? 
Great  Comforter,  descend,  and  bring 
Soiue  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

2  Dost  thou  not  dwell  in  all  the  saints, 

And  seal  the  heirs  of  lieaven  ? 
When  wilt  thou  banish  my  coinplaints 
And  show  my  sins  forgiven? 

3  Assure  niy  conscience  of  her  part 

In  the  Redeemers  blood ; 
And  btar  thy  witness  with  my  heart, 
That  1  am  born  of  God. 

4  Thou  art  the  earaesl  of  his  love, 

'1  he   pledge  of  joys   to  come  ; 
And  ihy  sott  wings,  celestial  Devc, 
V/ill  sufe  convey  mc  Uwuie. 


CHRISTIAN.  326,32 

Q9fJ7  HYMN  23.    B.  2.    L.  M.  ^ 

«J»AU^        Newcouit,  Italy,  onli  Psalm. 

The  Slight  (if  God  and  Christ  in  heaven. 

1  TaESCEND  tVoiu  Jitaven,  ininiorlal   Dove, 
-*-^  Stoop  down,  and  take  us  on  thy  wings; 
And  mount,  and  bear  us' far  above 

The  reac'li  of  these  inferior  things : 

2  Beyond,  beyond  this  lower  sky, 
Up  where  eternal  ages  roll ; 
Wliere  solid  pleasures  never  die, 
And  fruits  immortal  feast  the  soul. 

3  O  for  a  sight,  a  pleasing  sight 
Of  our   Almighty  Father's  throne  ! 

There  sits  our   Saviour,   crown'd-with  light, 
Cloth'd  in  a  body  like  our  own. 

4  Adoring  saints   around  hint  stand. 

And  thrones  and  ])owers  before  him  fall ! 
The  God  sliines  giacious  througli  the  man. 
And  sheds  sweet  glories  on  thenj  all  I 

5  O  what  amazing  joys  they  feel, 
Wiiile  to  their  golden  harps  they  sing*. 
And  sit  on  e\'ery  heavenly  hill, 

And  spread  the  triumphs  of  their  King! 
C  "When  shall  the  day,  dear  Lord,  ai>pear, 
That   I  shall  mount,  to  dwell   j>b>,'ve; 
And   stand  and  bow  among  them   there. 
And  view  thy  face,  and  sing,  and  love  ? 


327} 


C  H  R  I  S  T  I  A  N. 

PSALM  53-     1st  Part.     L.  M. 
Germaii,  Bath,  Limehotise. 
A  penitent  p!ead;nif  for  pardon. 

1  eilEV/  pity.  Lord;  O  Lord,  forgive; 
^^     Let  a  repenting  rebel   live; 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  My  crimes  are  great,  but  not  surpass 
Tlie  power  and  glory  of  thy  grace : 
Great  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bouiivl 
'-y-j  U't  thy  piu-doiii-jg  love  be  found. 


3  28  CHRISTIAX. 

3  O  Avash  my  soul  from   every  sin, 

And  make  my  guilty  conscience  eleau  ; 
Here  on  my   heait  the  burden  lies, 
And  past  offences  pain  mine  eyes. 

4  My  lips  nith  shame  my  sins  conf-^s, 
Against  thy  iaw,  against  thy  grace  ; 
Lord,  shouid  tliy  judgment  grow  severe, 
I  am  coiidemn'd,  but  thou  art  clear. 

5  Should  sudden   vengt^nce  seize  my  bi-eath,. 
I  must  pronounce  thee  just  in  death: 
And   if  my   soul   were  sein  to  hell, 

Thy   righteous  iaw  approves  it  well. 

6  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner.  Lord, 
Whose  hope,  still  hovering  round   thy   word. 
Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise  there. 
Some  sure  support  against  drspair. 

0907         PSALM  25.     1st  Part.    S.  M.  | 

«5*-0^  little  Marlboro'.  Aylesbury. 

IVa'itm^  for  pardon  and  direction. 

1  T  LIFT  my  soul  to  God, 
-*-    'Sly  trust  is  in  his  name: 

Let  not   my  foes  that  s.ek    tny  blood 
Still  triumph  in  my  shame. 

2  Sin   and  the   powers  cf  hell 
Pei'suade   me   to   despair; 

Lord,  make  mc  know  thy   covenant  well. 

That  I  may  'scape  the  snare. 
S       From   the  first  dawning   light 

Till  the  dari.  evening  rise. 
For  thy  salvation.  Lord,  I  wait 

Witli  ever  longing  eyes. 

4  Remember  all  thy   grac?. 
And  lead   me  in  thy  truth; 

Forgive  the  sins  of  nper  days, 
And  follies  of  my  yotUh. 

5  The  Lord  is  just  and  kind ; 
The  meek  shall  learn  his  ways; 

And  eve-y  humble  siinier  find 
The  methods  of  his  grace. 

6  For  hi?  own  goodness'  sake 
He  saves  my  sou!  from  shame; 

He  pardons  (thou|^h  my  guilt  be  great) 
Throt'.^h  n»y  Reiieemer's  namt^. 


CHRISTIAN.  329, 330 

090?         HYMN  48.     B.  2.     CM.  ^ 

ti/i/Zf  ^         Bedfoid,  Hymn  Second. 

Love  to  the  creaturen  ?s  rlaiigeroi/'s. 

1  TlOW  vain  are  all  thini^s  lieie  below!. 
-■^  How  false,  and  jet  iiow  tail'! 
Each  pleasure  hath  its  poison  too. 

And  everj"  sweet  a  snare. 

2  The  brightest  thiiig-s  below  the  sky 

Give  but  a  fluttiinj^  light; 
We  should  suspect  some  danger  nigh. 
Where  we  jjosslss  delight. 

3  Our  dearest  joys,  and  nearest  friends, 

The  partners  of  our  blood. 
How  they  divide  our  wavering  minds. 
And  leave  but  half  for  God. 

4  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  lore, 

Hosv  strong  it  strikes  liie  sense! 

Thither  tlie  warm  affections  move. 

Nor  can  we  call  theui  thence. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let   thy  beauties  be 

My  soul-s  eternal   food; 
Ana  grace  command  my  heart  away 
from  all  ciLa-ted  guod. 

Q'^nl        HYMN  41.    B.  2.     L.  M.  j» 

^^^S  Eaton,  Nantwich. 

A  sight  of  God  moriijh.'s  vs  to  the  xcorld. 

1  LTTP  '^o  the  fields    where  angels   lie, 

*~^      And    iving  waters  geitiy    loil, 
Fam  would  my  il>oug!.ts  i»ap  out  and  fly, 
But  sni  ha.igs  hea^-y  on   my  soui. 

2  Thy  wondrous   blood,  duu   dying  Christ, 
Can  makf  this  world  of  guilt   iVi.iove; 
And  thou  canst  btar  rnt    wliere  thou  flv'st. 
On  th}   kind   wings,  ceiVstiai  Dove  ! 

3  O  might  I  once  mount  \)p,   and  see 
The  glories  of  the  eternal  skies ; 

What  little  things   these    worlds  would  be, 
How  despicable  to  my  eyes !] 

4  Had   i  a  glance  of  thet,  my   God, 
Kingdoms  and  men    wo'ild   \anish  soon; 
Vanish,  as  though  1  saw  them  not, 

As  a  dim  candle  dies  at  noon. 


331,  332  CHRISTIAN. 

5  Then  tliey  mig-lu  fi^ht,  and  rage,  and  vave, 
I  should  perceive   the  noise  no  nioie 
TJian   we  can  hear  a   sliaking  leaf, 

While  rattling  thunders  round  us  roar. 

6  Great  ALL  IN  ALL,  eternal  King, 
Let  nie  but  view  thy  lovely  face, 

And  all  ray  j)owers  sliall  bow,  and  sing 
Thine  endless  grandeur,  and  thy  grace. 


HYMN  10.     B.  2.    C.  M.  K 

St.  James,  York. 


331} 

Parting  ivith  carnal  joijs. 

1  ^TY  so»il   forsakes  her   vain  delight, 
-^'-*-   And   bids  the  world  farewell ; 
Base  as  the  dirt  bemath   my  feet. 

And  mischievous  as  hell. 

2  No  longer  will   I  ask  your  love. 

Nor  seek  your  friendship  more ; 
The  happiness  that  I  approve 
Lies  nut  within  your  power. 

3  There's  nothing  lound  this  spacious  earth 

That  suits  my  large  desire; 
To  boundless  joy  and  solid  rairth 
My  nobler  thoughts  aspire. 

4  [Where  pleasure  roils  its  living  flood. 

From   sin  and  dross  refin'd, 
Stiil  springing  frotji  the   throne  of  God, 
And  fit  to  cheer  the  niind. 

5  TV  Almiglity  Ruler  of  the  sphere, 

i  hi'  g'orlous  and   tin    great, 
Brings   his  own   all  sufRcience  there, 
ro   inake  our  biis;-.   complete.] 

6  Had   I  the  ])inions  of  a  dove, 

I'd  climb  the   heavenly  road  ; 
There  jits  my  Saviour,  dress'd  in  love, 
And  there  my  smiling  God. 

0097         HYMN  11.    B.2.     L.  M.  h  oi' SS 

*^'^^$        Carthage,  Luton,  Putney.  ^ 

The  same. 
i  T  SEND  the  joys  of  earth  away; 
-*-     Away,  ye  tempters  of  the  mind. 
False  as  the  smooth  deceitful  sea. 
And  empty  as  the  whistling  wind. 


CHRISTIAN.  333 

2  Your  streams  were  floating  me  along- 
Down  to  the  gulf  (if  black  dispair ; 
And  wliile  I  listeu'd  to  your  song, 

Your  sii earns  had  e'en  convey 'd  nie  tlierc: 

3  Lord,  I  adore  tliy  matchless  grace, 
That  wani'd  me  of  that  dark  abjss ; 
'Ihat  drew  me  from  those  treacherous  sea=~ 
And  bade  me  seek  superior  bliss. 

4  Now  to  the  sliining  realms  above 

I  stretch  my  hands,  and  glance  mine  eyes; 
O   for  the  pinions  of  a  dove. 
To  bear  me  to  the  upper  skies. 

5  Thevc,  from  the  bosom  of  my  God, 
Oceans  of  endless  pleasure  roll ; 
There  would  I  fix  my    last  abode, 
And  drown  the  sorrows  of  my  soul. 

'^'^^l        PSALM  119.    15th  Part.    CM.        jg^ 
OfJeJ^  Hymn  2d,  Irish,  Pembroke. 

Holy  resolutions. 
Verse  93. 

1  r\  THAT  thy  statutes,  every  hour, 
*-'     Might  dwell  upon  my  mind! 
Thence  I  derive  a  quickening  power. 

And  daily  peace  1  find. 

Verse  15,  15. 

2  To  meditate  thy  precepts,  Lord, 

Shall   be  my  sweet  employ; 
My  soul  shall  ne'er  forget  thy  word, 
Th)'  word  is  all  my  joy. 
Verse  32. 
?,  How  would  I  run  in  thy  commands, 
If  thou  my  heart  discharge 
From  sin,  and   Satan's  hattful   chains, 
And  set  my  feet  at  large! 
Verse  13,  46. 

4  My  lips  with  courage  shall  declare 

Thy  statutes  and  thy  name  . 
I'll  speak  thy  word,  though  kings  should  hear, 
Nor  yield  to  sinful  shame. 

Verse  61,  69,  70. 

5  Let   bands  -of  persecutors  rise 

To  i-ob  me  of  my  right ; 
Let  pride  and  malice  forge  their  lies, 
Thy  law  is  my  delight. 


334,  335  CHRISTIAN. 

Verse  115. 
6  Depart  from  me,  ye  wicked  race, 
Whose  hands  and  hearts  are  ill; 
I  Jove  my  God,  I  love  his  ways, 
And  must  obey  his  vill. 


384} 


HYMN  106.    B.  1.    S.M.  ^ 

St.  Thomas,  Sutton. 


Dead  to  sin  by  the  cross  of  Christ. 

1  ^^ALL  we  go  on  to  sin, 

^^    Because  thy  grace   abounds; 
Or  crucify  the  Lord  again. 
And  open  all  his  wounds  ? 

2  Forbid  it,  mighty   God! 
Nor  let  it  e'er   be  said. 

That  we,  whose  sins  are  crucified, 
Should  raise  them  from  the  dead. 
S      We  will  be  slaves   no  more, 
Since   Christ  has  made  as  free. 

Has  nail'd  our   tyrants  to  his  cross, 
And  bought  our  liberty. 


HYMN  SI.    B.  2.    C.  M. 


«oit> 


335} 

Our  sin  the  cause  of  Christ^s  death. 

1  AND  now  the  scales  have  left  mine  eyes, 
-^^    Now  I  begin  to  see: 

O  the  curs'd  deeds  my  sirs  have  done! 
What  mui'derous  things  they  be  ! 

2  Were  these  the  traitors,  dearest  Lord, 

That  thy  fair  body  tore  ? 
Monsters,  tliat  stain'd  those  heavenly  limbs 
With  floods  of  purple  gore! 

3  Ws^  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done, 

My  dearest  Loid  vos  s'ain; 
When  justice  seiz'd   Gud's  only  Son, 
And  put  his  soul  to  pain  ? 

4  Forgive  my  guilt,  O  Prince  of  Peace ! 

I' i  wound  ray  God  no  more; 
Hence  from  my"  heart,  ye  sins,  be  gonej 
For  Jesus  I  adore. 


CHRISTIAN.  336, 337 

5  Furnish  me,  Lord,  with  lieavenly  avm* 
From  grace's  magazine. 
And  I'll  proclaim  eternal  war, 
With  every  darling  sin. 

QO/-^        HYMN  116.    B.  2.    CM.  Jg 

00\}^  Christmas,  Abridge. 

Mercies  and  thanks. 

1  TJOW  can  I  sink  with  such  a  prop 
■"■   As  my  eternal   God, 

"Who  bears  the  earth's  huge  pillars  up. 
And  spreads  the  heavens  abroad? 

2  How  can  I  die  while  Jesus  lives. 

Who  rose,  and  left  the  dead  ? 
Pardon  and  grace  my  soul  receives 
From  mine  exalted  Head. 

3  AH  that  I  am,  and  all  I  have, 

Shall  be  forever  thine; 
Whate'er  my  duty  bids  me  give. 
My  cheerful  hands  resign. 

4  Yet,  if  I  might  make  some  reserve, 

And  duty  did   not  call, 
I  love  my   God  with  zeal  so  great, 
That  1  should  give  him  all. 

0077         HYMN  140.    B.  2.    CM.  ^ 

^^  I  5        Barby,  Abridge,  Peterboro'. 

'Ihe  examples  of  Christ  and  the  saints. 

1  rj-IVE  me  the  wmgs  of  faith,  to  rise 
*-*    Within  the  veil,  and  see 

The  saints  above,  how  great  their  joys, 
How  bi-ight  their  glories  be! 

2  Once  they  were  mourning  here  below. 

And  wet  their  couch  with  tears  ; 
They  wrestled  hard,  as  we  do  now, 
With  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears. 

3  I  ask  them  whence  their  victory   came? 

They,  with  united   bieaih. 
Ascribe  their  conquest  to   the  Lamb ; 

Their  triumph  to  his  death. 
<&  They  mark'd  the  footsteps  that  he  trod, 

(His  zeal  inspir'd  their  breast;) 
And,  following  their  incarnate  God, 

Possess'd  the  promis'd  rest. 


338,339  CHRISTIAN. 

5  Our  g-loiious  Leader  claims  our  praise, 
For  his  own   pattern  given  • 
While  the   long^  cloud  of  witnesses 
Show  the  same  path  to  htaven. 

338?         HYMN  48      B.  1.    L.  M.  ^ 

^"^3  Iniro,  Dunstan. 

The  Christian   race. 

1  A  WAKE,  our  souls;  away,  our  fears, 
■^*-  Let  tvery  trembling  thought  be  gone  ! 
Awake,  and  run  the  heaven^j'  race, 

And  put  a  cheerful   courage  on. 

2  True,  'tis  a  strait  and  thorny  road, 
And  moitai   spirits  tire  and  faint; 
But  thry  forget  the  mighty  God, 
That  feeds  the  strt  ngth  of  every  saint. 

3  The  mighty  God,  whose  matchless  power 
Is  ever  new,  and  ever  joung. 

And  firm  endures,  while  endless  years 
Their  everlasting  circles  run. 

4  From  thee,  the  overflowing  spring. 
Our  souls  shall  drink  a  fresh  supply. 
While  such  as  trust  their  native  strength 
Shall  meit  away,  and  droop,  and  die. 

5  Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  sir, 
We'll  mount  aloft  to  thine  abode; 
On  wings  of  love  cur  souls  shall  fly, 
Nor  tire  amidst  the  heavenly  road. 

QQQl  HYMN  77.     B.  2.     L.  M.  Sg 

^^^5  Blendon,  Dunstan. 

The  Christian  rvarfare. 

1  GiTAND  up,  my  sotil,  shake  off  thy 
^-^   And  gird   the  gospel  armour  on; 
March  to  the  gates  of  endless  joy. 
Where  thy  great  Captain-Saviour's  gone. 

2  Hell  and  thy  sins  resist  thy  course ; 
But  hell  and  sin  are  vanquish'd  fots; 
Thy  Jesus  nail'd  them  to  the  cross, 
Aud  sung  the  triumph  when  be  rose. 

3  [What  though  the  prince  of  darkness  rage. 
And  waste  the  fury  of  his  spite .' 
Eternal  chains  confiiie  him  down 
To  fiery  deeps  and  endless  night. 


fears, 


CHRISTIAN.  340,341 

4  What  though   thine  inward  lusts  rebel  i 
'Tis   but  a  struijglin!^  gasp  for  life; 
The  weapons  of  victorious  grace 

Shall  slay  thy  sins,  and  end  the  strife.] 

5  Then  let  my  soul  raarch  boldly  on. 
Press  forward  to  the  heavenly  gate  ; 
There  peace  and  joy  eternal  reign, 
And  glitleiing  robes  for  conquerors  wait^ 

6  There  shall  I  wear  a  starry  crown, 
And  triumph  in   almiglity  grace. 
While  al!  the  armies  of  the  skies 
Join  in  my  glorious  Lciider's  praise. 

Q/in"?       PSALM  144.     1st  Part.    CM.  gg 

eJ-iSJ  ^  St.  Anns,  Kingston. 

Assistance  and  virton/  in  the  spiritual  warfare. 

1  t,''OREVER  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
-*-     My  Saviour  and  my  shield; 
He  sends  his  Spirit  with   his  word, 

To  arm  me  for  the  field. 

2  When  sin  and  hell  their  force  unite, 

He  makes  my  soul   his  care. 
Instructs  me  to  the  heavmly  fight, 
And  guards  me  through  the  war. 

3  A  f.i-  nd  and  helper  so  divine 

Doth  my  weak  courage  raise; 
He   mak.  s  the  glorious  victory  mine, 
And  his  shall  be  the  praise. 

OAil      PSALM  no.     17th  Part.    L.  M.        k 

*^^  *  5  quercy,  Putney.  " 

Coura^iiC  and  perseverance  under  persecution  ;  or, 

f^race  shinitin  in  di//iculties  and  trials. 

Verse  143,  ,'3. 

1  TIT" HEN  pain  snd  anguish  seize  me,  Lord, 

'  '     All   my  support  is  from  thy  word  ; 
My  soul  dissulvts  for  heaviness, 
Uphold  me  with  thy  strength'ning  grace. 
Verse  51,  69.  HO. 

2  The  proud  have  fram'd  thtii-  scoffs  and  lies, 
Tliey    watch  my  feet  Mith  envious  eyes. 
And  tempt  my  soul   to  snares  and  sin  ; 

Yet  thy  commands  I  ne'er  decline. 


342  CHRISTIAX. 

Verse  161,  78. 
3  They  hate  me.  Lord,  witliout  a  cause, 
They  hate  to  see  ine  love  iliy  laws; 
But  I  will  trust  and  fear  thy  iiUine, 
Till  pride  and  malice  die  with  shame. 

049  ^  PSALM  7.    C.  M.  h 

O^^^  Plymouth,   St.  Anns. 

God^s  tare  of  his  people,  and  punishment  of  per- 
secutors. 
\  'W^  trust  is  in  my  heavenly  Friend, 
■^^^    My  hope  in  thee,  my  God; 
Kise,  and  my  helpless  life  defend 
From  those  who  seek  my  blood. 

2  With  insoience  and  fury  they 

My  soul  in  pieces  tear. 
As  hungry  lions  rend  the  prey, 
When  no  deliveivr's  near. 

3  If  I  had  e'er  provok'd  them  first. 

Or  once  abus'd  mj    foe, 
Then   let  him  tread  my  life  to  dust, 
And  lay  mine  honour  low. 

4  If  there  be  malice  found  in  me, 

I   know   thy  piercing  eyes ; 
I  sh  uid  not  dare  appeal  to  thee. 
Nor  ask  my  God  to  rise. 

5  Arise,  my  God,  lift  up   thy  hand, 

'Iheir  ])ride  and  po  vi    control ; 
Awake  to  judgnieni,  and  ci;mmand 
Deliverance  for  m)    soul. 
PAUSE. 

6  [Let  sinners  and  their  wicked  rage 

Be  humbled  to  the  dust; 
Shall  not  the  God  cf  truth  engage 
To  vindicate  the  just? 

7  He  knows  the  heart,  he  tries  the  reins, 

He  will  defend   th'   upright: 
His  sharpest  arrows  he  ordains 
Against  the  sons  of  spite. 

8  For  me  their  malice  digg'd  a  pit, 

But  tliere  themselves  are  cast ; 
Jly   God  makes  all  their  mischief  light 
On  their  own  heads  at  last.J 


CHRISTIAN.  343, 344 

9  Tliat  cruel,  persecuting;  race 
Must  fe.-l  his  dreadful  sword  ; 
Avake,  my  soul,  and  praise  the  grace 
And  justice  of  the  Lord. 

0407       PSALM  P4.    2d  Part.    CM.  \y 

"  *^3        Bangor,  Carolina,  Durham. 
Cod  our  support  and  comfort ;    or,  iUeliverance 
from  ieiiiptmioji  and  persectdion. 

1  T\7"HO   will  arise  and  plead  my  right 

^^     Against  nij-  numerous  foes? 
While  earth  and  hell  their  force  unite, 
And  ail  my  hopes  oppose. 

2  Had  not  the  Lord,  my  rock,  my  help, 

Sustain'd  my  fainting  head, 
My  life  had  now  in  silence  dwelt, 
My  soul  among  tlie  dead. 

3  "  Alas  1  my  sliding  feet,"  I  cry'd ; 

Thy  promise  was  my  prop: 
Thy  grace  stood  constant  by  my  side ; 
Ihy  Spirit  bore  me  up. 

4  While  multitudes  of  mournful  thoughts 

Within  my  bosom  roll. 
Thy  boundless  love  forgives  my  faults, 
Thy  comforts  cheer  iny  soul. 

5  Powers  of  iniquity  may  rise. 

And  frame  pernici'us  laws: 
But  God,  my  refuge,  rules  tlie  skies, 
He  will  defend  my  cause. 

6  Let  malice  vent  her  rage  aloud. 

Let  bold  blasphemers  scoff; 
The  Lord  our  God  shall  judge  the  proud, 
And  cut  the  sinners  off. 

■^Zl/l"?         PSALM  16.    1st  Part.    CM.  :jg 

'^  ^■^.;  Abridge,  Bedford. 

Support  and  counsel  from  Gorl,  ivithout  Tuerit^ 

1  ^AVE  me,  O   La:d,  from  every  foe: 
^~-'    lii  thee  my  trust   I   jiiace, 
Ihough   all  the  good  that  I  can  do 

Can   ne'er  deserve  thy  grace. 

2  Yet,  if  my  God  prolong  my  breath. 

The  saints  may  profit  by't ; 


345  CHRISTIAN. 

The  saints,  the  giory  of  ilie  earth, 
'1  he  men  of  my  delight. 

3  Let  heathens  to  their  idols   liaste, 

And  worship  wood,  or  stone; 
But  my  delightful   lot   is   cast 
Where  the  true  God  is  kjiown. 

4  His  hand  provides  my  constant  food, 

He  fills  my  daily  cup  ; 
Much  am    I  pleas'd  with  present  good. 
But  more  rejoice  in  hope. 

5  God  is  my  portion,  and   my  joy  I 

His  counsels  are  my  light: 
He  gives  me  sweet  advice  by  day, 
And  gentle  hints  by  night. 

6  My  soul  would  ail  her  thoughts  approve 

To   his   ali-seeing  eye : 
Not  death  nor  hell   rajr  hopes  sliali  move. 
While  such  a  friend  is  nigh. 

Q4^^  PSALM  120.     CM. 

*^^*^3       York,  St.  Anns,  Plymouth. 

Complaint  of  quarrelsome  vcighbcurs ;    or, 
devout  Irish  for  peace. 

1  'T'HOU  God  of  love,  thou  ever  blest, 

-*-     Pity   my  suffering  state  ; 
When  wilt  tliou  set  my  soul  at  rest 
From  lips   that  love  deceit? 

2  Hard  lot  of  mine !  my  days  are  cast 

Among  the  sons  of  stiife, 
Whose  never  ceasing  hrawlings  waste 
My  golden  houi-s  of  life. 

3  O  might  I  fly  to  change  my  place, 

How  would  I  choose  to  dwell 

In  some  wide,  lunesome  wildeiness. 

And  leave  these  gates  of  helJ ! 

4  Peace  is  tlie  blessing  that  I   seek  ; 

How  lovely  are  its  charms! 
I  am  for  peace;  but  when  I   speak, 
They  all  declare  for  arms. 

5  New  passions  still  their  souls  engage, 

And   keep  tht  ir  malice  strong  ; 
What  shall  be  done  to  curb  thy  rage, 
O  thou  devouring  to:)guc  I 


CHRISTIAN.  346 

6  Should  burning  arrows  smite  thee  through, 
Strict  justice  would  approve  ; 
But  I  had  rather  spare  my  foe, 
And  melt  his  heart  with  love. 

OAfLl  PSALM  56.    CM.  iSS 

O'iU  ^  Mear,  Christmas. 

Deliverance  from  oppression  and  falsehood ;    or, 

Gorf'y   care  of  his  people,  in  answer  to  faith 

and  prayer-' 

1  i\    THOU,  whose  justice  reigns  on  high, 
'^   And  makes  th'  oppressor  cease; 
Behold  how  envious  sinners   try 

To  vex  and  break  my  peace. 

2  The  sons  of  violence  and  lies 

Join  to  devour  me,  Lord; 
But  as  my  hourly  dangers  rise, 
My  refuge  is  thy  word. 

3  In  God,  most  holy,  just,  and  true, 

I  have  repos'd  my  trust ; 
Nor  will  I  fear  what  ttesh  can    do, 
The  oiFspring  of  the  dust. 

4  They  wrest  my  words  to  mischief  still, 

Charge  me  with  unknown  fiiults; 
Mischief  doth  all  their  counsels  till, 
And  malice  all  their  thoughts. 

5  Shall  they  escape  without  thy  frown  ? 

Must  their  devices  stand  ? 
O  cast  tlie  haughty  sinner  down, 
And  let  him  know  thy  hand  [ 
PAUSE. 
5  God  counts  the  sorrows  of  his  saints, 
Their  groans   affect  his  ears ; 
Thou  hast  a  book  for  my  complaints, 
A  bottle  for  my  tears. 
7  When  to  thy  throne  I  raise  my  cry, 
The  wicked  fear  and  flee  ; 
So  swift  is  prayer  to  reach  the  sky. 
So  near  is  God  to  me. 
3  In  thee,  most  holy,  just,  and  true, 
I  have  repos'd  my  trust; 
Kor  will  I  fiar  what  man  can  doj 
7'he  offjpriisg  of  tlie  dust. 


347  CHRISTIAX. 

9  Thy  so'emn  vows  are  on  me,  Lord, 

Thou  shalt  receive  ray  praise; 
I'll  sing,  "how  faithful  is  thy  word! 
"How  righteous  all  thy  ways!" 

10  Thou  hast  secured  my  soul  from  death! 

O  set  thy  prisoner  free; 
That  Iieart  and  hind,  and  life  and  breath 
May  be  employ'd  for  thee. 


347} 


PSALM  31.    2d  Part.    C.  M. 
Rochester,  St.  James. 
Deliverance  from  slander  and  reproach. 

1  "\/TY  heart  rejoices  in  thy  name, 
-^~-*-  My  God,  mj'  help,  my  trust; 

Thou  hast  preserv'd  my  face  from  shame, 
Mine  honour  from  the  dust. 

2  "  My  life  is  spent  with  grief,"  I  cried, 

"  My  years  consum'd  in  groans, 
**  My  strength  decays,  mine  eyes  are  drj'd, 
"And  sorrow  wastes  my  bones." 

3  Among  mine  enemies  my  name 

Was  a  mere  proverb  grown. 
While  to  my  neighbours  I  becarrie 
Forgotten  and  unknown. 

4  Slander  and  fear  on  every  side 

Seiz'd  and  beset  me  round : 
I  to  the  throne  of  grace  applied, 
And  speedy  rescue  found. 

PAUSE. 

5  How  great  deliverance  thou  hast  wrought 

F>efore  the  sons  of  men ! 
The  lying  lips  to  silence  brouglit, 
And  made  their  bo.istings  vain! 

6  Thy  children  from  the  strife  of  tongues 

Shall  thy  pavilion  hide. 
Guard  them  from  infamy  and  M'rong% 
And   crush  liie  sons  of  pride. 

7  Within  thy  secret  presence,  Lord, 

Let   me  forever  <lweil  ; 
No  fenced  city,  Mall'd  and  barr'd. 
Secures  a  saint  so  well. 


348} 


CHRISTIAN.  348,  34 

PSALM  lis.     1st  Part.    C.  M.  ^- 

St.  David,  St.  Asaph. 

Delivei'ance  from  tumult' 


1  npHE  Lord  appears  my  helper  now, 

-"-     Nor  is  uiy  faith  afraid 
What  all  the  sons  of  earth  can  do. 
Since  heaven  affords  its  aid. 

2  'I'i?  safer,  Lord,  to  hope  in  thee, 

And  have  my  God  my  friend. 
Than  trust  in  men  of  high  degree, 
And  on  their  truth  depend. 

3  Like  bees  my  foes  beset  me  round, 

A  large  and  angry  swarsn ; 
But  I  shall  all  their  rage  confound 
By  thine  almighty  arm. 

4  'Tis  through  tJie  Lord  my  heart  is  strong, 

In   him  my  lips   rejoice; 
While  his  salvation  is  my  song, 
How  cheerful  is  my  voice! 

5  Like  angry  bees  they  girt  me  round; 

When   God  appears,  they  fly : 
So  burning  thorns,  witji  crackling  sound. 
Make  a  fierce  blaze  and  die. 

6  Joy  to  the  saints  and  peace  belongs  : 

The  Lord  jirotects  their  dajs: 
Let  Israel  tune  immortal  songs 
To  his  almighty  grace. 


PSALM  1J3.    L.  M. 
German,  Eaion,  Putney. 


349} 

Complaint  of  heavy  afflict'iMit  in  mind  and  hodu 

1  jV|  Y  righteous  Judge,  my  gracious  God, 
-*-'-*'•  Hear  when  I  spread  my  hands  abroad. 
And  cry  for  succour  from  thy  throne : 

O  make  thy  truth  and  mercy  known. 

2  Let  judgment  not  agaiust  me  pass; 
Behold  thy  servant  pleads  thy  grace: 
Should  justice  call  us  to  thy  bar. 
No  man  alive  is  guiltless  there. 

S  Look  down  in  pity,  Lord,  and  see 
The  mighty  woes,  that  burden  u^e; 
Down  to  the  dust  my  life  is  bro.;eht, 
Like  one  long  bury'd  and  forgot. 


350  CHRISTIAN. 

4  I  dwell  in  durkness  and  unseen. 
My  Jieavt  is  dtsoiate  within; 

?.Iy  thouglits  in  musing  siileuce  tnu'e 
I'he  aucicnt  wonders  of  ihy  giace. 

5  Thence  I  derive  a  glimpse  of  hope 
To  bear  my  sinking  spirits  up; 

I  stretch  my  hands  to  Gwl  again. 
And  thirst,  iikc  parched  lands,  for  raiu. 

6  For  thee  I  thirst,  I  pVay,  I  mourn : 
When  will  thy  smiling  ilice  i-eturn  ? 
Shal!  all  my  joys  on  earth  remove? 
And  Gad  forever  hide  hi»  love  ? 

7  My  God,  thy  long  delay  to  save 
Will  sink  tliy  prisoner  to  ttie  grave: 

3Iy  heart  grow  s  faint,  and  dim  mine  eye . 
Make  haste  to  help  before  1  die. 
S  The  night  is  Avitness  to  my  teurs, 
Distressing  jraiu'',  distressing  fears; 

0  might  I  hear  thy  morning  voice, 
Hov.'  uould  my  weaned  powers  rejoice- 

'•  In  thre  I  trust,  to  thee  I  sigh. 
And  lift  my  heavy  soul  on  high ; 
For  tlue  sit  waiting  all  the  d:iy, 
And  wear-  the  tiresome  hours  away. 

10  Brtak  otT  my  f  tters,  Lord,  and  show. 
Which  is  the  "i>ath  my  feet  should  go ; 
If  snares  and  foes  beset  the  road, 

1  flee  to  hide  me  near  my  God. 

11  Teach  me  to  do  thy  holy  M'ill, 
And  lead  me  to  thy  heavenly  hill ; 
Let  the  gtjod  Spirit  of  thy  love 
Conduct  me  to  thy  courts  above. 

:2  Then  shall  my  soul  no  more  complnin, 
The  teiiii)ter  then  shall  rage  in  vain  > 
And  liesH,  that  was  my  foe  before, 
Khali  never  vex  mj^  spirit  more. 

OPro?  PSALM  55.    CM. 

fJ^yKj-^  Wantage.  Bangor. 

Snjytiort  for  thr  njftictcd  mid  tempted  soul. 
1  r\  GOD,  n)y  rtfiige,  liear  my  cries, 
^^     Behold   my  tlov.ing  tears, 
Por  earth  and   hell  my  hurt  devise, 
AuZ  tiium'di  ia  my  fcavs. 


CHRISTIAN'.  351 

2  Their  rage  is  levell'd  at  my  life, 

My  si>uJ  witli  j^iiilt  they  load. 
And  lill  my  tlioughts  with  inward  strife. 
To  siial-ie  uiy  hope  in  God. 

3  With  inward  pain  my  lieart-striugs  sound, 

I  groan  with  every  brcatli  : 

Horror  and  fear  beset    me  round. 

Among  the  shades  of  death. 

4  O  were  I  like  a  feather'd  dove, 

And  innocence  had  wings ; 
I'd  fly,  and  make  a  long  remove 
From  all  these  restless  things. 

5  Let  me  to  some  wild  desert  go, 

And  find  a  peactful  liome. 
Where  storms  of  malice  never  blow, 
TeiajiUitions  never   come. 

6  Vain  hopes,  and  vain  inventions   all, 

To  'seape  the  rage  of  hell ! 
The  mighty  God,  on   whom  I   call, 
Can  save  me  here  as   well. 
PAUSE. 

7  By  morning   light  I'll  seek  liis  face. 

At  noon  repeat  my  cry, 
The  night  shall   hear  me  ask  his   grac". 
Nor  will  he  long  deny. 
3  God  shall  preserve  my  soul  from  fear, 
Or  shield  me  when  afraid ; 
Ten  thousand  angels  must  a])[>car, 
If  he  command  their  aid. 

9  I  cast  my  burdens  on  the  Lord, 

The  Lord  sustains  them  all  ; 

My  courage  restjs  upon  his  word, 

That  saints  shall  never  fall. 

10  My  highest  hopes   sliall   not  be  vaiu» 

My  lips   shall  spread  his  praise ; 
While  cruel  and  deceitful  men 
Scarce  live  out  half  their  da^s. 

OK4  7^         HYMN  25.     B.  2.     CM.  3K' 

«^»>l3  Barby,  Dundee.  ^ 

Complainint;  of  spi'-kual  slollt. 
1  TV/fY  dro.vsy  powers',  why  sleep    ye  so? 
jjJ.    Awake,  my  slusgisii  soul ! 


S52  CHRISTIAN. 

Nothing  has  half  thy  work  to  do  j 
Yet  nothing's  half'  so  dull  .' 

2  The   little  ants  for  one  poor  grain 

Labour,  and  tug.  and  strive : 
Yet  we,  who  have  a  heaven  t'  obtaiji;, 
How  negligent  we  live. 

3  Wc,  for  whose  sake  all  nature  stands, 

And  stars  their  courses  move; 
AV^>,  for  whose  guard  the  angel  bands 

Come  flying  from  abc  ve  ; 
♦  AVe,  for  whom  God  the  Son  came  down, 

And  labour'd  fijr  our  g;iod  ; 
How   careless  to  sectne  that   crcnvn 

He  i)uvclias'd  with  his  blood  i 

5  Lord,  shall  we  lie  so  shiggish  still, 

And  never  act  our  parts? 
Come,  holy  Dove,^  from  th""  heavenly  hi!J, 
And  sit  and  warm  otir  hearts. 

6  Then  shaH  our  active  spirits  move  ; 

Upward  our  souls  shall  rise ; 
With  hands  of  faith,  and  wings  of  love 
We'll   fly,  and  take  the  prize. 

05:9?         HYMN  98.    B.  2.    CM. 
€»0^^  Durhiim,  Wantage. 

Hardness  of  heart  cvmplained  of. 

1  IV/fY  heart,  how  dreadful  hard  it  is  I 
■^^■^     How  heavy  here  it  lies; 
Heavy  and  cold  within  njy  breast. 

Just  like  a  rock  of  ice  ! 

2  Sin,  like  a  raging  tyrant,  sits 

Upon  this  flinty  throne  ; 
And  every  grace  lies  burvM  deep, 

Beneath  this  heart  of  stone. 
How  seldom  do  I  rise  to  God, 

Or  taste  the  joys  above  !       » 
This  mountain  presses  down  my  faith. 

And  chills  yny  liaming  love. 
"When  smiling  mercy  courts  my  soul 

With  all  its  hea\enly  charms. 
This  stubborn,  this  relentless  thing. 

Would  thrust  it  from  mine  arms. 


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-S  Against  the  tliunders   of  thy  Mord 
K<:-t)(-ilious   I   have  stood  ; 
My  heart,  it  shakes  not  at  the  wrath 
And  terrors  of  a  God. 
*j  Dear  Saviour,  steep  this  rock  of  miue 
ill  tiiine  owii  cniQsoii   seal 
None  but  a  bath  of  blood  divine 
Can  melt  the  flint  away. 

OKq>     PSALM  25.    3d.  Pm.    S.  M.     h  »^  ^ 
OtlO^  Thacher,  St.  Bridges.  ^ 

Diatrcss  of  soul;  or,  backsUdii.g  and  Jesertion<. 

1  jVTINE  eyes  aiid  my  desire 
^'■*-    Are  ever  to  the  Lord: 

I  love  to  plead  his  promises, 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 

2  1  urn,  tuni  thee  to    ray  soul ; 

Biiiig  thy  salvation  near:  . 

\Vlifu  will  thy  hand  reiease  my  feet 
Out  of  the  deadly  snare  ? 

3  When  shall  the  sovereign  grace 
Of  my  forgiving  God 

Restore  me  iVom  those  dangerous  way* 
My  wandering  feet  have  trod  ! 

4  The  tumult  of  my  thoughts 
Doth  but  enlarge  my  wo: 

My  spirit  languishes,  my  heart 
Is  desoiate  aud  low. 

5  With  every  morning  light 
My  sorrow  new  bigins; 

I.owk  on  my  auguish  and  ray  pain, 
And  pardon  all  luy  sins. 

PAUSE. 

6  Behold  the  hosts  of  liell! 
How  cruel  is   tlieir  hate! 

Against  my  life  they  rise,  and  joiia 
Their  fury   witli  deceit. 

7  O !  keep  my  soul  from  death. 
Nor  put   my  hope  to  shame; 

For  I  have  plac'd  my  only  tru^ 
In  my  Redeemer's  name. 


354,  355  CHRISTrAK*. 

8      V.'ith  humble  failh   I  wait 
To   see  thy  f:\ce  ajrain  : 
Of  Israel   it  s^ia'i   ne'er  be  said,- 
"He  sought  the  Lord  in  ■vain." 

OXi")         HYMN  163.    B.2.    CM.  | 

'-*"*5  Bangor,  Carolina. 

Complaint  of  drsertion  and  temptation. 

1  XyEAR  Lord,  behold  our  sore  distress; 
-■^     Our  sins  altcnipt  to   reign ; 

Stretch  out  thine  arjn  of  conquering  grace. 
And   let  thy  foes  be  slain. 

2  The  lion,  with  his  dreadful  rear, 

AfT.  ijlits  thy  feeble  sheep  : 

Re^eal    llie   gory   of  thy  power. 

And  chain  him  to  the  deep. 

3  :Must  we  indulge  a  long  despair? 

Shail  our  petitions  die? 
Our  mournings  never  reach  thine  ear  ? 
Nor  tears  a8"<  ct  thiue  eye  ? 

4  If  thou  d'  spise   a  mortal  groan, 

Yet  htar  a  Saviour's  blood  ; 
An  advocate  so  near  the  throne, 
Pleads  and  prevails  vith  God.    • 

5  He  bought  the  Spirit's  powerful  sword 

To  slay  our  deadiy  foes: 
Our  sius"  shall  die  beneath  thy  word, 
And  hell  in  vain  oppose. 

6  How  boundless  is  our  Falher's  g^aee 

lu  height,  and  de-pth,  and  length, 
He  makes  his   Son  our  righteousnesSy 
His  Spirit  is  our  strength. 

OKK")  PSALM  13.     C.  M. 

OOO^  York,  U-dndee. 

Cn,,tphinit  under  temptations  of  the  devil, 
3  TJOW  long  wilt  thou  conceal  thy  face, 
■*^     My   God,  how  i«ng  delay  ? 
When  shall  I  fee)   those  heavenly  rays 
That  cliase  niy  fears  away  ? 
3  How   long  sha'i  my  poor   labouring  soul 
Wrestle  and  toil  in  vain  ? 
Thy  word  can  ali  my  foes  control. 
And  ease  my  raging  pain. 


CHRISTIAN'.  350 

3  See 'how  the  prince  of  darkness  tries 

All  his  inalleious  arts; 
He  sprea«ls  a   mist  arouiul  ray  eyes. 
And   tluous  his  fiery  daits. 

4  Be  thou  uiy  sun,   and  thou  my  shield ; 

My  sou!   in  safety  keep  ; 
Make  haste,  before  mine  eyes  are  seal'd 
In  death's  eternal  sleep. 

5  How  would  the  tempter  hoast  aloud 

If  I   become  Jiis   i>rey  ! 
Ikhold  the  sons  of  hell  grow  proud 
At  tliy  so  long  delay. 

6  But  they  shall  fly  at  thy  rebuke, 

And   Satan  hide  his  head : 
He   knows  the  terrors  of  thy  looJ;, 
And  hears  thy  voice   -with  dread- 

7  Thou  wilt  display  that  sovereign  prace 

Where  all  my  hopes  hav*.   hunfj; 
I  shall  employ   my  lips  in  praisr, 
And  victory  shall  be  sung. 

Qf^m        HYMX20.     B.  2.     CM.  K 

€tO\J^  Cheisi  a,  Carolina.  ^ 

Back-)li(iings  and  retin-ns ;  or,  the  inroimlancy  of 

our  love, 

1  "VtrHY  is  my  heurt   so  far  from  iJiee, 

''       My  God,  my  chief  deiight  ? 
Why  are  my  thoughts  no  more  by  day 
With  thee,  no  more  by  night  ? 

2  [Why  should  my  foolish  passions  rove  ? 

Where  can   such  swt-etness  be. 
As  I  have  tasted  in   thy   love, 
As  I  have  found  in  thee?] 

3  When  my  forgetful  soul   renews 

The  savour  of  thy  grace. 
My  heart  presumes   1   cuunot  lose 
The  relish  all  my  days. 

4  But  ere  one  fleeting  hour  is  past, 

The  flattering  world   employs 
Some  sensual   bait  to  seize  my  taste, 
And  to  i)oliute  ray  joys. 

5  [Trifles  of  naiure,  or  of  art, 

With  fair,  deceitful  cUarms, 


as?  CHRISTIAN. 

IiUrmle  into  my  thoughtless  heart,  • 

And  thrust  uie  from  tliy  anus.] 

6  1  hen  I  repent,  and  vex  my  soul 

'Uiat  I  should  leave  thte  so; 
"Where  will  tiiose  vnd  afieciious  roll, 
'1  hat  let  a  Saviour  go  ? 

7  [Sin's  promis'd  joys  arc  turn'd  to  pain, 

And  I  am  dro%vn'd  in  grief; 
But  my  dear  Lord  returns  again, 

He  flies  to  my  relief! 
S  Seizing  my  soul  witli  sweet  surprise. 

He  draws  with  loving  bands  ; 
Divine  compassion  in  Jiis  eyes, 

And  pardon  in  his  liands.] 
9  [Wretch  that  I  am,  to  wander  thus, 

In   chase  of  false  delight  J 
Let  me  be  fastened  to  thy  cross, 

Rather  than  lose  thy  sight.] 
20  Make  haste,  my  days,  to  reach  the  goal, 

And  bring  my  heart  to  rest 
On  the  dear  centre  of  my  soul. 

My  God,  my  Saviour's  breast! 

--:>p:7  7         psalm  13.   l.m.  K 

*^'^*5  97th  Psalm,  German.  ^ 

Pliading  tvitli  God    xauitr  itcsn-ticn  ;  or,  hope  in 

darkness. 

1  XJOW  long,  O  Lord,  shall  I  complain, 
-*"■-  Like  one  who  ^eeks  his   God  in  vain  ? 
Canst  thou  thy  face  fure\er  hide. 

And  1  still  pray  and   be  denj'd  ? 

2  Shall  1  forever  be  forgot. 

As  one  whom  thou   regardcst  not  ? 

Still  shall  my  soul  thine  absence  mourn? 

And  still  despair  of  thy  r.tiirn? 

3  How  long  shall  my  poor,  tij'ibled  breast 
Be  with  these  anxious  thouf.lits  oppress'd.-* 
And  Satan,  my  malicious  foe. 

Rejoice  to  see  me  sunk  so  low  .'' 

4  Hear,  Lord,  and  grant  rae   quick  relief, 
Before  my  death  conclude  my  grief; 

If  thou  withhold  thy  heavenly  light, 
I  sleep  in  everlasting  night. 


CHRISTIAN.  358 

5  How  will  the  powers  of  darkness  boast, 
If  but  one  praying  soul  be  lost ! 

But  I  have  trusted  in  thy  grace, 
And  shall  again  behold  thy  face. 

6  Whate'er  my  fears  oi-  foes  suggest, 
Thou  art  my   hope,  my  joy,  my  rest ; 
My  heart  shall  feel   thy  love,  and  raise 
My  cheerful  voice  to  songs   of  praise. 

Q'>ft"l        PSALM  119.    16th  Part.    CM.        h 
OJO^  Windsor,  Canterbury. 

Prayer  for  quickening  grace. 
Verse  25,  37. 

1  IVTY  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust; 
-•-'^    Lord,  give  me  life  divine! 
From  vain  desires,  and  every  lust, 

Turn  off  these  eyes  of  mine. 

2  I  need  the  influence  of,thy  grace 

To  speed   me  in  thy  way. 
Lest  I  should  loiter  in  my  race, 
Or  turn  my  feet  astray. 
Verse  107. 

3  When  soi"e  afflictions  press  me  down, 

I  need  thy  quickening  powers; 
Thy  word  that  I  have  rested  on, 
bhall  help  my  heaviest  hours. 
Verse  156, 40. 

4  Are  not  thy  mercies  sovereign  stiil, 

And  ihou  a  taithful  God  ? 
"Wilt  thou  not  grant  me  warmer  zeal 
To  run  the  heavenly  road. 
Verse  159,40. 

5  Does  not  my  heart  thy  precepts  love, 

And  long  to  see  thy  face? 
And  yet  how  slow  my  spirits  more, 
Without  enlivening  grace  ! 
Verse  ^3. 
Q  Then  shall  I   love  thy  gospel  more, 
And  ne'er  forget  tliy  word, 
When  I  liave  felt  its  quickening  power, 
To  draw  me  near  the  Lord. 


850,360  CHRISTIAN. 


359} 


PSALM  119.    12th  Part.    CM. 
Bedford,   Windsor,  York. 
Breathing  after  comfort,  and  deliverance. 
Verse  153. 


1  '\TY  God,  consider  my  distress, 
-'-**■    Let  mercy  piead  my  cause ; 
Though   I  have  siiin'd  against  iJiy  grace, 

I  can't  forget  thy  laws. 

Verse  39, 116. 

2  Forbid,  forbid  the  sharp  reproach, 

Which  I  so  just! J  fear; 
Uphold  my  life,  uphold  my  hopes, 
Nor  let  my  shame  appear. 
Verse  122, 135. 

3  Be  tliou  a  surety.  Lord,  for  me ; 

Nor  let  the  proud  oppress : 
But  make  thy  waiting  servant  see 
The  shinings  of  thy  face. 
Verse  82. 

4  Mine  eyes  with  expectation  fail ; 

isiy  heart  within  me  cries, 
"When  Mill  the  Lord  his  truth  fulfil, 
"  And  make  my  comforts  rise  ?" 
Verse  132. 

5  Look  down  upon  my  sorrows,  Lord, 

And  show  thy  grace  the  same. 
As  thou  art  ever  wont  t"  afford 
To  those  that  iove  thy  name. 

QRn>  PSALM  38.    CM.  k 

ODKJ  ^         Plymouth,  Wantage.  ^ 

Guilt  of  cotiscienrc,  and  relief;    or,  repenimice^and 

prnyer  for  pardon  and  hcallJu 

1  A  MIDST 'thy  wrath  remember  love, 
-'*-    Restore  thy  servant.  Lord ; 

Nor  let  a  father's  chastening  i)rove 
Like  an  avenger's  sword. 

2  Thine  arrows  stick  within   my  heart, 

JMy  flesh  is  sorely  press'd  ; 
Between  the  sorrow  and  the  smart 
My  spirit  finds  no  rest. 

3  My  sins   a  heavy  load  appear. 

And  o'er  my  head  are  gone; 
Too  heavy  they  for  me  to  bear, 
Too  hard  for  me  t'  atone. 


CHRISTIAN.  361 

4  My  thougtits  are  like  a  troubled  sea, 

My  head  still  bending  down  ; 

And  I  go  mourning'  all  the  day, 

Beneath  my  Father's  frown. 

5  Lord,  I  am  weak  and  broken  sore, 

None  of  ray  powers   are  whole  ; 
The  inward  anguish  makes  me  roar. 
The  anguish  of  my  soul. 

6  All  my  desire  to  thee  is  known, 

Thine  eye  counts  every  tear; 
And  every  sigh  and  every  groan 
Is  notic'd  by  thine  ear. 

7  Thou  art  my  God,  my  only  hope. 

My   God  will  hear  my  cry ; 
;My   God  will  bear  my  spirit  up, 
When  Satan  bids   me  die. 

8  [My  foot  is  ever  apt  to  slide, 

My  foes  rejoice  to  see't ; 
They  raise  their  pleasure  and  their  pride, 
When  they  supphrnt  my  feet. 

9  But  I'll  confess  my  guilt  to  thee. 

And  grieve  for  all  my  sin ; 
I'll  mourn  how  v  eak  my  graces  be, 
And  beg  support  divine. 

10  My  God,  forgive  my  follies  past, 

And  be  forever  nigh  ; 
O  Lord  of  my  salivation,  haste, 
Before  thy  servant  die.] 

oat  I      PSALM  107.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

OiJl^  Leeds,  Bath. 

Correction  for  sin,  and  release  by  prayer^ 

1  "C'ROxM  age  to  age,  exalt  his  name; 

-■-    God  and  his  grace  are  sti'l  the  same;     '; 
He  fills  the  hungry  soul  with  food. 
And  feeds  the  poor  with  every  good. 

2  But  if  tlieir  hearts  rebel,  and  rise 
Against  the  God  that  rules  the  skies; 
If  they  reject  his  heavenly  word. 
And  slight  the  counsels  of  the  Lord  ; 

3  He'll  bring  their  spirit=i  to  the  ground, 
And  no  deliverer  shall  be  found: 

Laden  with  grief,  they  waste  their  breath 
In  darkness,  and  the  shades  of  death. 


362  CHRISTIAN. 

4  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries; 
He  aiuKcs  the  daw  mug;  light  arise, 
Ana  seuttei-s  aii  that  dis  nai  shade. 
That  liuiig  so  Ivavy  round  their  head. 

5  He  cuts  the  bars  of  brass  in  two, 

And  lots  the  s:uiimg  prison jrs  through; 
Taties  oif  {tie  ioad  of  guilt  and  grief. 
And  gives  the    abuuruig  soul  reiief. 

6  O   nay  the  sons  of  lu.n  record 

The  wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord  I 
How  great  his  aorks  J   how  kind  his  ways ! 
Let  every  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 

ttVf^^     Green's  Hundredth,  Bath.  ^ 

Hearing  of  prayer;   or,  God  our  portion,  and 
Christ  our  hope. 

1  {\   GOO  of  grace  and  righteousness, 
^-'  Hear  and  attend  when  1  corapiain; 
Thou  hast  enlarg'd  me  in  distress, 
Bow  down  a  gracious  ear  again. 

2  \e  sons  of  men,  in  vain  ye  try, 
To  turn  ray  glory  into  shame; 
How  long  will  scoffers  Jove  to  lie. 
And  dare  reproach  my  Saviour's  name? 

3  Know  that  the  Lord  divides  his  saints 
Prom  all  the  tribes  of  men  beside  ; 
He  hears  the  cry  of  penitents 

For  the  dear  sake  of  Chiist  that  died. 

4  When  our  obedient  hands  have  done 
A  thousand   works  of  righieousness, 
We  put  our  trust  in  God  aione, 
And  giory  in  liis  pardoning  grace. 

5  Let  the  unthinking  many  say, 
If^ho  will  oe?tow  some  earthly  good? 
But;  L)rd,  thy  light  and  love  we  pray; 
Our  souls  «lesu-c  this  heavenly  food. 

6  Then  shall  my  cheerful  p^^wers  rejoice 
At  giace  and  favour  so  divme; 

Nor  will  1  ehange  my  happy  choice 
\       For  all  their  corn  and  all  their  wine,! 


CHRISTIAN.  363,364 

Of? 07       PSALM  85.     1st  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

t>')0^  Italy,  Ntwcourt,  Quevcy. 

fVaiting  for  an  answer  to  prayer  ;  or,  deliverance 
begvtn  and  computed. 

1  T  ORD.  tliou  bast  call'd  thy  grace  to  mind, 
-*^  Thou  hast  revers'd  our  heavy  doom ; 

So  God  forgave  when  Israel  sinn'd. 

And  brought  his  wandering  captives  home. 

2  Thou  hast  begun  to  set  us  free. 
And  made  thy  fiercest  wrath  abate; 
Now  let  our  hearts  be  turn'd  to  thee, 
And  thy  salvation  be  complete. 

3  Revive  our  dying  graces,  Lord, 
And  let  thy  saints  in  thee  rejoice ; 
Make  known  thy  truth,  fulfil  thy  word ; 
We  wait  for  praise  to  tune  our  voice. 

4  We  wait  to  hear  what  God  will  say ; 
He'll  speak,  and  give  his  peo])le  peace  ; 
But  let  them  run  no  more  astray. 

Lest  his  returning  wrath  increase. 

Qfl4>       PSALM  51.    3d  Part.    L.  M.  h 

OU^  ^  Putney,  Batli. 

The  backslider  restored;  or,  ref^entance,  and  faith 
in  the  blood  of  Christ. 

1  f\  THOU,  that  hear'st  when  sinners  ciy, 
'-^  i  hough  all  my  crimes  before  thee  lie. 
Behold  them  not  with  angry  look. 

But  blot  their  memory  from   thy  book. 

2  Create  my  nature  pure  within. 
And  form  my  soul  averse  to  sin; 
Let  thy  good  Spirit  ne'er  depai-t, 

Nor  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart. 

3  I  cannot  live  without  thy  light, 

Cast  out  and  banish'd  from  thy  sight: 
Thine  holy  joys,  my  God,  restore. 
And  guard  me,  that  I  faU  no  more. 

4  Though  I  have  griev'd  thy  Spirit,  Lord, 
His  help  and  comfort  stiii  afford; 

And  let  a  wretch  come  near  thy  thronCy 
To  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Sou. 

5  A  broken  heart,  my  C4od,  my  King. 
Is  all  the  sacrifice 'l  bring; 


365} 


365  CHRISTIAN. 

The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A  biokeii  lieait  for  sacrifice. 

6  IMy  soul  lies  hiinihied  in  the  dust, 
And  owns  thy  dreadful  sentence  just; 
Look  down,  O   Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 
And  save  the  soul  cojidtmn'd  to  die. 

7  Then  will  I  teach  the  world  thy   v.ays  ; 
Sinners  shall  learn  thy  sovereign   grace  ; 
I'll  lead  them  to  my  Saviour's  blood. 
And  they  shall  praise  a  pardoning  God. 

8  O  may  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue! 
Salvation  shall   be  all  my  song;" 
And  all  my  powers  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord,  my  strength  and  righteousness. 

HYMN  95.    B.  2.     C.  M.  [y 

Bangor,   Dundee. 
Look  on  him  rvhoin  they  pierced,  and  moicrru 

1  INFINITE   grief!  amazing   wo  I 
-*•    Behold  my  bleeding  Lord ! 

Hell  and  the  Jews  conspir'd  his   death. 
And  us'd  the  Roman  sword. 

2  O !  the  sharp  pangs  of  smarting  pain 

My  dear  Redeemer  bore. 
When  k)iotiy  whips,  and  jagged  thorns 
His  sacred  body  tore! 

3  But  knotty  whips  and  jagged  thorns 

In  vain  do   I  accuse ; 
In  vain  I  hJame  the  Roman  bands, 
And  the  more  spiteful  Jews. 

4  'Twere  you,  my  sins,   my  cruel  sini 

His  chief  tormentors  were ; 
Each  of  my  crimes  became  a  nai!, 
And  unbelief  the  spear. 

5  'Twere  you  that  puU'd  the  vengeance  down 

Upon  his  guiltless  head  ; 
Break,  break,  my  heart,— O  hurst,  mine  eyt'Si 
And   let  my  sorrows  bleed. 

6  Strike,  migh  y  grace,  my  flinty  soul, 

Tia  melting  waters  flow, 
And  deep  repentance  drov/n  njne  eyes 
In  undijseoii^lccl  wo! 


CHRISTIAN.  356, 5o7 

<->r»CJ7       PSALM  18.    1st  Part.     L.  M.  ^ 

OUU  j^      Islington,  Green's  Hundredth. 
Deliverance  from  despair ;  or^temptutiens  overcome^ 

1  '^'"'HRE    will   I   love,   O   Lord,  my   streiig'ih, 

-*-    My  rock,  my  tower,  my  high  defence  ; 
Thy  mighty  arm  shall  lie  my  trust, 
For  I  have  "found  salvation  thence. 

2  Death  and  the  terrors  of  the  grave 
Stood  round  me  with  their  dismal  shade; 
While  floods  of  high  temptations  rose, 

Aod  made  my  sinking  sHui  afraid. 

3  I  saw  tlie  opening  gates  of  hell. 
With  endless  pains  and  sorrows  there, 
Which  none  but  they  that  feel   can  tell. 
While  I  was  hurried  to  despair. 

4  In  my  distress,  I  call'd  my   God, 
When  I  could  scarce  believe  him  mine* 
He  bow'd  his  ear  to  my  complaint ; 
Then  did  his  grace  appear  divine. 

5  [With  speed  he  flew  to  ray  relief, 
As  on  a  cherub's  wing  lie  rode  ; 
Awful  and  bright  as  lightiiing  shone 
The  face  of  my  deliveter,  God. 

6  Temptations  fled  at  his  rebuke, 
The  blast  of  his  almighty  breath ; 
He  sent  salvation  fiom  on  high, 

And  drew  me  from  the  deeps  of  death  3 

7  Great  were  my  fears,  my  foes  were  great; 
Much  v/as  their  strength,  and  more  |heir  rage; 
Pjut  Christ,  my  I,ord,  is  conqueror  still, 

In  all  the  wars  that  devils  wage. 
S  My  song  forever  shall   record 
That  terrible,  that  joyful  hour; 
And   give  tlie  glory  to   the   Lord, 
Due  tvj  his  laeicy  and   his   power. 


367} 


PSALM  40.     1st  Part.     CM.  gg 

Abridge,  Christmas. 


A  song  of  deliverance  from  ^reat  distress, 
1  1    WAITED  patient  for  the' Lord  ; 
-*-  He  bow'd  to  hear  my  cry ; 
Pe  saw  me  resting  on  his  word, 

Attd  fcvougtit.  u^ha^uon  iwgU. 


563  CHRISTIAN. 

2  He  raisM  me  from  a  honid  pit, 

Where  mourning  long  I  lay; 
And  from  my  bonds  releas'd  ray  feet ; 
Deep  bonds   of  miry  clay. 

3  Firm  on  a  rock  he  made  me  stand, 

And  taught  my  cheerful  tongue 
To  praise  thv  wonders  of  his  hand', 
In  a  new,  thankful  song. 

4  I'll  spread  his  works  of  grace  abroad ; 

The  saints  with  joy  shall  hear; 
And   sinners   leam'to  make  my  God 
I  heir  only  hope  and  fear. 
J  How  many  are  thy  thoughts  of  love! 
Thy  mercies,  Lord,  liow  great! 
We  have  not  words  nor  hours  enough 
Their  numbers  to  repeat. 
6  When  I'm  afflicted,  poor  and  iow, 
And   light  and  peace  depart. 
My   God  beholds   my  heavy  wo. 
And  bears  me  on  his  heart. 


368} 


PSALM  61.    S.  M. 
Ustic,  Sutton. 

Safety  in   Gael. 


1  XyHEN,  overwhelm'd  with  grief, 

^^     My  heart  within  me  dies; 
Helpless,  and  far  from  all  relief, 
To  heaven  I  lift  mine  eyes. 

2  O  lead  me  to  the  rock 
That's  high  above  my  head, 

And  make  the  covert  of  thy  wings 
My  shelter  and  my  shade. 

3  Within  thy   presence.  Lord, 
Forever  I'll  abide; 

Thou  art  the  tower  of  my  defence, 
The  refuge  where  I   hide. 

4  Thou    givcst  m?  the  lot 

Of  'hose  that  fr  ar   my  name ; 
If  ei.'-;.tss  iifi    ;,:•  thei.   reward, 
I  shall  possess  tlie  same. 


369} 


CHRISTIAN.  369,  370 

HYMN  50.    B.  2.    L.  M.  h 

Bath. 
Comfort  under  sorrojos  and  pains. 

1  "VrOW  let  the  Lord,  my  Saviour,  smile, 
-'-^  And  sliow  my  name  upon  his  heait ; 
I  would  forget  my  pains  a  while, 

And  in  the  pleasure  lose  the  smart. 

2  But  O !  it  swells  my  sorrows  high. 
To  see  my  blessed  Jesus  frown  : 
My  spirits  sink,  my  comforts  die, 
And  all  the  springs  of  life  are  down. 

3  Yet  why,  my  soul,  why  these  complaints  ? 
Still  while   he  frowns,  his  bowels  move  ; 
Still  on  liis  heart  he  bears  his  saints, 
And   feels  their  sorrows,  and  his  love. 

4  My  name  is  printed  on  his  breast ; 
His  book  of  life  contains  ni)  name  : 
I'd  rather  have  it  there  impress'd. 
Than  in   the  bright  records  of  fame. 

5  When  the  last  fire  burns  all  things  here, 
Those  letters  shall  securely  stand, 

And  in  the  Lamb's  fair  book  appear, 
Writ  by  th'  eternal  Father's  hajid. 

6  Now  shall  my  minutes  smoothly  run. 
While  here  I  wait  my  Father's  v  ill ; 
My  rising  and  my  setting  sun 

Roll  gently  up  and  down  the  hill. 

<=\'*ff\X       HYMN  102.      B.  1.      L.  M.  ^ 

^  '  ^  5  Portugal,  Leeds,  Eaton. 

T}ie  beatitudes. 

1  T>LEST  are  the  humble  souls  that  see 
■'-'   Their  emptiness  and  poverty  : 
Treasures  of  grace  to  them  are  given. 
And  crowns  of  joy  laid  up  in   heaven. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  of  broken  heart. 
Who  mourn  for  sin  with  inward  smart; 
The  blooi!  of  Christ  divinely  Hows, 

A  healing  balm  for  all  their  woes. 

3  Blest  are  the  meek,  who  stand  afar 
From  rage  and  passion,  noise  and  war; 
God  will  secure  their  happy  state. 

And  plead  their  cause  agniost  the  great. 
R 


S71  CHRISTIAN. 

4  Blest  are  the  souls  that  thirst  for  grace. 
Hunger  ami  long  for  righteousness; 
They  shall  be  well  supplied  and  fed 
With  living  streams   and  living   bread. 

£  Blest  are  the  men,   whose  bowels  move 
And  melt  with  sympathy  and  love; 
From  Christ,  the  Lord,   shall   they  obtain 
Like  sympathy   and   love  again. 

6  Blest  are  the  pure,  whose  hearts  are  clean 
From  the  denliug  power  of  sin  ; 

With  endless  pleasure  they  sliall  see 
A  God  of  spotless  purity. 

7  Blest  are  the  men  of  peaceful  life. 

Who  quench  the  coals  of  growing  strife ; 
They  shall  be  call'd  the  heirs  of  bliss,. 
The  sons  of  God,  tlie   God  of  peace. 

8  Blest  are  the  sufferei-s,  who  partake 
Of  pain  and  shame  for  Jesus'  sake; 
Their  souls  shaH  triumph  in  the  Lord; 
Glory  and  joy  are  their  reward. 

07  ^  7         HYMN  53.    B.  2.     CM.  K 

Oi  L  ^  Durham,  Stade.  ^. 

T/ie  pilgrimage  of  the  saints ;  of;  earth  and  heaven.. 


1  T  ORD  !    what  a  wretched   land  is  this, 
■*-^    That  yields  us  no  supply  : 
No  cheering  fruits,  no  wholesome  trees, 


Nor  streams  of  living  joy. 

2  But  pricking  thorns  through  all  the  ground, 

And  mortal  poisons  grow ; 
And  ail  the  rivers  that  are  found 
With  dangerous  waters  flow. 

3  Yet  the  dear  path  to  thine  abode 

Lies  through  this  horrid  land  : 
Lord  !  we  would  keep  the  heavenly  road. 
And  run  at  thy   command. 

4  [Our  souls  shall  tread  the  desert  ihroughj 

With   undiverted  feet; 
And  faiih,  and  flaming  zeal  subdue 

T'le  terrors  that  we  meet.] 
b  [A  thousand  savage  beasts  of  prey 

Around  the  forest  roam : 
But  Judah's  Lion   guards  the  way, 

And  guides  the  strangers  home.] 


CHRISTIAK.  572 

6  CLong  nights  and  darkness  dwell  below, 

With  scarce  a  twinkling  vay  ; 
But  the  blight  world  to  Avbich  we  go 
Is  everlasting  day.] 

7  [^By  glimmering  hopes  and  gloomy  fears 

We  trace  the  sacred  voad : 
Through  dismal  deeps,  and  dangerous  snares. 
We  make  our  way  to  God.] 

8  Our  journey  is  a  thorny  maze, 

But  we  march  upward  still; 
Forget  these  troubles  of  the  vays. 
And  reach  at  Zion's   hill. 

9  [See  the  kind  angels,  at  the  g;^lts, 

Inviting  us  to  come ! 
There  Jesus,  the  forerunner,  v^iLs 
To   welcome  travelleis   home. 3 

10  There,  on  a  green  and  ilowtrj.    luomit. 

Our  weary  souls  shall  sit,     ' 
And   with  transporting  JoysJ"  recount 
'Ihe  labours  of  our  feet. 

11  [No  vain  discourse  shall  fill  our  tongue. 

Nor  trifles  vex  our  ear; 
Infinite  grace   shall  be  our  song, 

And  God  rejoice  to  hear.] 
72  Eternal  glones  to  the  King, 

That  brought  us  safely  tlirough; 
Our  tongue  shall  never  cease  to  sing. 

And   endless  praise  renew. 

^7*2^         HYMN' 100.     B.  2.    L.  M.  K 

^  •  •^  3      I'imehouse,  Quercy,  Putney. 
The  presence  of  Chrint  is  the  life  of  my  souL 

1  1-f  OW  full  of  anguish  is  the  thought, 
^^     How  it  distracts  and  tears  my  heiirt. 
If  God  at  last,  my  sovereign   .Judge, 
Should  frown,  and  bid  my  soiil  depait. 

2  Lord,  when  I  qiiit  this  earthly  stai^e, 
Where  shall  I  fly  but  to  thy  bivast? 
For   I  have  sought  no  other  home, 
For  I  have  learn'd  no  other  rest. 

3  I  cannot  live  contented  here, 
Witliout  some  glimpses  of  thy  face; 
And  heaven,  without  thy  presence  tliere, 
Wuuld  be  w  diirk  and  tirtsonxe  nlaee. 


373  CHRISTIAN. 

4  When  earthly  cares  engross  the  day. 
And  hold  my  thoughts  aside  from  thee, 
The  shining  hours  of  cheerful  light 
Are  long  and  tedious  years  to  me. 

5  And  if  no  evening  visit's  paid 
Between  my  Saviour  and  my  soul, 

How  dull  the  night!  how  sad  the  shade! 
How  mournfully  the  minutes  roll ! 

6  This  flesh  of  mine  might  leam  as  soon 
To  live,  yet  part  with  ail  my  biood  ; 
To  breathe,  Mhen  vital   air  is  gone, 
Or  thrive  ami  grow  witliout  my  food. 

7  [Christ  is  my  light,  my  life,  ray  care. 
My  blessed  hope,  my  heavenly  prize ; 
Dearer  than  all  my  passions   are. 

My   limbs,  u.y  bowels,  or  mine  eyes. 
S  The  strings  tkat  twine  about  my  heart, 
Tortures  and  racks  may  tear  them  off; 
But  they  can   iiever,  never  part 
With  their  dear  hold  of  Christ  mj'  love.] 

9  [My   God!   and  can  a  humble  child, 
That  loves  thee  with  a  flame  so  high. 
Be  ever  from  thy  face  exil'd. 
Without  the  pity  of  thine  eye  ? 

10  Impossible !   for  thine  own  liands 
Have  tied  my  heart  so  fast  to  thee; 
And  in  thy  book  the  promise  stands. 
That  where  thou  art,  thy  friends  must  be.] 


373} 


HYMN  54.    B.2.     CM.  j^ 

Swanwick,  Rochester. 


Goers  presence  is  liglit  in  darkness, 

1  7i/fY  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 
-^^     I'he  life  of  my  delights, 

The  glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  comfort  of  my  nights. 

2  In  darkest  shades,  if  he  appear. 

My  dawning  is  begun ! 
He  is  my  soul's  sweet  Morning  Star, 
And  he  my  rising  Sun. 

3  The  opening  heavens  around  me  shkie 

With  beams  of  sacred   bliss, 
While  Jesus  shows  liis  heart  is  mine, 
And  whispers,  I  am  his. 


CHRISTIAN.  3r4, 37S 

4  My  soul  would  cleave  this  heavy  clay 

At  that  transporting  word ; 
Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way, 
1'  embrace  my  dearest  Lord. 

5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death, 

I'd  break  through  every  foe; 
The  wings  of  love,  and  arms  of  faith 
Should  bear  me  conqueror  through. 

074  >        PSALM  QO.    3d  Part.    CM.  {^ 

*^'^5  Abridge,  Canterbury. 

Breathing  after  heaven. 

1  T?  ETURN,  O  God  of  love,  return : 
-*^^    Earth  is  a  tiresome  place ; 

How  long  shall   we,  thy  children,  motnn 
Our  absence  of  thy  face  ? 

2  Let  heaven  succeed  our  painful  years. 

Let  sin  and  sorrow  cease ; 

And  in  proportion  to  our  tears 

So  make  our  jojs  increase. 

3  Thy  wonders  to  thy  servants  show, 

Make  thy  own  Mwrk  complete  ; 
Then  shall  our  souls  thy  glory  know, 
And  own  thy  love  is  great. 

4  Then  shall   we  shine  before  thy  throne 

In  all  thy  beauty.  Lord; 
And  the  poor  service  we  have  done 
Meet  a  divine  i-eward. 

07  K  7         HYMN  65.     B.  2.     CM.  9 

^  *  *^  5     St.  David,  Christmas,  China. 
The  hope  of  heaven  our  support  under  trials  on 
earth. 

1  Tl/'HEN  I  can  read  my  title  clear 

'"      lo  mansions  in  the  skies; 
I  bid  farewell  to  eveiy  ftar, 
And  wipe  my   weeping  eyes. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  hellish  darts  be  huri'a. 
Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage. 
And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  I,et  caves,  like  a  wild  deluge,  come. 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall : 


376,377        SAINTS   AND   SINNERS. 

May  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  heaven,  my  all : 

4  There  shall  I   hathe  my  weary  soul 
III  seas  of  heavenly  rest ; 
Ami  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast. 


376} 


HYMN  117.    B.2.    L.  M. 

Portugal,  f^aton. 

Living  and  dyins;  rvith  God  present. 

1  T  CANNOT  bear  thine  absence.  Lord; 
-^    My  life  expires  if  thou  depart: 

Be  thou,  my  Jieart,  still  near  my  God, 
And  thou,  my    God,  be  near  my  heart. 

2  I  was  not  born  for  earth  and  sin. 
Nor  can  I  live  on  things  so  vile ; 
Yet  I  will  stay  my  Father's  lime, 
And  hope  and  wait  for  heaven  a  wliile. 

3  Then,  dearest  Lord,  in  tliine  embrace 
Let  mc  resign   my  fleeting  breath  ; 
And,  with  a  smile  upon  ray  face. 
Pass  tlie  important  hour  of  death. 


SAINTS  AND  SINNERS. 

^77^  PS\LM1.    L.  M.  3K 

"  •   '  3  Portugal,  All  Saints. 

The  difference  behveen  the  righteous  and  the  rvicked. 

1  XT  APPY  the  man,  whoso  cautious  feet 
"-  Shun  the  brwad  way  tliat  siimers   go, 
AVho  hates  the  place  where  atheists  meet. 
And  ftavi  to  taik  as  scoffers  do. 

2  He  loves  t'  employ  Jiis  morning  light 
Among  tlie  statutes  of  the  Lord ; 

And  spends  the  wakeful   hours  of  night 
With  pleasure,  pond'ring  o'er  his  word. 

3  He,  like  a  plant  by  gentle  streams, 
Shall  flourish  in  immortal  green; 

And  heaven  will  shine  with  kindest  beatns 
On  every  work  bis  hands  begin. 


SAINTS    AND    SINNERS.  378 

4  But  sinners  find  their  counsels  cioss'd : 
As  chaff  before  the   tempest  flies. 

So  shall  their  hopes  be  blown  and  lost. 
When  the  last  trumpet  shakes  the  skies. 

5  In  vain  the  rebel  seeks  to  stand 
In  judgment  with  the  pious  race; 

The  dreadful  Judge,  with  stern  command, 
DiTides  him  to  a  different  place. 

6  "  Straight  is  the  -way   my  saints  have  ti-od  ; 
"  I  blest  the  path,  and  drew  it  plain ; 

♦♦  But  you  would  choose  the  crooked  road, 
♦»  And  down  it  leads  to  endless  pain." 

<rjQl  PSALM  1.    S.  M.  ^ 

"  •  ^  5  Sutton,  St.  Thomas. 

The  saint  happy,  the  sinner  miserable. 
'HE  man  is  ever  blest, 

Who  shuns  the  sinners'  ways, 
Among  their  councils  never  standi, 
Nor  take  the  scomer'a  place. 


Ti 


But  makes  the  law  of  God 
His  study  and  delight, 
Amid  the  iaboui-s  of  the  day, 
And  watches  of  the  night. 

He,  like  a  tree,  shall  thrive, 
With  waters  near  the  root: 
Fresh  as  the  leaf  his  name  shall  live; 
His  works  are  heavenly  fruit. 

Not  so   th'  ungodly  race; 
They  no  much  blessings  find ; 
Their  hopes  shall  flee  like  empty  chaff 
Before  the  driving  wind. 

How  will  they  bear  to  stand 
Btfore  that  judgment  seat. 
Where  all  the  samts  at  Christ's  tight  lian^ 
In  full  assembly  meet? 

He  knows  and  he  approves 
The  way  the  righteous  go; 
But  sinners  and  their  workB  shall  meet 
A  dreadful  overthrow. 


379,  380        SAINTS    AND    SINNERS. 

"QTQl      PSALM  119.    1st  Part.    CM.  » 

^  I^S  Cambridge,  Stade. 

The  blessedness  of  saints,  and  miserij  of  sinners > 
Verse  1,  2,  3. 

1  "ULEST  are  the  undefil'd  in  heart, 
-*^    Whose  ways  are  right  and  clean  ; 
Who  never  from  thy  law  depart, 

But  fly  from  every  sin. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  that  keep  thy  word, 

And  practise  thy  commands; 
With   their  whole  heart  they  seek  the  Lord, 
And  serve  thee  with  their  hands. 
Verse  165, 

3  Great  is  their  peace  who  love  thy  law; 

How  firm  their  souls  abide! 
Nor  can  a  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  steady  feet  aside. 
Verse  6. 

4  Then  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy, 

And  keep  my  face  from  shame. 
When  all  thy  statutes  I  obey, 
And  honour  all  thy  name. 
Verse  21,  118. 

5  But  haughty  sinners   God  will  hate, 

The  proud  shall  die  accurst ; 
The  sons  of  falsehood  and  deceit 
Are  trodden  to  the  dust. 

Verse  119,  155. 

6  Vile  as  the  dross  the  wicked  are; 

And  those  that  leave  thy  ways 
Shall  see  salvation  from  afar, 
But  never  taste  thy  grace. 

QQOl  PSALM  1.    CM.  A| 

<^c>U^  St,  Martins,  Barby. 

The  iimij  and  end  of  the  riiihteous  and  the  -wicked. 

1  "I  J  LEST  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place 
-■-'     Where  sinners  love  to   meet; 

Who  fears  to  tread  their  wicked  ways, 
And  hates  the  scoffer's  seat: 

2  But  in  the  statutes  of  the  Lord 

Has  plac'd  his  chief  delight ; 
By  day  he  reads  or  hears  the  word, 
And  meditates  by  night. 


SAINTS    AND    SINNERS.  381 

3  [He,  like  a  plant  of  generous  kind, 

By  living  waters  set, 
Safe  from  the  storms  and  blasting  wind, 
Enjoys  a  peaceful  state.] 

4  Green  as  the  leaf,  and  ever  fail- 

Shall  his  profession  shine ; 

While  fruits  of  holiness  appear, 

Like  clusters  on  the  vine. 

5  Not  so  the  impious  and  unjust ; 

What  vain  designs  they  form ! 
Their  hopes  are  blown  away,  like  dust, 
Or  chaff,  before  the  storm. 

6  Sinners  in  judgment  shall  not  stand 

Among  the  sons  of  grace. 
When  Christ  the  Judge  at  his  right  hand 
Appoints  his  saints  a  place. 

7  His  eye  beholds  the  path  they  tread, 

His  heart  approves   it  well : 
But  crooked  ways  of  sinners  lead 
Down  to  the  gates  of  hell. 

PSALM  37.    3d  Part.  CM.  ^ 

Sunday,  Braintree. 
Tlic  same. 

1  IV/l  Y  God,  the  steps  of  pious  men 
■^^    Are  order'd  by  thy  will; 

Though  they  should  fall,  they  rise  again; 
Thy  hand  supports  them  still. 

2  The  Lord  delights  to  see  their  ways, 

Their  virtue  he  approves : 
He'll  ne'er  deprive  them  of  his  grace. 
Nor  leave  the  men  he  loves. 

3  The  heavenly  heritage  is  theirs, 

Their  portion  and  their  home; 
He  feeds  them  now,  and  makes  thera  heirs 
Of  blessings  long  to  come. 

4  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  men, 

Nor  fear  when  tyrants  fj-own; 
Ye  shall  confess  their  pride  was  vain, 
When  justice  casts  them  down. 
PAUSE. 

5  The  haughty  sinner  have  I  seen, 

Not  fearing  man  nor  God, 


381} 


382  SAINTS   AND    SINNERS. 

Like  a  tall  bay  tree,  fair  and  green. 
Spreading  his  arms  abroad. 

6  And  lo,  he  vanished  from  the  ground, 

Destroy'd  by  hands  unseen; 
Nor  root,  nor  branch,  nor  leaf  was  found 
Where  all  that  pride  had  been. 

7  But  mark  the  man  of  righteousness, 

His  several  steps   attend  ; 
True  pleasure  runs  through  all  his  ways, 
And  peaceful  is  his  end. 

QQO  >       PSALM  37.    1st  Part.    C.  M.  h 

^^'^S  Mear,  York.  ^ 

The  cure  of  envy,  fretfutness  and  unbelief:  or,  the 

rewards  of  the  righteous  and  the  wicked :  or,  the 

■world's  hatred,  and  the  sainfs  patience. 

1  TyHY  should   I  vex  my  soul,  and  fret 

^^    To  see  the  wicked  rise? 
Or  envy  sinners,  waxing  great 
By  violence  and  lies? 

2  As  flowery  grass,  cut  down  at  noon, 

Before  the  evening,  fades. 
So  shall  their  glories  vanish  soon, 
In  everlasting  shades. 

3  Then  let  me  make  the  Lord  my  trust, 

And  practise  all  that's  good ! 
So  shall  I   dwell  among  the  just, 
And  he'll  provide  me  food. 

4  I  to  my  God  my  ways  commit. 

And  cheerful  wait  his  will ; 
Thy  hand,  which  guides  my  doubtful  feet. 
Shall  ray  desires  fulfil. 

5  Mine  innocence  shalt  thou  display. 

And  make  thy  judgments  known, 
Fair  as  the  light  of  dawning  day, 
And  glorious  as  the  noon. 

6  The  meek  at  last  the  earth  possess, 

And  are  the  heirs  of  heaven ; 
True  riches,  with  abundant  peace. 
To  humble  souls  are  given. 
PAL'^E. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 

Nor  let  your  anger  rise, 


SAINTS  AND    SINNERS-  383 

Thougli  providence  should  long  delay 
To  punish  hauglity  vice. 

8  Let  sinners  join  to  break  your  peace. 

And  plot,  and  rage,  and  foam; 

The  Lord  derides  them,  for  he  sees 

Their  day  of  vengeance  come. 

9  They  have  drawn  out  the  threat'ning  swoid. 

Have  bent  the  murderous  bow. 
To  slay  the  men  thai  fear  the  Lord, 
And  bring  the  righteous  low. 

10  My  God  shall  break  their  bows,  and  burn 

Their  persecuting  darts ; 
Shall  their  own  swords  against  them  turn, 
And  pain  surprise  their  hearts. 

qoq"?       PSALM  94.    1st  Part.    CM.  h 

OOO^  Dundee,  London. 

Saints  chastised,  and  sinners  destroyed;   or,  iri' 
litTUctive  affliction. 

1  f\  GOD.  to  whom  revenge  belongs, 
^^     Proclaim  thy  wrath  aloud; 

Let  sovereign  power  redress  our  wrongs, 
Let  justice  smite  the  proud. 

2  They  say,  '*  The  Lord  nor  sees  nor  hears:*' 

Whtn  will   the  fools  be  wise ! 
Can  he  be  deaf,  who  form'd  their  ears? 
Or  blind,  who  made  their  ejes  ? 

3  He  knows  their  impious  thoughts  are  vain, 

And  they  shall  feel  his  power; 
His  wrath  shall  pierce  their  souls  with  pain 
In  some  surprising  hour. 

4  But  if  thy  saints  deserve  rebuke, 

Thou  hast  a  gentlei    rod : 
Thy  providences  and  thy  book 
Shall  make  them  knov/  their  God. 

5  Blest  is  the  man  tliy  hands  chastise, 

And  to  his  duty  draw; 
Thy  scourges  make  thy  children  wise, 
AVhen  th^y  forget  thy  law. 

6  But  God   will  ne'er  cast  off  his  saintSj 

Nor  his  own  promise  break ; 
He  pavdoiis  his  inheritance, 
For  their  Redeemer's  sake. 


384,  385  SAINTS    AND    SINNERS. 

i\^dl  PSALM  11.    L.  M.  h  or» 

""^5  Winchester,  Armley.  ^ 

God  loves  the  righteous,  and  hates  the  wicked. 

1  A/fY  refuge  is   the  God  of  love; 
a.vx    ^Vhy  do  my  foes  insult,  and  cry, 
"Fly,  like  a  timorous,  trembling  dove, 
"  To  distant  woods  or  mountains  fly  ?" 

2  If  government  be  all  destroy'd, 
(That  firm  foundation  of  our  peace) 
And  violence  make  justice  void. 
Where  shall  the  righteous  seek  redress? 

3  The  Lord  in  heaven  hatli  fix'd  his  throne; 
His  eye  surveys  the  world  below; 

To  hun  all  mortal  things  are  known; 
His  eye-lids  search  our  spirits  through. 

4  If  he  afflicts  his  saints  so  far, 

To  prove  their  love,  and  Ivy  their  grace, 
What  must  the  bold  transgressors  fear? 
His  very  soul  abhors  their  ways. 

5  On  impious  wretches  lie  shall  rain 
Tempests  of  biimstone,  fire,  and  death, 
Such  as  he  kindled  on  the  plain 

Of  Sodom,  -wiib  his  angi7  breath. 

6  The  righteous  Lord  loves  righteous  souls, 
Whose  thoughts  and  actions  are  sincere; 
And  with  a  gracious  eye  beholds 

The  men  that  his  own  image  bear. 

qOKT.  PSALM  17.    S.  M.  SK 

t»CJt»  ^         Silver  Street,  Dover. 
Portion  of  saints  and  sinners  ;  or,  hope  and  des' 
pair  in  death. 

1  A  RISE,  my  gracious  God, 

■^^    And  make  the  wicked  flee; 
They  are  but  thy  chastising  rod 
To  drive  thy  saints  to  thee. 

2  Behold  the  sinner  dies, 

His  haughtj'  words  are  vain: 
Here  in  this  life  his  pleasure  lies, 
And  all  beyond  is  pain. 

3  Then  let  his  pride  advance, 
And  boast  of  all  his  store; 

The  Lord  is  mine  inheritance. 
My  soul  can  vish  no  more. 


SAINTS    AND    SINNERS.  386,  387 

4  I   shall  behold  the  face 
Of  ray  forgmng  God; 

And  stand  complete  in  righteousness, 
Wash'd  in  my  Saviour's  blood. 

5  There's  a  new  heaven  begun 
When  I  awake  from  death, 

Drcss'd  in  the  likeness  of  thy  Son, 
And  draw  immortal  breatli. 

QftR  I  PSALM  17.    L.  M.  » 

(DOU  ^  Truro,  Nantwjch. 

The  sinner''s  portion,  and  the  sainfs  hopei  or^  the 
heaven  of  separate  souls,  aiid  the  resurrection- 

1  T  ORD,  I  am  thine ;  but  thou  wilt  prove 
^^  My  faith,  my  patience,  and  my  love: 
When  men  of  spite  against  me  join. 
They  are  the  sword,  the  hand  is  thine. 

2  Their  hope  and  portion  lie  below: 
'Tis  all  the  happmess  they  know : 

'Tis  all  they  seek ;  they  lake   their  shares, 
And  leave  the  rest  among  their  heirs. 

3  What  sinners  value,  I  resign  ; 

Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine; 
I  shall  bthold  thy  blissful   face. 
And  stand  comi>lete  in  lighteousness. 

4  This  life's  a  dream,  an  empty  show  ; 
But  the  bright  world  to  which   I  go 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere  ; 
When  shall  I   wake  and  find  me  there  ? 

5  O  glorious  hour  I   O  blest  abode! 

I  sliall  be  near  and  like  my  God! 
And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

6  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground. 
Til!  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound: 
Then  burst  the  chains  with  sweet  surprise, 
And  in  my  Saviour's  image  rise. 

QQ71  PSALM  149.     CM.  » 

•^^  '  5  Rochester,  Irish. 

Praise  Cod,  all  his  saints ;  or,  the  saints  judging- 

the  ivorld. 
1    A  LI.  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  rejoice, 
•^^    Aud  let  your  songs  be  new  3 


S88  WORSHIP. 

Amid  the  church  with  cheerful  voice 
His  later  wonders  shew. 

2  The  Jews,  the  people  of  his  grace, 

Shall  their  Redeemer  sing ; 
And   Gentile  nations  join  the  praise, 
IVhile  Zion  owns  her   King. 

3  The  Lord  takes  pleasure  in  the  just, 

Whom  sinners  treat  with  scorn  t 
The  meek,  that  lie  despis'd  in  dust, 
Salvation  shall  adorn. 

4  Saints  should  be  joyful  in  their  King, 

E'en  on  a  dying  bed  ; 
And  like  the  souls  in  glory  sing, 
For  God  shall  raise  the  dead. 

5  Then  his  high  praise  shall  fill  their  tongues, 

Their  hunds  shall  wield  the  sword ; 
And  vengeance  shall  attend  their  songs, 
'Ihe  vengeance  of  the  Lord. 

6  When  Christ  his  judgment-seat  ascends, 

And  bids  tlie  world  appear, 
T)u-ones  are  prefjar'tl  for  all  his  friends, 
Who  humbly  lov'd  him  here. 

7  Then  shall  they  rule  with  iron  rod 

Nations  that  dar'd  rebel ; 
Antl  join  the  sentence  of  their  God 
On  tyrants  doom'd  to  hell. 

8  The  royal  sinners,  bound  in  chains. 

New  triumph  shall  afford  ; 
3uch  honour  for  the  saints  remains  ; 
Praise  ye,  and  love  the  Lord. 

vwwvww 

WORSHIP. 

PRIVAIE  WORSHIP. 

'■>ftftl        HV>[N  122.    B- 2.     L.M. 
Oaa^  Portugal,  Eaton. 

Retirement  and  iiieciitat ion. 
I  TVy  Y   God,  penviit  me  not  to  be 

^*-    A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee; 

Amid  a  thousand  tljoughts  I  rove, 

Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 


PRIVATE    WORSHIP.  389,390 

2  Why  should  my  passions  mix  with  earth, 
And  thus  debase  my  heavenly   birth  ? 
Why  should  I  cleave  to  things   below. 
And  let  ray  God,  my  Saviour  go  ? 

3  Call  me  away  from  flesh  and  sense  ; 

One  sovereign  word  can   draw  me  thence : 
I  would  obey  the  voice   divine, 
And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

4  Be  earth,  with  all  her  scenes,  withdrawn; 
Let  noise  and  vanity  be  gone: 

In  secret  silence  of  the  mind. 

My  heaven,  and  there  my  God,  I  find. 

'^ftQl        PSALM  119.    2d  Part.    CM.  gg 

OOC?^  Canterbury,  York. 

Secret  devotion  and  spiritual  mindedness  ;   or,  con- 
stant converse  zvith  God. 
Verse  147,  55. 

1  'T^O  thee,  before  the  dawning  light, 

-^     My  gracious  God,  I  pray  ; 
I   meditate  thy  name,  by  night, 
And  keep  thy  law  by  day. 
Verse  81. 

2  My  spirit  faints  to  see  thy  grace; 

Thy  promise  bears  me  up ; 
And,  while  salvation  long  delays, 
'i'hy  word  supports  my  hope. 
Verse  164. 

3  Seven  times  a  day  I  lift  my  hands, 

And  pay  my  thanks  to  thee ; 
Thy  righteous  providence  demands 
Repeated  praise  from  me. 
Verse  62. 

4  When  midnight  darkness  veils  the  skies, 

I    call  iliy  works  to  mind  ; 
My  thoughts  in   %\avm  devotion  lisc, 
And  sweet  acceptance  find. 

QQnl  PSALM  55.    S.  M.  K 

^^^S  Ustic,  Aylesbury.  ^ 

Dangerous  prosperity;  or^daily  devotion  encouraged., 
I       I  ,Ei'  shuiers  take  their  course, 
-*-^     And  choose  the  road  to  death; 
Btit  in  the  worship  of  my  God 
I'll  spend  my  dnily  breath. 


391  WORSHIP. 

2  My  thoughts  address  his  throne, 
When  morning  brings  the  light ; 

I  seek  his  blessing  every  noon. 
And  pay  my  vows  at  night. 

3  Thou  wilt    regard  my  cries, 
O  my  eternal  Ood ; 

While  sinners  perish  in  surprise, 
Beneath  thine  angry  rod. 

4  Because  they  dwell  at  ease, 
And  no  sad  changes  feel, 

They  neither  fear  nor  trust  thy   name, 
Nor  learn  to  do  thy  will. 

5  But  I,  with   all  my  cares, 
Will  lean  upon  the  Loid ; 

I'll  cast  my  burdens  on   his  arm, 
And  rest  upon  his   word. 

6  His  arm  shall  well  sustain 
The  children  of  his  love; 

The  ground  on  which  their  safety  stands 
No  earthly  power  can  move. 

QQ^  7  PSALM  26.     L.  M. 

^^  *■  y  gf        Blendon,  Islington. 

Self-ej^minatjon;  or,  evidences  of  grace. 

1  JUDGE  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  my  ways, 
"  And  try  my  reins,  and  try  my  heart; 
My  faith  upon  thy  promise  stays. 

Nor  from  thy   law  my  feet  depart. 

2  I  hate  to  walk,  I  hate  to  sit 
With  men  of  vanity  and  lies; 
The  scoffer  and  the  hypocrite 
Are  the  abhorrence  of  mine  eyes. 

3  Among  thy  saints  will  I  appear 

With  hands  well  wash'd  in  innocence ; 
But  when  I  stand  before  thy  bar, 
The  blood  of  Christ  is  my  defence. 

4  I  love  thy  habitation.  Lord, 

The  temple  where  titine  honours  dwell; 
There  sliall  I  hear  thy  holy  word. 
And  there  thy  works  of  wonder  tell. 

5  Let  not  my  soul  be  join'd  at  last 
With  men  of  treachery  and  blood. 
Since  I  my  days  on  earth  have  past 
AuK.ii^  the  saints,  and  near  my   God. 


392 


FAMILY   WORSHIP.  392,393 


FAMILY  WORSHIP. 

PSALM  101.     C.  M.  J 

Bedfoid,  London. 
yl  psalm  for  a  master  of  a  family. 

1  f\^  justice  and  of  grace  I  sing, 
^^  And  pay  iny  God  my  vows ; 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  heavenly  King, 

Teach  me  to  rule  my  house. 

2  Now  to  my  tent,  O  God,  repair. 

And  make  thy  servant  wise; 

I'll  suffer  nothing  near  me  there 

That  shall  offend  thine  eyes. 

3  The  man  that  doth  liis  neighbour  wrong. 

By  falsehood  or  by  force. 
The  scornful  eye,  the  slanderous  tongue, 
I'll  thrust  them  from  my  doors. 

4  I'll  seek  the  faithful  and  the  just. 

And  wiil   their  help   employ; 
'I'hese  are  the  friends  that  1  shall  trust. 
The  servants  I'll  employ. 

5  The  wretch  that  deals  in  sly  deceit, 

I'll  not  endure  a  night : 
The  liar's  t' ngue  I'll  ever  hate, 
And  bsuiish  from    my  siglu. 

6  I'll  purge  my  family  around. 

And  make  tlie  wicked  flee; 
So  shall  my  house   be  ever  found  • 

A  dwelling  fit  for  thee. 

OQO"^  PSALM  127.     L.  M.  f) 

tJWJ  y^  Limehouse,  Quercy. 

The  (ilcssaig  of  God  on  the  buslncsi  and  comforts 
of  life. 

1  TF  God   succeed  not,  ail  the  cost 

-*•  And   pains  to  buikl  the  house  are  lost ; 

If  God  the  city   will   not   keep. 

The  watchful  guards  as  well  may  sleep. 

2  What  if  you  rise  before  the  sun. 
And  work   and   toil  %\)ien  day  ^  done, 
<.^treful   and  sparing  eat   your  bread, 
I'll  5»iun  that  poverty   \uu  dre^^d. 


394, 395  WORSHIP. 

3  'Tis  all  in  vain,  till  God  hath  blest; 
He  can  make  rich,  yet  give  iis  rest; 
€hildi(  n  and  friends  are  blessings  too. 
If  God,  our  sovereign,  make  them  so. 

4  Hap]>y  the  man   to  whom  he  sends 
Obedient  children,  faithful  friends! 
How  sweet  our  daily  comforts  i)rove, 
When  they  are  season'd  witli  his  love  ! 

'^Q^l  PSALM  127.    CM. 

Ocf-i.^  Abridge,  Swanwick. 

God  all  in  all. 

1  Tff  God  to  build  the  house  deny^ 
'  -"-    The  builders  work  in  rain ; 

And  towns,  without  his  wakeful  eye^ 
An  useless  watch  maintain. 

2  Before  the  morning  beams  arise, 

Your  painful   work  renew. 
And,  till  the  stars  ascend  the  skies, 
Your  tiresome  toil  pursue. 

3  Short  be  your  sleep,  and  coarse  your  fare, 

In  vain,  till  God  has  blest ; 
But  if  his  smiles  attend  your  care, 
You  shall  have  food  and  rest. 

4  Nor  children,  relatives,  nor  friends, 

Shall  real  blessings  prove, 
Nor  all  the  earthly  joys  he  sends, 
If  sent  without  his  love. 

QQP;^  PSALM  128.     CM. 

OaO^      Rockbridge,  Irish,  St.  Martins. 
Family  blessings. 

1  {\  HAPPY  man,  whose  soul  is  fill'd 
^     With  zeal  and  reverend  awe! 
His  lips  to   God  their  honours  jield. 

Hi?  life  adorns  the  law. 

2  A  caVeful  Providence  shall  stand. 

And  ever  guard  thy  head. 
Shall,  on  the  labours  of  thy  hand 
Its  kindly  blessings  shed. 

3  Thy  %^nfe  shall  be  a  fruitful  vine; 

I'hy  children  round   thy  board. 
Each  like  a  plant  of  honour  shine. 
And  learn  to  fear  the  Lord. 


FAMILY    WORSHIP.  3«6,  397 

4  TJie  Lord  shall  tliy  best  hopes  fulfil 

For  months  and  years  to  come  ; 
The  Lord,  who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill, 
Shall  send  thee  blessings  home. 

5  This  is  the  man  whose  happy  ej'es 

Shall  see  his  house  increase, 
Shall  see  the  sinking  church  arise. 
Then  leave  the  world  in  peace. 

^QR^  PSALM  133.     S.  M.  gg 

€fiJU^       Aylesbury,  Dover,  Watchman. 
Communion  of  saints ;   or,  love  and  7vors/ii/)  iii, 
a  family. 

1  TILEST  are  the'  sons  of  peace, 

-*-*     Whose  hearts  and  hopes  are  one. 
Whose  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please, 
Through  all  their  actions  run. 

2  Blest  is  the  pious  house. 
Where  'zeal  and  friendship  meet ; 

Their  songs  of  praise,  their  mingled  vows, 
Make  their  cotuniunion  sweet. 

3  Thus,  M'hen  on  Aaron's  head 
They  pour'd  the  rich  perfume. 

The  oil  througlj  all  his  raiment  spread, 
And  pleasure  fill'd  the  loom. 

4  Thus  on  the  heavenly  hills 
The  suints  are  blest  above. 

Where  joy  like  morning  dew  distils, 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 

PSALM  133.     S.  P.  M.  ac 

St.  Giles,  Dalsion. 
The  hlcssinf^a  of  fricniUhip, 


397} 


1  TfOW  pleasant  "lis  to  see 
^^    Kindred  and  friends  agree  ; 

E.^eh  in  his  proper  station  move, 

And  each  fultii  his  part. 

With  syn^pathising  hi-art. 
In  all  the  cares  of  life  and  love  : 

2  'Tis  like  the  ointment  shed 
On  Aaron's  sacred  head. 

Divinely  i-icli,  divinely  sweet : 
Ihe  ()il  through  all  the  room 
DiiTus'd  a  choice  perfume, 

Ran  tliiough  his  robes,  and  blest  his  feel. 


398,  399  WORSHIP. 

3      Like    fruitful  showers  of  rain, 
That  water  all  the  plain. 
Descending  from  the  neighbouring  hills ; 
Such  streams  of  pleasure  roll 
Ihrough  every  friendly  soul, 
Where  love  like  heavenly  dew  distils. 
iRepeat  the  Jlrst  stanza  if  necessary.2 

PUBLIC  WORSHIP. 

OQQ7  PSALM  122.     C.  M.  ^ 

^^^5  Dunstan,  Braintree. 

Goiiiic  to  church. 

1  XJOW  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 
-•^     My  friends  dtvoutly  say, 

"  In   Zion  let  us  all  appear, 
"  And  keep  the  solemn  day  !" 

2  I  love  her  gates,   I  love  the  road  : 

The  church,   adnrn'd  with  grace. 
Stands  like  a  palace,  built  for  God, 
To  show  his  milder  face. 

3  Up  to  her  courts,  with  joys  unknown, 

The  holy  tribes  repair; 
The  Son  of  David  holds  his  throne, 
And  sits  in  judgment  there. 

4  He  hears  our  praises  and  complaints; 

And  while  his  awful  voice 
Divides  the  sinners  from  the  saints, 
We  tremble,  and  rejoice. 

5  Peace  be  within  this  sacred  place, 

And  joy  a  constant  guest : 
With  holy  gifts,  and  lieavenly  grace, 
Be  her  attendant  blest. 

6  My  soul  shall  pray  for  Zion  still, 

While  life  or  breath  remains ; 
There  rny  best  friends,  my  kindred  dwell, 
There   God  my  Sa>iour  reigns. 


399} 


PSALM  122.    S.  P.  M.  JK 

St.  Giles,  Dalston. 
The  snme. 
TTOW  pleas'd   and  blest  was  I, 
-'-'•    I'o  hear  the  people  cry. 
Come,  let  us  seek  cur  God  to-day!" 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP.  400 

Yes,  with  a  cheerful  zeal. 
We  haste  to  Zion's   hill, 
And  there  our  vows   and  honours  pay. 

2  Zion,  thrice  iiappy  place, 
Adorn'd  with  wondrous  grace, 

And  walls  of  strength  embrace  thee  round  I 

In  thee  our  tribes  appear, 

To  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear 
The  sacred  gospel's  joyful  sound. 

3  There  David's  greater  Son 
Has  fix'd  his   royal  throne; 

He  sits  for  grace  and  judgment  there: 

He  bids  the  saint  he  glad, 

He  makes  the  sinner  sad, 
And  humble  souls  rejoice  with  fear. 

4  May  peace  attend  Uiy  gate, 
And  joy  within  thee  wait. 

To  bless  the  soul  of  every  guest: 

The  man  that  seeks  thy  peace. 

And   wishes  thine  iucrease, 
A  thousand  blessings  on  liim  rest ! 

5  My  tongue  repeats  her  vows, 
"  Peace  to  this  sacred  house  I 

"For  here  my  friends  and  kindred  dwell:" 

And  since  mj'  glorious  God 

Makes  thee  his  blest  abode. 
My  soul  shall  ever  love  thee  well. 

[Repeat  the  fourth  stanza,  If  necessary.'] 

400^  PSALM  134.    C.  IM.  Jg 

-X\JKJ^  Christmas,  Irish,  York. 

Daily  and  nightly  devotion. 

1  VE,  that  obey  the  immortal  King, 

-*-     Attend  his  holy  place; 
Bow  to  the  glories  of  his  power, 
And  bless  his  wondrous  grace. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  by  morning  light, 

And  send  your  souls  on  high : 
Raise  your  admiring  thoughts  by  night 
Above  the  starry  sky. 
."  The  God  of  Zion  cheers  our  hearts 
With  rays  of  quickening  grace; 
The  God  that  spreads  the  heavens  abroad. 
And  rules  the  swelling  seas. 


401,402  WORSHIP. 

A(\il        HYMN  108.     B.2.    CM. 
"iU  1.  ^  gt   Asaphs,  Rochester. 

Acrr.wf  to  the  throne  of  grace  hy  a  Mediators 

1  /^OME,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes 
*-''     Up  to  the  courts  above, 

And  smjie  to  see  our  Father  there 
Upon  a  throne  of  love. 

2  Once  'twas  a  seat  of  dreadful  wrath, 

And  shot  devouring  flame ; 
Our   God  appear'd  consuming  fire^ 
And  vengeance   was  his  name. 

3  Rich  were  the  drops  of  Jesus'  blood. 

That  catnvd  his  frowning  face; 
"Iliat  s])rinkied  o'er  the  burning  throne, 
And  turn'd  the  wrath  to  grace. 

4  Now  we  may  bow  before  his  fett, 

And  venture  near  the  Lord ; 
No  fiery  cherub  guards  his  seat, 
Nor  double  flaming  sword. 

5  The  peaceful  gates  of  heavenly  bliss 

Are  open'd  by  the  Son  ; 
High  let  us  raise  our  notes  of  praise, 
And  reach  th'   Almighty  throne. 

6  To  thee  ten  thousand  thanks  we  brings 

Great  Advocate  on  high  ; 
And  glory  to  th'  eternal  King, 
'i'hat  lays  his  fury  b}-. 

ACi'-lX        PSALM  84.     1st  Part.    L.  M, 

1\J^^        Portugal,  Green's  Hundredth. 

The  pleui-urcs   of  public  xvurship. 

1  TJOV/  pleasant,   how   divinely  fair, 

-"-   O    Lord   of  Hosts,  thy   dwellings  are! 
Vv'ith   long  desire  my  spirit  faints 
To  meet  the   assemblies  of  thy  saints. 

2  My   flesh   would    rest   in  thine  abode; 
My  panting  heart   cries  out  for    God; 
My   God !  my   King !   why  should  I   be 
So  far  from  all   my  joys  and    thee? 

3  The  sparrow  chooses  where  to  rest, 
And   for   her  youiig  provides  her  nest: 
But  will  my    God  to  sparrows   grant 
Ihat  pleasure   which  his  children  want? 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP.  40 

4  Blest  are  the  saints,  who  sit  on  high, 
Around  thy  throne  of  majesty; 
Thy  brightest  glories  shine  above, 
And  all  their  work  is  praise  and  love. 

5  Blest  are  the  souls  that  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace  ; 
There  they  behold  thy  gentler  rays. 
And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise. 

6  Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 
To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate: 

God  is  their  strength  ;  and  through  the  road 
They   lean  upon  their  helper,  God. 

7  Cheerful   they  walk  with  growing  strength, 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length; 
Till   all  before  thy  face  appear, 

And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 

ACiQl        PSALM  84.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  JJ 

^^^S  Italy,  Eaton. 

God  and  his  church  ;  or,  grace  and  ,!^lory. 

1  fZJ-REAT   God,  attend,  while   Zion  sings 

*-*  'I'he  joy,  that  from  thy   presence  springs; 
To  spend  one  day  with   thee  on  earth 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth. 

2  Might  I  enjoy  the  meanest  place 
Within  thy  house,  O   God  of  grace. 
Not  tents  of  ease,  nor  thrones  of  power. 
Should  tempt  my  feet  to  leave  thy  door. 

3  God  is  our  sun,  he  makes  our  day  : 
God  is  our  shield,  he  guards  our  way 
From  all  the  assaults  of  heli  and  sin, 
From  foes  without,  and  foes  within. 

4  All  needful  grace  will  God  bestow. 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too : 
He  gives  us  all  things,  and  withholds 
No  real   good  from  upiight  souls. 

5  O  God,  our  King,  whose  sovereign  sway 
The  glorious  hosts  of  heaven  obey ; 
And  devils  at  thy  jpresence  flee ; 
Blest  is  the  man  that  trusts  in  thee. 


404  WORSHIP. 

di)dX  PSALM  84.    CM.  % 

■*^^3  Brattle-Street,  Parma. 

Delight  in  ordinances  of  rvorship  ;  or^  God  present 
in  /lis  chitrches. 

1  lY/rY  soul,  how  lovely  is  the  place 
-'-'-''-     To  which  thy  God  resorts! 
'Tis  heaven  to  see  his  smiling:  face, 

Though  in  his  earthly   courts. 

2  There  the  great  Monarch  of  the  skies 

His  saving  power  displays ; 
And   liglu  breaks  in  upon  our  eyes 
With  kind  and   quickening  rays. 

3  With  his  rich  gifts,  the  heavenly  Dove 

Descends  and  fills  the  place. 
While  Christ  reveals  his  wondrous  love, 
And  sheds  abroad  his  grace. 

4  There,  mighty  God,  thy  words  declare 

The  secrets  of  thy  will  ; 
And  still  we  seek  thy  mercy  there. 
And  sing  thy  praises  still. 

PAUSE. 

5  My  heart  and  flesh  cry  out  for  thee, 

While  far  from   thine  abode: 
When  shall  I  tread  thy  courts,  and  see 
My   Saviour  and  my  God. 

6  The  sparrow  builds  herself  a  nest, 

And  suffers  no  remove; 
O  make  me,  like  the  sparrow,  blest, 
To  dwell  but  where  I   love. 

7  To  sit  one  day  beneath  thine  eye, 

And  hear  thy  gracious  voice, 
Exceeds  a  whole  eternity 
Employ'd  in  carnal  joys. 

8  Lord,  at  thy  tlireshold  I  would  wait, 

Wliiit  Jesus  is  within, 
Katlier  'ban  fill  a  throne  of  state. 
Or  live  in  tents  of  sin. 

9  Could  I  command  the  spacious  land. 

And  the  more  boundless  sea. 
For  one  blest  hour  at  thy  right  hand, 
I'd  give  them  both  away. 


L^ 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP.  41 

AfifZl  PSALM  84.    H.  M.  3 

^yjtJ  J         Bethesda,  Portsmouth. 

Longing  for  the  Iiovse  of  God, 
ORD  of  tl)e  worlds  above. 
How  pleasant  and  how  fair 

The  dwellings  [of  thy  love. 

Thine  earthly  temples  are ! 
To  thine  abode  I    With  warm  desires 

My  heart  aspires,       |    To  see  my  God. 

The  sparrow  for  her  young 

With  pleasure  seeks  a  nest, 

And  wandering  swallows  long 

To  find  their  wonted  rest: 
My  spirit  faints,  [    To  rise  and  dwell 

With  equal  zeal,         |    Among  thy  saints. 

O  happy  souls  that  pray 

Where  God  appoints  to  hear! 

O  happy  men  that  pay 

Their  constant  service  there .' 
They  praise  thee  still;  I    That  love  the  way 
And  Iiappy  they  |    To  Zion's  hill ! 

They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 

Through  this  dark  vale   of  tears, 

Till  each  arrives  at  length, 

Till  each  in  heaven  appears: 

0  glorious  seat,  I    Shall  thither  bring 
When  God  our  King  |    Our  willing  feet  1 

PAUSE. 
To  spend  one  sacred  day, 
Where  God  and  saints  abide, 
Aftbrds  diviner  joy 
Than  thousand  days  beside: 
Where  God  resorts,    I    To  keep  the  door, 

1  love  it  more  j    Than  shine  in  courts. 
God  is  our  sun  and  shield. 

Our  light  and  our  defence ; 

With  gifts  his  hands  are  fiU'd, 

We  draw  our  blessings  thence  : 
He  shall  bestow  |    Peculiar  grace, 

On  Jacob's  race  J    And  glory  too. 

The  Lord  his  people  loves  ; 

His  hand  no  good  withholds, 


406, 407  WORSHIP. 

From  those  his  heart  approves, 

From  pure  and  pious  souls : 
Thrice  Iiappy  he,       j    Whose  spirit  trusts 
O  God  of  Hosts,        I    Alone  in  thee! 


406} 


HYMN  123.    B.  2.    L.  M. 

Shoel,  Newcourt. 

The  benefit  of  public  ordinances. 


1  A  WAY  from  every  mortal  care, 
-^  Away  from  earth,  our  souls  retreat ; 
We  leave  this  worthless  world  afar. 
And  wait  and  worship  near  thy  seat. 

2  Lord,  in  the  temple  of  thy  grace 
We  see  thy  feet,  and  we  adore; 
We  gaze  upon  thy  lovely  face, 
And  learn  the  wonders  of  thy  power. 

3  While  here  our  various  wants  we  mourn, 
United  groans  ascend  on  high  ; 

And  prayers  produce  a  quick  return 
Of  blessings  in  vai-iety. 

4  [If  Satan  rage,  and  sin  grow  strong. 
Here  we  receive  some  cheering  word; 
We  gird  the  gospel  armour  on, 

To  fight  the  battles  of  the  Lord. 

5  Or  if  our  spirit  faints  and  dies, 

(Our  conscience  gal  I'd  with  inward  stings) 
Here  doth   the  righteous   Sun  arise, 
With  htaling  beams  beneath  bis  wings.] 

6  Father!   my  soul  would  still  abide 
Within  thy  temple,  near  thy  side ; 
But  if  my  feet  must  hence  depart, 
Still   keep  thy  dwelling  in  my  heart. 

ACilX       PSALM  27.    1st  Part.    CM. 
^^  *  3  Arundel,  Hymn  Second. 

27(6  church  is  oiir  delight  and  safety, 

1  nPHE   Lord  of  glory  is  my  light, 

-*-      And  my  salvation  too : 
God  is  my  strength,  nor  will   I  feat* 
What   all  my  foes  can  do. 

2  One  privilege  my  heart  desires: 

O  !  grant  me  an  abode 
Among  the  churches  of  thy  saints, 
The  temples  of  my  God. 


PUBLIC  Worship.  408,409 

3  Tliere  shall  I  offer  my  requests, 

And  see  thy  beauty  still ; 
Shall  hear  thy  messages  of  love, 
And  there  enquire  thy  will. 

4  "When  troubles  rise,  and  storms  appear, 

There  may  his  children  hide; 
God  has  a  strong  pavilion,  where 
He  makes  my  soul  abide. 

5  Now  shall  my  head  be  lifted   high 

Above  my   foes  around  ; 

And  songs  of  joy  and  victoi-y 

Within  thy  temple  sound- 

4nft"l      PSALM  27.    2d  Part.    C.  M.  SK 

^\JO^  Abridge,  Christmas. 

Prayer  and  hope. 

1  GOON  as  I  heard  my  Father  say, 
'^  "Ye  children,  seek  my  grace;" 
My  heart  reply'd,  without  delay, 

"I'll  seek  my  Fatlier's  face." 

2  Let  not  thy  face  be  hid  from  me. 

Nor  frown  my  soul  away ; 
God  of  my   life,  I  fly  to  thee 
In  a  distressing  day. 

3  Should  friends  and  kindred,  near  and  dear. 

Leave  me  to  want  or  die. 
My  God  would  make  my  life  his  care, 
And  all  my  need  supply 

4  My  fainting  flesh  had  died  with  grief, 

Had  not  my  soul  believed 
To  see  thy  grace  provide  relief; 
Nor  was  my  hope  deceived 

5  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  trembling  saints, 

And  keep  your  courage  up ; 
He'll  raise  your  spirit  when  it  faints. 
And  far  exceed  your  hope. 

40Q  X      PSALM  65.    1st  Part.    C.  M.  ^ 

**«ji7j-  Devizes,  Christmas. 

A  prayer-hearing  God,  and  the  Gentiles  called. 
1  "pRAISE  waits  in  Zion,  Lord,  for  thee; 
-■-    There  shall  our  vows  be  paid: 
Thou  hast  an  ear  when  sinners  pray; 
All  flesh  shall  seek  thine  aid. 


410  WORSHIP. 

2  Lovd,  our  iniquities  prevail. 

But  pardoning  grace  is  thine; 
And  thou  wilt  grant  us  power  aud  skill 
To  conquer  every  sin. 

3  Blest  are  the  men  whom  thou  wilt  choose 

To  bring  them  near  thy  face; 
Give  thera  a  dwelling  in   thine  house. 
To  feast  upon  thy  grace. 

4  In  answering  what  thy  church  requests, 

Thy  truth  and  terror  shine, 
And  works  of  dreadful  righteousness 
Fulfil  thy  kind  design. 

5  Thus  shall  the  wondering  nations  see 

The  Lord  is  good  and  just: 
And  distant  islands  fly  to  thee. 
And  make  thy  name  their  trust. 

6  They  dread  thy  glittering  tokens,  Lord, 

When  signs  in   heaven  appear; 
But  they  shall  learn  thy   holy  word, 
And  love,  as  well  as  fear. 


410} 


PSALM  65.    1st  Part.    L.  M. 
Rothweli,  Luton,  Path. 


Public  prayer  and  praise. 

1  'T^HE  praise  of  Zion  waits  for  thee, 

-*-    My  God ;  and  praise  becomes  thy  house 
There  shall  thy  saints  thy  glory  see. 
And  there  perform   their  public  vows. 

2  O  thou,  whose  mercy  bends  the  skies, 
To  save,  when  humble  sinners  pray. 
All  lauds  to  thee  shall  lift  their  eyes, 
And  islands  of  the  northern  sea. 

3  Against  my  will  my  sins  prevail. 

But  grace  shall  purge  away  their  stain; 
The  blood  of  Christ  will  never  fail 
To  wash  my  garments  white  again. 

4  Blest  is  the  man  whom  thou  shalt  choose, 
And  give  him  kind  access  to  thee; 

Give  him  a  place  within  thy  house, 
To  taste  thy  love  divinely  free. 
PAUSE. 

5  Let  Babel  fear  when  Zion  prays ; 
Babel,  prepare  for  long  distress, 


PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 

When   Zion's  God  himself  arrays 
In  terror  and  in  righteousness, 

6  M'ith  dreadful  glory,  God  fulfils 
What  his  afflicted  saints  request ; 
And  with  almighty  wrath  reveals 
His  love,  to  give   his  churches  rest. 

7  Then  shall  the  flocking  nations  run 
To  Zion's    hill,  and  own  their  Lord  ; 
The  rising  and  the  setting  sun 
Shall  see  the  Saviour's  name  ador'd. 

41  f   ?     PSALM  116.    2d  Part.    CM.     ho 
^-•■-^-S  St.  Martins,  St.  James. 

Voivs^  made   in  trouble,  paid  in  the  church 
public  thanks  Jor  private   deliverance^ 

1  TITHAT  shall  I  render  to  my  God 

'"      For  all  his  kindness  shown? 
My  feet  shall  visit  thine  abode. 
My  songs  address  thy  throne. 

2  Among  the  saints  that  fill  thine  house 

My  offerings  shall  be  ])aid ; 
There  shall  my  zeal  perform  the  vows 
My  soul  in  anguish  made. 

3  How  much  is  mercy  thy  delight, 

Thou  ever  blessed  God! 
How  dear  thy  servants  in  thy  sight .' 
How  precious  is  their  blood ! 

4  How  happy  all  thy  servants  are ! 

How  great   thy  grace  to  me! 
INly  life,  which  thou  hast  made  thy  care, 
Lord,  I  devote  to  thee. 

5  Now  I  am  thine,  forever  thine, 

Nor  shall   my  purpose   move; 
Thy  hand  hath  loos'd  my  bonds  of  pain, 
And  bound  me  with  thy  love. 

6  Here  in   thy  courts  I  leave  my  vow. 

And  thy  rich  grace  record  ; 
Witness,  ye  saints,  who  hear  me  now, 
If  I  forsake  the  Lord. 


412, 413  WORSHIP. 

4^97         HYMN  145.    B.  2.    CM. 
^■*-'^5  ^^'  James,  Christmas. 

Sight  through  a  glass,  and  face  to  face. 

1  T  LOVE  the  windows  of  thy  grace, 
-■•    Through  which   my  Lord   is  seen ; 
And  long  to  meet  my  Saviour's  face, 

Without  a  glass  between. 

2  O,  that  the  happy  hour  were- come, 

To  change  njy  faith  to  sight; 
I  shall  behold  my  Lord  at  home 
In  a  diviner  light. 

3  Haste,  my  Beloved,  and  remove 

These  interposing  days! 
Then  shall  my  passions  all  be  love, 
And  all  my  powers  be  praise. 

LORD'S  DAY. 

4^  07  PSALM  5.    C.  M. 

^^•^^  Arundel,  Christmas; 

Foi-  the  Lor(Ps  day  rnorning. 

1  T  ORD,  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 
"■-^    My  voice  ascending  high; 

To  thee  will  I  direct  my  prayer, 
To  thee    lift  up  mine  eye : 

2  Up  to  the  hills,  where  Christ  is  gone, 

To  plead  for  all  his  saints. 
Presenting  at  his  Father's  throne 
Our  songs  and  our  complaints. 

3  Thou  art  a  God,  before  whose  sight 

The  wicked  shall   not  stand; 

Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  thy  delight. 

Nor  dwell   at  thy  right  hand. 

4  But  to  thy  house  will  I  resort, 

To  taste  thy  mercies  there; 
I  will  frequent  thine  holy  court. 
And  worship  in  thy  fear. 

5  O  may  thy   Spirit  guide  my  feet 

In  ways  of  righteousness! 

Make  every  path  of  duty  straight 

And  plain  before  my  face. 

PAUSE. 

G  My  watchful  enemies   combina 

To   tempt  my  feet  astray ; 


LORD'S   DAY. 

They  flatter  with  a  base  design 

To  make  my  sou!  theiv  prey. 
7  Lord,  crush  the  serpent  in  the  dust, 

Ami  ail  his  plots  destroy; 
While  those,  that  in  thy  mercy  trust, 

Forever  shout  for  joy. 
3  The  men,  that  love  and  fear  thy  name, 

Shall  see  their  hopes  fulfill'd; 
The  mighty  God  will   compass  them 

With  tavour  as  a  shield. 

4.141       PSALM  19.    1st  Part.    S-  M. 
*■*■  *3       Dover,   Hopkins,  St.  Thomas. 

The  books  of  nature  and  scripture. 
[For  a  Lord's  day  morning.] 

1  "DEHOLD    the  lofty  sky 

-■-'    Declares  its  Maker,  God; 
And  all   his  starry  works  on  high 
Proclaim  his  power  abroad. 

2  The  darkness  and  the   light 
Still  keep  their  coorse  the  same  ; 

While  night  to  day,  and  day  to  nigh^ 
Divinely   teach  his  name. 

3  In  evei-y  different  land 
Their  general  voice  is  known; 

They  show  the  wonders  of  his  hand, 
And  orders  of  his  throne. 

4  Ye  Christian  lands,  rejoice ! 
Here  he  reveals  his  word ; 

We  are  not  left  to  nature's   voice 
To  bid  us  know  the  Lord. 

5  His  statutes  and  commands 
Are   set  before  our  eyes; 

He  puts  his  gospel  in  our  hands, 
Where  our  salvation  lies. 
G)      His  laws  are  just  and  pure ; 
His  truth  without  deceit ; 
His  promises  forever  sure. 
And  his  rewards  are  great. 
7      [Not  honey  to   the  taste. 
Affords  so  much  delight ; 
Nor  gold  that  has  the  furnace  paw'd 
to  lEUch  allures  tlie  light. 


415  WORSHIP. 

8      Wbile  of  thy  works  I  sing, 
Thy  glory  to  proclaim, 
Accept  the  praise,  my  God,  my  King, 
In  my  Redeemer's   name.] 

Ai  p:\        PSALM  19.    2d  Part.    S.  M.  ^ 

^LD^  Dover,   Watchman. 

God's  ivord  most  excellent;    or,  sincerity  and 

ivatchfuliiess. 

[For  a  Lord's  day  morning.] 

1  "DEHOLU  the  morning  sun 
-D    Begins  his  glorious  way! 

His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run, 
And  life  and  Tight  convey. 

2  But  where  the  gospel   comes, 
It  spreads  diviner  light; 

It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs, 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word! 
And  all  thy  judgments  just; 

Forever  sure  thy  promise,  Lord, 
And  men  securely  trust. 

4  My  gracious  God,  how  plain 

Are  thy  directions  given! 
O   may  I  never  nad  in  vain. 
But  find  the  path  to  heavLU'- 
PAUSE, 
s      I  hear  thv  word  with  love. 
And  I  would  fam  obey  ; 
Send  thy  good  Spirit  from  above, 
To  guide  me,  lest  I  stray. 

6  O  who  can  ever  find 

The  errors  of  his  ways  i  . 

Yet  with  a  bold  presurapluons  mmd 
I   would  not  dare  transgress. 

7  Warn  me  of  every  sin; 
Forgive  my  secret  faults,  . 

And  cleanse  this  guilty  soul  of  mine. 
Whose  crimes  exceed  my  thought'- 

8  While  with  my  heart  and  tongue 
I  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 

Accept  the  worship  and  the  song, 
Mv  Saviour  and  my  God. 


LORD'S    DAY.  419,417 

dir;"^        PSALM  63.    1st  Part.    CM.  .% 

^■»-^5  Parma,  Aiimdel. 

The  moniivg  of  a   Lord's  day. 

1  I^ARLY,  my  God,  v.illioiit  delay, 
^-^    I  haste  to  setk  thy  face: 

My  thirsty  spirit  faints  away. 
Without  ihy  cheering  grace. 

2  So  pilprims  on  (he  scorching  sand, 

Bi  neath  a  burning  sky. 
Long  for  a   cooling  stream  at  hand, 
And  they  nnist  drink  or  die. 

3  I've  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  power 

Tlirongh  all  thy  temple  shine; 
My  Gou,  repeat  tliat  lieavenly  liour, 
That  vision  so  divine! 

4  Not  all  the  blessings  of  a  feast 

Can  please  my  soul  so  well. 
As  wlien  thy  ridier  grace  I  taste. 
And  in  thy  presence  dwell. 

5  Not  life  itself,  wilJi  all  her  joys, 

Can   my  best  passions   nicve, 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice, 
As  thy  forgiving   love. 

6  Tlius  till  my  last  expiring  daj', 

I'll  bless  my  God  and  King ; 
7"hns  Mill  I   lift  my  hands  to  pray, 
And  tune  my  lips  to  sing. 

A\^\  PSALM  63.    L.  M.  gg 

**-  '  5     Eaton,  Green's  Hundredlli. 
Longing  nfier  God;    or,  ihe  love  if  Cod  bettei 
thftn   Iff. 

1  ORE  AT  GoJ,  indulge  my  humble  claim; 
*-^   Thou  art  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest; 
'She   glories   that  compose  ijiy  name 

Stau'u  all  engag'd  to  make  me  blest. 

2  Thou  great  and  good,  tliou  just  and  wise, 
Thou  art  my   Fatiier  and  my    God  ; 
Aiui   I  am  thine   by  sacred   lies  ; 

'i  iiv  son,   thy  servant  bouglit  with  blood;- 

3  With  heart,   and  eyes,  and  lifted  hands, 
For  tiiee  I   long,  to  thee   I  look; 

As  travellers,  in  thirsty  lands, 
Paul  for  the  cooling  water-brook. 
T 


418  WORSHIP, 

4  Witb  early  feet  I  love  t'  appeal* 
Among  tliy  saints,  and  seek  tliy  face  r 
Oft  have  I  seen  thy  glory  there, 
And  felt  the  power 'of  sovereign   grace. 

5  Not  fruits  nor  wines  that  tempt  our  taste, 
Nor  all  the  joys  our  senses  know, 
Could  make  n"ie  so  divinely  blest. 

Or  raise  ray  cheerful  passions  so. 

6  My  life  itself,  vitliom   tliy  love. 
No  taste  of  plensure  could  afford ; 
'Twouid  but  a  tiresome  burden  prow. 
If  I  were  banish'd  from  the  Lord. 

1  Amidst  the  wakefUl  hours  of  night, 
When  busy  cares  afflict  my  head. 
One  thought  of  thee  gives  new  delight, 
And  adds  refreshment  to  my  bed. 

3  I'll  lift  mv  liands,  I'll  raise  my  voice. 
While  I  Have  breath  to  pray  or  praise; 
This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice, 
And  spend  the  remnant  of  my  days. 


418} 


PSALM  63.    S.  M.  3» 

Hopkins,  Thacher.' 
Seeking  God. 


1  IVfY  God,  permit  my  tongue 
1t1  yjiis  joy,  to  call   thee  mine  : 

Afld  let  my  early  cries  prevail 
To  taste  thy  love  divine. 

2  My  thirsty,  fainting  soul 
Thy  mercy   does   implore  ; 

Not  travellers   in  desert  lands, 
Can  pant  for  water  more. 

3  Within  ihy  churches.  Lord, 
I  long  to  find  my  place; 

Thy    power  and  glory  to  bflioUl, 
And    feel   thy  quickening  grace, 

4  For  life  without  thy  love 
No  relish  can  afford  ; 

No  joy  can  be  compar'd   to  this, 
To  serve  and  please  the  Lord. 
b      To  thee  I'll  lift  my  hands. 
And  praise  thcu  vhile  I  live; 


LORD'S    DAY.  419,420 

Not  tliR  rich  dainties  of  a  feast 

Such  food  or  pleasure  (?ive. 
9      In  wakeful  hours  of  nig-ht, 

I  call   my  God  to  mind; 
I  think  how  wise  thy  counsels  are. 

And  all  thy  deaiiny;s   kind. 

7  Since  thou  hast  been  my  help, 
'J'o  thee  my  spirit  flies. 

And  on  thy   watchful  providence 
My  cheerful  hope  relies. 

8  Tlie  shadow  of  thy  wingfs 
Mv  sonl  in  saPty  keeps; 

I  follow  where  my   Father  lead^, 
And  he  supports  my  steps. 

diQl        HYMV  14.    B.  2.    S.  M.  iKf 

*•»■  "^  5        Silver  Street,  Watchman. 

The  Lord's  day;   or,  (JeHi;hl  in  ordinances. 

1  "Vl^^ELCOME,  sweet  day  of  rest, 

''^      That  saw  the  Lord  arise; 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast 
And  these  rejoicinjj  eyes! 

2  The  King  Iiimself  c^mes  near. 
And  feasts  liis  saints  to-day; 

Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  liim   here. 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day  amidst  the  place 
Where  jny   dear  God  liath  been. 

Is  sweetef  than  ten  thousand  da}s 
Of  pleasurable  sin. 

4  My  willing'  soul  would  stay 
In  such  a  frame  as  this; 

And  sit  and  sing;  herscif  away 
'!(»  everlasting  bliss. 

4^907.      PSALM  92.    1st  Part.    L.  M.  ffg. 

'i.«*U^-  Gloucester,  Antigua. 

A  psalm  for  the  Lord's  day. 
1  ^WEET  is  the  A\ork,  my  God,  my  King, 
"^  To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks  and  sing;, 
To  shew  thy  love  bv  nmrning  light, 
And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  flight. 


421  WORSHIP. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest. 

No  nioifal  cares'  sliuU  seize  ray  breast  ; 
O  muT  iny  heart  in  tune  be  Vouud, 
Like  Dsjvii'.'s  liarp  of  solemn   sound  i 

3  My  heart  shall   triumph  in  tny  J,ord, 
And  bless  liis   ■works,  and   bless  his   word  ; 
Thy  works  of  g-raee,  how  briglit  they  shine 
How  deep  thy  counsels  .'  Ijow  divine  I 

4  Fools  never  raise  tlieir  thoughts  so  high  : 
Like  brutes  they  live,  like  brutes  Jht-y  die: 
Like  crass  they  flourish,  till  Ihy  breath 
Blast  them  in  cverlarsting  death. 

5  But  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part. 
When  giiice  hath  well  refined  my  heart. 
And  fresli  s'lpplies  of  joy  are  shed, 
Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  my  head. 

6  Sin  (my  worst  enemy  before) 

Shall  vex  my  eyes  and  ears  no  more  ; 
My  inward  foes  shall  all  be  slain, 
Wor  Satan  break  my  peace  again. 

7  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know 
Al!   I  desir'd  or  wisli'd  below  ; 

And  every  power  find  sweet  employ 
In  that  eternal  ivorld  of  joy. 

^9^  >         HYMN  72.    B.  .:.     C.  M.  SR 

"-IZl^  Irish,  Mear. 

The  LorrVs  day;  or,  the  resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  XJLESi'  morning,  whose  young  da\vning  rajs 
■*-^   Beheld  oiu-  risinc^  God  ; 

That  saw  him  triumph  o'er  the  dust, 
And  leave  his  dark  abode  i 

2  In  tiie  cold  prison  of  a  tomb 

The  dead   lUdtemer  lay, 
Till  the  revolving  skies  had  brought 
The  third,  th'  appointed  day. 

3  Hell  and  the  grave  unite  their  force 

To  hrsid  our  God  in  vain  ; 
The  sleeping  Con(iutror  arose. 
And  burst  their  feeble  chain. 

4  To  thy  great  name.  Almighty  Lord, 

These  sacred  hours  we  pay; 
And   loud  hosannas  shall  proclaim 
'J  he  triumph  of  the  day. 


LORD'S    DAY.  422,423 

5  [Salvation  and  imiuoital  praise 
To  our  victorious  King; ; 
Let  heaven,  an«l  carili,  anil  rocks,  and  seas, 
With  glad  liosanjias  ring.] 

AOO\        FSALM118.    4ihPart.     CM.  SJ^ 

±4>^^  Brainiree,  \ork. 

Hosanna  ;  the  Lord'a  flay ;  or,  ClirisVs  resurrection 
and  our  saivatiun. 

1  I'^HIS  is  the  day  the   Lord  hath  made, 

-*•      He  calis  the  houis  his  own  : 
Let  heaven  rejoice,  let  earth  he  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  tlirone. 

2  To-day  he  rose,  and  left  the  dead, 

And   Satan's   eni[»ire  I'eil ; 
To-day  the  saints  Jtis  triuniphs  spread^ 
And  all   his  wonders  tell. 

3  Hosanna  to  th'  anointed  King, 

To  David's  holy   Son : 
Help  us,  0,Lord;  descend  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 

4  Blest  be  the  Lord,  who  conies  to  men 

^Vith  messages   of  grace; 
Who  comes  in  God  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains 

1  lie  church  on  earth  can  raise  ; 
The  highest  heavens,  in  which  he  reigns. 
Shall  give  him  norbler  puiise- 

A-11.1  PSALM  US.    S.  M.  »? 

^4r«J^  Ihacher,   Dover. 

All  hosanna  for  the  Lorifs  day ;   or,  a  neiu  song  of 
natvatiun  by  Christ. 

1  GEE   what  a   hving  stone 
^     'J'he  builders  did  refuse ; 

Yet  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon. 
In  spite  of  envious  Jews. 

2  The  scribe  and  angry  priest 
Reject  thine  only  Son; 

Yet  on  this  rock  shall  Zion  rest. 
As  the  chief  corner-stone. 

3  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 
And  wondrous  in  our  eyes; 


424, 425  WORSHIPi 

This  day  declares  it  all  divine, 
'I'his  day  did  Jtsus  rise. 

4  This  is  tJie  g'lorious  day 
That  our  Rtdeeiner  made; 

Let  us  rejoice,  and  sing,  and  pray, 
Let  all  the  church  be  glad. 

5  Hosanna  to  the  King 
Of  David's  royal   blood  ; 

Bless  him,  ye  saints ;  he  comes  to  bri^ng^ 
Salvation  from  your  God. 

6  We  bless  thine  holy  -word, 
Which  all  this  grace  displays; 

And  oifer  on  thine  altar,  Lord, 
Our  isacriljce  of  praise. 

4941  PSALM  118.    L.  M. 

^■^  ^S        Nantwiclt,  Old  Hundred. 
IVic  same, 

Jl  T  O  !  what  a   glorious  corner-stone 
-*^  'Jlie  Jewish  builders  did  refuse ; 
&ut  God   hath  built  his  church  theieon. 
In  sjiite  of  envy,  and  the  Jews. 

2  Great  God .'  the  work  is  all  divine, 
The  joy  and  wonder  of  our  eyes ; 
This  is  the  day  that  proves  it  thine, 
The  di'.y  that  saw  our  Saviour  rise. 

3  Sinners  i*ejoice,  and  saints  be  glad  ; 
Hosanna,  It-t  his  name  he  blest ; 

A  tliousand  hr,noius  on  his  head, 
WitJj  peace,  and  light,  and  glory  rest. 

4  In  God's  own  name  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation  to  our  dying  race  ; 

Let  the  whole  church  .-iddress  their  King 
With  hearts  of  joy,  and  songs  of  praise. 

BEFORE   PRAYER. 

4r>pr7  PSALM  5?.    CM. 

*±^<tJj  Roehtster,  PaiTua. 

A  psfiim  Icf-'re  (irnyer. 
1  QiING  to  the  Loid  Jehovah's  name, 
'^     And  in  his  slrtiigth  rejoice ; 
When  his  salvation  is"  our  theme, 
Exalted  Ue  our  voice. 


Before  sermon. 

5  With  thanks  approach  his  awful  sight, 
And  psalms  of  honour  sing  ; 
The  Lord's  a  God  of  boundless  might, 
The  whole  crtatioji's  King. 

3  Let  princes  hear,  let  angels  know 

How  mean  their  natures  seem. 
Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below. 
When  once  conipar'd  with  him. 

4  Earth,  with  its  caverns,  dark  and  deep, 

Lies  in  his  spacious  hand ; 
He  fix'd  the  sias  what  bounds  to  keep, 
And  where  the  hills  must  stand. 

5  Come,  and  with  humble  souls  adore; 

Come,  kneel   btfore  his  face ; 
O  may  the  creatures  of  his  power 
Be  children  of  his  grace  I 

6  Now  is  the  time  :  he  bends  his  ear, 

And  wails  for  your  request; 
Come,   lest  he  rouse  his  wrath,  and  sweat 
"  Ye  shall   not  see  my  rest." 

BEFORE   SERMON. 

AOf\l  PSALM  95.    S.  M.  % 

rt^U^  Silver  Street,  Dover. 

A  psalm  before  sermon. 

1  r^OME,  sound  his   jn-jiise  abroad, 
^^     And  hymns  of  glory  sing;    ' 

Jehovah  is  the  sovereign  God, 
The  universal  King. 

2  He  form'd  the  deeps  unknown; 
He  gave  the  seas  their  bound. 

The  watery  worlds  are  ail  his  own. 

And  all  the  solid  ground. 
8      Come,  worship  at  his  throne. 

Come,  bow  before  the  Lord : 
We  are  his  works,  and  not  our  own, 

He  form'd  us  by  his  word. 
4      To-day  attend  liis  voice, 

Nor  ditre  provoke  his  rod; 
Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choicei 

And  own  your  gracious  God. 


r 


427  wonsHir. 

5  But  if  your  ears  refuse 
The  lunc;iiape  of  his  grace, 

And  hearts  grow  hard,  like  stubboi'n  Jews, 
That  unbelieving  race  ; 

6  The  Lord,  in  vengeance  drest, 
Will  lift  his  hand,  and  swear, 

"Ye  that  desi)is'd  my  promis'd  rest 
"Sliall  have  no  portion  there." 

497  Z  PSALM  95.    L.  M.  SSS 

^'^  *  5        Luton,  China,  Castle  Street. 
Canaan  lost  through  unbelief;  or,  a  -warning  to 
delaying  sinners. 

1  r^OME,  let  our  voices  join  to  raise 
^-^    A  sacred  song  of  solemn  praise: 
God  is  a  sovereign  King  ;  rehearse 
His  honours  in  exalted  verse. 

2  Come,  let  our  souls  address  the  Lord, 
Who  frain'd  our  natures  with  his  word: 
He  is  our  shepherd  ;  we  the  shctp 

His  mercy  chose,  l»is  pastures  keep. 

3  Come,  let  us  hear  his  voice  to-day, 
The  counsels  of  his  love  obey; 
Nor  let  our  harden'd  hearts  renew 
The  sins  and  plagues  that  Israel  knew. 

4  Israel,  that  saw  liis  works  of  grace, 
Tempte<l  their  Maker  to  his  face ; 
A  faithless,  unbelieving  bro«>d. 

That  tir'd  the  patience  of  their  God. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "  How  false  they  prove  I 
"  Forget  my  power ;  abuse  my  love : 

"  Since  they  des}>ise  rny  rest,  I  sw»  ar 
"  Tlieir  f«et  shall  never  enter  there." 

6  [Look  back,  my  soul,  with  holy  dread. 
And  view  those  ai\cient  rebels  dead ; 
Attend  the  ofilr'd  grace  to-day  ; 

Nor  lose  the  blessing  by  delay. 

7  Seize  the  kind  ]Homise,  while  it  waits, 
And  march  to  Ziou's  heavenly  gates : 
Believe,  and  take  the  promii'd  rest, 
Obey,  and  be  forever  blest,] 


428} 


AFTER   SERMON.  428,429 

HYMN  105.    B.  2.    C.  M.  Jj 

Baiby,  Bedford. 
Unjruiffulness,  ignorance,  and  u7isanctt/ied  affec- 
tions. 

1  T  ONG   have  1  sat  beneath  the  sound 
-*-^    Of  tliy  salvation,  Lord  ; 

But  still   how  weak  my  faith  is  found, 
And  knowledge  of  thy   word. 

2  Oft  I  frequent  thy  holy  place, 

And  hear  almost  in  vain : 
How  small  a  portion  of  thy  grace 
My  memory  can  retain! 

3  [My  dear  Almighty,  and  my  God, 

How  little  art  thou  known 
By  all  the  judgments  of  thy  rod. 
And  blessings  of  thy  throne!] 

4  [How  cold  and  feeble  is  my  love! 

How  negligent  my  fear! 
How  low  my  hope  of  joys  above  1 
How  few  affections  there !] 

5  Great  God !  thy  sovereign  power  impart, 

'l"o  give  thy  word  success! 
Write  ihy  salvation  in  my  Jieart, 
And  niake  me  ieain  thy  grace. 

6  [Show  my  forgetful  feet  tlje  way 

That  leads  to  joys  on  high ; 
There  knowledge  grows  without  decay, 
And  love  shalf  never  die.] 

AFTER  SERMON. 

4OQI  PSALM  ISO.    CM.  SS 

^^^3         Christmas,  Exeter,  Parma. 
A  song  of  praise. 

1  "IN   God's  own  house  pronounce  his  praise; 
-■-    His  grace  he  there  reveals ; 

To  lieaven  your  joy  and  wonder  raise. 
For  there  his   giory  dwells. 

2  Let  all  your  sacred  passions  move. 

While  you  rehearse  his  deeds: 
But  tile  great    work  of  saving  love 
Your  highest  praise  exceeds. 


430,431  THE    WORLD. 

3  All  tliat  have  motion,   life  and  breath, 
Proclaim  your  ^faker  blest ; 
Yet  when  my  voice  expires  in  death, 
My  soul  skall  praise  him  best. 

4qn-)       HYMN  135.    B.  1.    L.  M.  ^ 

-it'Ji^f  J  Rlendon,  Winchester. 

T/te  love  of  Christ  shed  abroad  in  the  heart, 

1  #^OME,  dearest  Lord,  descend  and  dwell 
^-^    By  failh  and  love  in  every   breast ; 
Then  shall  we  know,  and  taste,  and  i'eel 
The  joys  that  cannot  be  express'd. 

2  Come,  fill  our  hearts  with  inward  strengtii, 
Make  our  enlare^ed  souls  possess 

And  learn  the  height,  and  breadth,  and  lengtli 
Of  thine  unmeasurable  grace. 

3  Now  to  the   God,  wliose  power  can  do 
More  tlian  our  thoughts  or  wishes  know, 
Be  everlastinjj  honours  done 

By  all  the  church,  through  Christ  his  Son. 

THE  WORLD. 

HYMN  101.    B.  2.    C.  M.  38 

Irish,  St.  David. 
The  world's  three  chii-f  temptations^ 

1  TIT'HP'-V  in  the  liplit  of  faith  diviije 

'  '     We  look  on  things  billow. 
Honour,  and  gold,  and  sensual  joy, 
How  vain  and  dangerous  too  ! 

2  ^Honour's  a  poft'  of  noisy  breath ; 

Ytt  men  expose  their  blood. 
And  venture  everlasting  death. 
To  gain  tliat  airy  good. 

3  While  others  stiirve  the  nobler  mind, 

And  feed  on  shining  dust, 
Thry   rob  the  serpent  of  liis  food, 
T'  indulge  a  sordid  lust.] 

4  The  pleasure*  that  allure  our  sense 

Are  dangerous  snarf^  to  souls: 
There's  but  a  drop  of  flattering  sweet, 
And  dasU'd  with  bitter  bowls. 


431} 


THE    WORLD.  433,433 

5  God  is  mine  all-sufficient  pooti, 

My  portion  and  my  choice; 
In  him  my  vast  desires  are  (ill'd, 
And  all  my  powers  rejoice. 

6  In  vain  the  world  accosts  mine  ear, 

And  tempts  my  heart  anew ; 
I  cannot  buy  your  bliss  so  dear, 
Nor  part  with  heaven  for  you. 

A^Ol       HYMNM45.    B.  2.    L.  M.  K 

^^•^  3      Putney,  Old  Hundred,  Bath.  ^ 

The  vanitii  of  cr  eat  uvea ;  or,  no  rest  on  earth, 
\   ji/TAN  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires; 

-^^    He  burns  within  with  restless  fifes; 

Toss'd  to  and  fro,  his  passions  tly 

From  vanity  to  vanit}-. 

2  In  vain  on  earth  we  hope  to  fintl 
Some  solid  e:ood  to  fill  the  mind ; 
We  try  new  pleasures— but  we  feel 
The  inward  thirst  and  torment  still. 

3  So  when  a  raginp  fever  burns. 

We  shift  from  side  to  side  by  turns; 

And  'tis  a  poor  relief  we  gain, 

To  change  the  place,  but  keep  the  pain. 

4  Great  God  !  subdue  lliis  vicious  thirst, 
'I'his  love  to  vanity  and  dtfst; 

Cure  the  vile  fever  of  the  mind. 
And  feed  our  souls  with  joys  refin'd. 

4Qq>")         HYMN  56.     B.  3.     CM.  K 

'rl:00  ^       Bangor,  London,  Bedford. 
The  misery  of  being  tvithotit  Gnd  in  this  worlds 
or,  r>ain  prosperiiij. 

1  1^0!  I  shall  envy  them  no  more, 
•^^     Who  grow  profanely  great. 
Though  they  increase  their  golden  store. 

And  rise  to  wondrous  lieight. 

2  They  taste  of  all  tlie  joys  that  grow 

Upon  this  earthly  clod  ; 
Well,  they  may  search  the  creature  through, 
For  they  have  ne'er  a  God. 

3  Shake  oft"  the  thoughts  of  dying  too, 

^nd  think  your  life  your  own; 


434,  435  THE    WORLD. 

But  death  comes  hastening  on  to  yoji. 
To  mow  your  glory  down. 

4  Yes,  you  must  bow  your  stately  head, 

Away  your  spirit   fliis, 
And  HO  kind  angel  near  your  bed, 
Jo  bear  it  to  the  skies. 

5  Go  now,  and  boast  of  all  your  stores, 

And  tell  how   bright  they  shine; 
Your  heaps  of  glittering  dust  are  yours, 
And  luy  Redeemer's  mine. 


434} 


PSALM  73.    L.  M.  ^  or  K 

All  baints,  Bath. 


The  prosperity   oj  sinners  cursed. 

1  T  ORD,  what  a  thoughtless  wretch  was  T, 
-*-^     lo  mourn,  and  murmur,  and  repine 
To  see  the  wicked  placed  on  high. 

In  pride  and  robes  of  lionour  shine! 

2  But  O  their  end,  their  dreadful  end! 
'I'hy  saii.tuary  taugiit  me  so: 

On  siipjiery  r  >cks  1  see  tiiem  stand, 
And  liery   billows  roll  below. 

3  Now  let  them  boast  liow  tali  they  rise, 
I'll  never  en\'y  them  again; 

'i  here  they  may  stand  with  liaughty  eyes 
Till  they   plunge  deep  in  enuiess  puin. 

4  'I heir  fancy'd  joys,  how  fast  they  flee! 
Just  like  a  dream  vvhen  man  awakes; 
'I'hcir  songs  of  softest   harmony 

Are  but  a  preface  to  their  i)i;igues. 

5  Now  I  esteem  their  mirth  and  wine 
Too  dear  to  puic'.ase  with  my  Idood ; 
Lord,  'tis  enough  tluit  tiiou  uri  min;.'. 
My  life,  my  pouion,  and  my  God. 

A<:>Kl        HYMN  164.    B.  2.    C.  AL 
^'^*^3  Abridge,  Durham. 

Tfie  end  of  the  -wurld. 
1  XyHY  sliould  this  earth  delight  us  so? 
''     Why  should   \vc  n\  our  eyes 
On  these  low  giounds,  where  sorrows  grow. 
And  every  pleasure  dies? 


THE  JEWISH  CHURCH.  43S 

2  While  time  Ins  sharpest  teeth  prepares 

Our  eoHiforis  to  tlevour. 
There  is  a  laud  above  the  stars, 
And  joys  above  his  power. 

3  Nature  shall  be  dissnlv'd  and  die, 

I'he  snn  iniist  end  his  nice. 
The   earth  and  sea  Ibrcver    Oy 
Before  my  Saviour's  face. 

4  When  will  that  glorious  morning  inse, 

When  the  last  trumpet  sound. 

And  call  the  nations  to  the  skies 

From  underneath  the  ground. 

VWV^-VVV'V 

THE  JEWISH  CHURCH : 

OR, 

THE  HISTORY  of  the  ISRAELITES. 

i:\fil  PSALM  10-.    C.  M.  3Jg 

±00^  Rochester,  York. 

Coir.t  rondtirt  to  Israel,  and  the  ftlnt^wes  ofE,o:yl)t. 

1  O.IVE  thanks  to  Goil.  invoke  iiis  name, 
'*^    And  tell  the  world  his  u^race  ; 

Sound  through  the  ta 'th  his  deeds  of  fame, 
lliat  all  may  seek  his  face. 

2  His  covenant,  which  he  kept  in  mind 

For  inuiierous  ages  past. 
To  numerous  ages,  yet  beliind, 
In  equal  force  shall  last. 

3  He  sware  to  Abrali'm  and  his  setd, 

And   made  tlse   blessing  sure' 
Gentiles   the  ancient  proniive  read. 

And  find  his  trutlt  endure. 
A  "  Thy  seed  sliall  make  all  nations  b!est," 

(Said  the  Almighty  voice) 
"  And  Canaan's   land  slusll  be  their  rest, 

"  The  type  of  heavenly  joys.", 

5  [How  Inrge  the  grant  I    how  ricli  the  grace ! 

To  give,  them  Canaan's  land, 
V/hen  they  were  strangers  in  the  place, 
A  iiitle  feeble  band .' 


436  THE    JEWISH    CHURCH. 

6  Like  pUf^rims,  thronfjh  the  countries  round, 

Securely  the}'   reiuovM; 
And  haui^hty  kings,  that  on  them  ffown'd, 
Seveitly  lie  leprov'd. 

7  "  Touch  mine  anointed,  and  mine  arm 

"  Shall  soon  avenge  the  wrong ; 
''  Tlie  man  thiit  dots  my  j)rophets  harm, 
"  Shall  know  their  God  is  strong." 

8  Then   let  the  vorld  forbear  its  rage, 

Nor  put  the  church  in  fear: 
Israel  must  live  through  every  age, 
And  be  th'  Almighty's  care.] 

PAUSE  I. 

9  When  Pharaoh  dar'd  to  vex  tlie  saints, 

And  thus  provok'd  their  God, 
Moses  was  sent,  at  their  complaints, 
Arm'd  with  his  dreadful  rod. 
30  He  call'd  for  darkness;  darkness  came. 
Like  an  o'erwlielining  flood  ; 
He  turn'd  each  lake  and  every  stream 
To  lakes  and  streams  of  blood. 
H  He  gave  the  sis^i,  and  noisome  flics 
Through  the  whole  country  spread; 
And  frogs,  in  croaking  aioiics,  rise 
About  the  monarch's  bed. 

12  Through  fields,  and  towns,  and  palaces, 

The  tenfold  vengeance  rtew  ! 
Loetists  in  swarms  devonrM  llteir  trees,- 
And   hail  tlieir  cuttle  slew. 

13  Then  by  an  angel's  midnight  stroke, 

'Ihe  flower  ot"  Egypt  died; 
The  strength  of  every  house  was  b:oke, 
Iheir  g.ory  and  tlieir  pride. 

14  Now  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage. 

Nor  put  the  cinncli  in  fear ; 
Israel   must   live   ihn>ugli  every  age, 
And  be  ih'  Almighty's  care. 

PAUaE  IL 

15  Yhiis  were  the  trib«^  from  bondage  bropghtj 

And  left  the  lialed  ground : 
Each  some  Egyptian  spoils  had  got, 
Ai-id  not  oi»e  feeble  fivnd. 


ISRAELITES,  437 

15  The  Lord  himself  chose  out  their  way, 
And  mirk'd  tht-ir  journeys  lij^ht; 
Gave    them  a  leading  cloud  by  day, 
A  fiery  guide  by  night. 
17  They  thirst;  and  waters  from  the  rock 
In   rich  abun<lance  flow. 
And  foilmvinuf  still  the  course  they  took, 
liau  all   the  desert  through. 
13  O  wondrous  stream!    O  blessed  type 
Of  ever-flowinsj  grace! 
So  Christ  our  rock  maintains  our  life 
Through  all  this  wilderness. 

19  Thus  guarded   by  th'  Almighty  hand, 

The  cUftsen  tribes  possessed 
Canaan  tlie  rich,  the  promis'd  land, 
And  there  enjoyed  their  rest. 

20  Tlien  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage, 

1  he  church  renounce  lier  fear; 
Israel  must  live  through  every  age, 
And  be  th'  Almighty's  care. 

A'^rfl  PSALM  81.      S.  M.  ^ 

^'-'  *  3  'I'hacher,  Dover. 

The  Tvarnings  of  God  to  hb  /leu/jle;  o?*,  .tpirltnal 
/jlessings  and  punishnicnts, 

1  aiXG  to  the  Lord  aloud, 

*^   Aiul  make  a  joyful  noise; 
God  is  our  strength,  our  Saviour  God, 
Let  Israel  hear  his  voice. 

2  "  From  vile  idolatry 

"  Preserve  my  woi-ship  clean : 
"  I  am  the  Lord,  who  set  thee  free 
'*  From  s!avei-y  and  sin. 

3  "  Stretch  thy  desires  abroad, 
"  And  I'll  sj'iipply  them   well  : 

"  But  if  ye  \i\\{  refuse  your  God, 
"  If  Israel  >\ill  rebel ; 

4  "  I'D  leave  them,"  saith  the  Lord, 
"  To   their  owli  lusts  a  prey, 

"And  let  them  run  the  dangerous  roajl ; 
"  'Tis  their  own  chosen  way. 

5  "Yet,  O!   that  all  my  saints 

»'  Would  hearken  tw  niv  voice  .' 


438  THE  JEWISH    CHURCH. 

"  Soon  I   voiild  ease  their  sore  complaints 
"  And  bid  tlieir  hearts   lejuice. 
6      "  Wliile  I  destroy  tlieir  fot^, 
"I'd  richly  fetd   my  flock, 
"  And  tijey  shoiitd  taste  the  stream  that  flows 
"  From  tljtir  eternal  Rock." 

4007        PSALM  78.    2d  Part.    CM.  ^ 

±on  ^  gt,  Martins,  Irish. 

Israers  rehellion  and punis/inient ;  or,  the  sins  arid 
ch'istiiitr)ients  of  GoiPs people. 

1  f\  WHAT  a  stiff  relJellious  house 
^-'     Was  Jacob's  ancient  race  I 

False  to  tii- ir  own   most  solemn   vows, 
And  to  their  iMaker's  grace. 

2  They  broke  the  covenant  of  Lis  love^ 

And  did  his  laws  despise, 
Forpot  tlie  works  he  wroiiglit,  to  prove 
His  power  before  tlieir  eyes. 

3  They  saw  the  plagues  on  Egypt  lightj 

From  his  avenging  hand ; 
Wliat  dreadful  tokens  of  his  might 
Spread  o'er  the  stubborn  lan<l. 

4  They  saw  liim  cleave  the  miglity  sea, 

And  march  in  safety   through, 
Willi  v.atery  walls   to  guard  their  waj". 
Till  they  liad  'scap'd  the  foe. 

5  A  wondi-ous  pillar  mark'd  the  i-oad, 

Compos'd  of  shade  and  light ; 
By  day  it  })rov'd  a  sheltering  cloud, 
A   leading  fire  by  night. 

6  He  from  the  rock  their  thirst  supnly'd; 

The  gushing  waters  f.-l!, 
And  ran  in  rivers  by  their  side, 
A  constant  miracle. 

7  Yet  they  provok'd   the  Lord  most  high. 

And  (iar'd   distrust   his  h:ni<l ; 
"  Can  be  with  bread  our  liusls  supply 
"Amid  this  dtsevt   land?" 

8  The  Lord  with  iiulignalion  heard, 

And  crai.d  his  wrath   ,0  flame: 
I!is  terrors  ever  stand  prepar'd 
I'o  vindicate  his  name. 


439} 


ISRAELITES.  43?,  44o 

PSALM  78.    3d  Part.    CM.  SH 

Kingston,  Baiby. 

The punisJtment  of  Itixury  and  intemperance  ;  ort* 
chastiaement  and  salvation. 

1  TIT'HEN   Israel  sins,  the  I.oid   reprovts, 

*'     And  fills  their  hearts  with  drtad  ; 
Yet  he  forgives  the  men  Jie  loves. 
And  sends  them  heavenly  bread. 

2  He  fed  them  with  a  liberal  hand. 

And  made  his  treasures  known ; 
He  gave  tlie  midnight  clouds  command 
To  pour  provision  down. 

3  The  manna,  like  a  moi-nii-g  shower. 

Lay  JJiiek  around  their  iWt ; 
The  corn  of  heaven,  so  light,  so  pnrc. 
As  though  'twere  angels'  meat. 

4  But  they  in  murmuring  language  sai<J, 

"  Maiina  is  all  our  feast, 
»'  We  leathe  this  light,  this  airy  bread  ; 
"  We  must  have  flesh  to  taste." 

5  "  Ye  shall  Iiave  flesh   to  please  yowr  liist  J' 

The   Lord   in   w  rath  reply'd  ; 
And  sent  them  quails,  like  sand  or  dust, 
Heap'd  lip  from  side  to  side. 
C  He  gave  them  all  their  own  desire; 
And  greedy  as  they  fed, 
His  vengeance  burnt   with  secret  fire. 
And  smote  the  rebels  dead. 

7  When  some  were  slain,  the  rest  return'd, 

And  sought   the   Lord   with   ti  ars  ; 
Under  the  rrul  lisey  f(  ar'd  and  niuurriM, 
But  scon  forgot  "their  fear;. 

8  Oft  he  chastisM,  and  still  forgave, 

Till,  by  his   gracious  hand, 

The  nation   he  resoUM  to  save 

Possess'd  the  j)romisM  laml. 

/i/ln"^      PSALM  107.    3d  Part.    L.  M.    »  cs  H 
^i-iU^  Armley,   Fonnlain.  ^ 

Inleiupcrance  funuslicd  rindpnrduv.c! ;   or,  a  pxfilra 

Jbr  tfie glutton  and  the  drin.knrd. 
1  "17AIN  n>an,  on  foolish  p!<as^^■^s  bint, 
'     Prepares  fir  liis  own  punislunauj 
U 


441  THE   JEWISH    CHURCH. 

What  pains,  what  loatlisome  maladies 
Fiojn  luxury  and  lust  ai'ise ! 

2  'I'he  drunkard  feels  his   vitals  waste, 

Yet  drowns  his  health  to  please  his  taste; 
'I'ill  all  his  active  po^Ci-s  are  lost, 
And    fainting  life  dra\vs  near  the  dust. 

3  The  glutton  groans,  and  loathes  to  eat, 
His  soul  abhors  delicious  meat ; 
Jvature,  with  heavy  loads  opprtss'd, 
Would  yield  to  death   to  be  reieas'd. 

4  Then  how  the  frighted  sinners  fly 
"xo  Cwod  for  help,  with  earnest  cry! 

He  hears  their  groans,  prolongs  their  breath, 
And  saves  them  from  approaching  death. 

5  No  med'cines  could  eftlct  the  cure 
So  quick,  so  easy,  or  so  sure; 
The  deadly  sentence  God  repeals; 

He  sends  his  sovereign  word,  and  heals. 

6  O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  wondious  goodness  of  the  Lord  I 
And  let  their  tliankful  olf'rings  prove 
lluw  they  adore  their  Maker's  love. 

A  Ail        PSALM  73.    4th  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

^■^^  S  Castle  Street,  Eaton. 

Backsliding  and/orgiveneys ;   or,  sinjmnished  and 
saints  saved. 

1  f::jJ.REAT   God,  how  oft  did   Israel  prove 
*-*  By  turns  thine  anger  and   thy  love! 
There  in  a  glass  our  hearts  may  see 
How  fickle  antl   how  false  they  be. 

2  How  soon  the  faitlihss  Jews  forgot 
Tiie  dreadful  wonders  God  had  wrought! 
Then  they  provoke  him   to  his  face, 
Nor  f^-ar  liis  power,   nor  trust  his  graee- 

3  Ibe  Lord  consuin'd  their  jears  in   j)ain. 
And  made  their  travels  long  and  vain  ; 

A   tedious  march,  through  unknown  ways. 
Wore  out  their  strength,  and  spent  their  days. 

4  Oft,  when  they  saw  their  brethren  s'ai)i, 
riicy  mourn'd  and  sought  the  Lord  again  : 
Call'd    him  the    Rock  of  their  abode, 
'I/heir  high  Redeemer  and  tiieir  God-. 


ISRAELITES. 

5  Their  prayers  and  vows  before  liim  rise. 
As  flattering  words,  or  solemn  lits, 
While  their  rebellious  tempers  prove 
False  to  his  covenant,  and  his  love. 

6  Yet  did  his  sovereign  grace  forgive 
1  he  men  who  not  deserv'd  to  live  ; 
His  anger  oft  away  he  turn'd. 

Or  else  with  gentle  flame  it  burn'if. 

7  He  saw  their  flesh  was  weak  and  fraiL 
He  saw  temptations  still  prevail ; 

Tlie  God  of  Abrah'm  lov'd  them  still. 
And  led  tJiem  to  his  holy  h»Jl. 


442} 


PSALM  106.    2d  Part.    S.  M.  ^ 

St.  Tlionias,  Froome. 
Inrael  punished  and  pardoned  ;  or,  God's  unchange- 
able love. 

1  fiOD  of  eternal  love, 

^^     How  fickle  are  our  wajs! 
And  yet  how  oft  did  Israel  prove 
Thy  constancy  of  grace.' 

2  They  saw  thy  wonders  wrougJit, 
And  then  thy  praise  they  sting  ; 

But  soon  thy  ■«orks  of  power  forgot, 
And  muriiuu'd  with  their  tonguu. 

3  Now  they  believed  Jiis  word. 
While  rocks  with  rivers  flow  ; 

Now  with  their  lusts  pmvok'd  the  Lord, 
And  he  reduc'd  them  low. 

4  Yet  when  they  mourn'd  tlieir  faults., 
He  hearken'd  to  their  groans ; 

Brought  his  own  covenant  to  his  tboughls. 
And  call'd  them  still  his  sons. 

5  Their  names  were  in  his  book. 
He  sav'd  them  from  their  foes; 

Oft  he  chastis'd,  but  ne'er  forsook 

The  people  that  he  chose. 
5      Let   Israel  bless  the  Lord, 

Who  lov'd  their  ancient  race ; 
And  Christians  join  the  solemn  word, 

JmcHf  lo  ail  their  praise. 


443 


THE    JEWISH   CHURCH. 

PSALM  129.    C.  M. 

Abridge,  Arlington,  Tisbury. 

Persecutors  punislied, 

1  TJP  from  my  youtli,  may  Israel  say, 
^~'     Have  I  been  uurstil  in  tears; 

My  griefs  \vere  constant  as  the  day, 
And  tedious  as  the  years. 

2  Up  from  my  youtli,  I  bore  the  rage 

Of  all  the  sons  of  strife ; 
Oft  they  assail'd  my  riper  age, 
But  not  destroy'd  my  life. 

3  Their  cruel  plough  had  toni  my  flesh, 

With  furrows  long  and  deep  ; 
Hourly  they  vex'd  my  wounds  afresh. 
Nor  let  ray  sorrows  sleep. 

4  The  Lord  grew  angry  on  his  throne, 

And,  with  impartial  eye, 
Measur'd  the  mischiefs  they  had  done, 
Then  let  his  arrows  fly. 

5  How  was  their  insolence  surprised, 

To  hear  his  thunders  roll! 
And  all  the  foes  of  Zion  seiz'd 
With  horror  to  the  soul! 

6  Thus  shall  the  men  that  hate  tlie  saints 

Be   blasted  from  ilie  sky ; 
Their  glory  fades,  their  courage  faint?, 
And  all  "their  projects  die. 

7  [What  though  tliey  flourish  tall  and  fair, 

They  have  uo  root  beneath ; 
Their  growth  shall  perish   in  despair. 
And  lie  despis'd  in  death.J 

8  [So  corn  that  on  the  honse  top  stands. 

No  hope  of  harv*  St  gives  : 
The   reaper  ne'er  shall  fill  his  hands, 
Nor  binder  fold  the  sheaves. 

9  It  springs  and  withers  on  tlie  place: 

Ko  traveller  bestows 
A  word  of  blessing-  on  tJie  grass, 
Xor  minds  it  as  he  goes.] 


ISRAELITES.  444, 445 

^dd'l        PSALM  135.    2(1  Part.    L.  M.  »: 

■**'*5  Luton,  Truro. 

The  ivorks  of  creation,  providence,  redemption  of 
Israel,  and  destructioii  of  enemies. 

1  rjJ.REAT  is  the  Lord,  exalted  high 

'^  Above  all  powers,  and  every  throne: 
Whate'er  he  pleas'd,  in  earth  or  sea, 
Or  heaven,  or  hell,  his  hand  hath  done. 

2  At  his  command  the  vapours  rise; 

The  lightnings  Hash,  the  thunders  roar; 
He  pours  the  rain,  he  brings  the  wind 
And  tempest  from   his  airy  store. 

3  'Twas  he  those  dreadful  tokens  sent, 
O  Egypt,  through  thy  stubborn  land; 
"When  all   thy  nrst-born,  beasts  and  men, 
Fell    dead  by  his  avenging  hand. 

4  What  mighty  nations,  mighty  kings 
He  slew,  and  their  whole  country  gave 
'l"o  Israel,  whom  his  liands  redeem'd, 
No  more  to  be  pi-oud  Pharaoh's  slave  ! 

5  His  power  the  same,  the  same  his  grace, 
That  saves  us  from  the  hosts  of  hell ; 
And  heaven  he  gives  us  to  possess, 
Whence  tlios*  apostate  angels  fell. 


415} 


PSALM  136.    H.  M. 
Bethesda,  Portsmouth. 


God^s  ivGuders  of  creation,  providence,  redemption 

of  Israel,  and  salvation  of  his  people. 
I      /41VE  thanks  to   God  most  high, 
^-*      The  universal    Lord  ; 
The  sovereign  King  of  kings  ; 
And  be  his  grace  ador'd. 
His  power  and   grace    I    And  let  his  name 
Are  still  the  same  ;      |    Have  endless  praise. 
3      How  miglity  is  his  hand ! 
What  wonders  haih  he  done  I 
He  form'<l  the   earth  and  seas. 
And  spread  the  heavens  alone. 
Thy  mercy.  Lord,         I  And  ever  sure, 
Shall  still  endure;         |   Abides  thy  word 
3      His   wisdom  fram'd  the  sun. 
To  crown  the  day  with  light ; 


45  THE   JEAVISH   CHURCH. 

The  moon  and  twinkling:  stars. 

To  cheer  tlie  darksome  nipht. 
His  power  and  grace    I  And  let   his  name 
Are  still  the  same;       |  Hare  endless  praise. 

[He  smote  tlie  first-bw'n  sons, 

The  flower  of  Egypt,  dead  : 

And  thence  his  chosen  tribes 

AViih  joy  and  and  glory  led. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord,        J   And  ever  snre 
Sha'U  still  endure;         |  Abides  thy  vord. 
;      His  power  and  lifted  rod 

Cleft  the  Red   Sea  in  two, 

And  for  his  people  made 

A  wondro'.is  j)assage  thi'ough. 
His  power  and  grace    I   And  let  his  name 
Are  still  the  same;       |  Have  endless  praise. 
I      But  cruel  Pharaoh  there 

"With  all  his  host  he  drown'd; 

And  brought  his  Israel  safe 

1'hrougb  a  long  desert  ground. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord,         I  And  ever  sure 
Shall  still  endixrej        |  Abides  thy  word.] 

PAUSE. 
'      [The  kings  of  Canaan   fell 
i3eneath   his  dreadful  hand ; 
While  his  own  servants  took 
Possession  of  their  land. 
His  power  and  grace    I  And  let  his  name 
Are  still  the  same;       |  Have  endless  praise.T 
5      He  saw  the  rations  lie, 
All  perishing  in  sin, 
And  pity'd  the  sad  state 
Tl»e  ruin'd  world  was  in. 
Thy  mercy.  Lord,  I   And  ever  sure 

Shall  still  endure  ;         |  Abides  thy  word. 
)      He  sent  his  only  Son 
To  save  us  from  our  wo, 
From  Satan,  sin,  and  death, 
And  every  hurtful  foe. 
His  power  and  grace    I  And  let  his  name 
Are  still  the  same;       |  Have  endless  praise. 
0    Give  tlianks  aloud  to  God, 
To  God,  the  heavenly  King; 


ISRAELITES.  446 

And  let  the  spacious  eartli 

Kis  works  and  glories  siuy. 
1  hy  mercy.  Lord,         I   And  ever  sure 
Shall  still  endure;         1  Abides  thy  word- 

AAftl       PSALM  77.    2d  Part.    CM.  t) 

^^"3  rivmouth,  Carolina. 

Comfort  derived  from  ancient  fjrovidences;  or,lsra* 
el  deliveredfrom  E!;ijpt,  mid  Lruu/^ht  to  Canaan, 

1  "TJOW  av^ful  isthy  chastening  rod! 

-■-^  (May  thine  own  cliiidren  say) 
" The  great,  the  v.ise,  the  dreadful  God, 
"How  holy  is  his  way!" 

2  ril  meditate  his  works  of  old ; 

The  Kin^  who  reigns  ahove: 
I'll  hear  his  ancient  wonders  told, 
And  learn  to  trust  his  love. 

3  Long  did  the  house  of  Joseph  lie 

With  Egypt's  yoke  oppress'd ; 
Long  he  delay 'd  to  hear  their  cry, 
Kor  gave  his  people  rest. 

4  The  sons  of  good  old  Jacob  secni'd 

Abandon'd  to  their  foes ; 
But  his  almighty  arm  redeem'd 
The  nation  that  he  chose. 

5  Israel,  his  people  and    his  sheep, 

Must  follow  where  he  calls; 
He  bade  them  venture  tlnough  the  deep," 
And  made  the  waves  their  walls. 

6  The    waters  saw  thee,  mighty  God, 

The  \\aters  saw  thee  come: 
Backward  they  fled,  and  frighted  stood. 
To  make  thine  armies  room. 

7  Strange  was  thy  journey  ihrotigh  the  sea, 

'I'hy  footsteps,  Lord,  unkiiown ; 

Terrors  attejid  the  wondrous  way. 

That  brings  thy  mercies  down.' 

8  [Thy  voice,  with  terror  in   the  sound. 

Through  clouds  and  darkness  broke ; 
All  heaven  in   lightning  shone  around, 
And  earth  with  thunder  shock. 
6  Thine  arrows  through  the  skies  were  hurrd: 
How  glorious  is  the  Lord  '. 


447,443        THE    JEWISH   CHURCH. 

buipiise  and  trembliusf  seiz'd  the  world, 
And  his  own  saints  ador'd. 
ID  He  gave  them  water  from  the  i-ock, 
And  safe,   by   Moses*  hand, 

'i'hioiigii   a  dry  desert   led   his  flock 
Home  to  tlie  iiroiuis'd  land. 


447} 


PSALM  114.    L.  M.  S8 

Antigua,  Biendon. 
Miracles  attending  Israel's  journey* 

1  "Vl^HEN  Israel,  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hanA, 

'•     Left  the  proud  tyrant  and  his  land. 
The  tribes  with  cheerful  homage  own 
TJieir  King,  and  Judah  was  his  tluone. 

2  Across  the  deep  their  journey  lay ; 
The  deep  divides  to  make  them   way ; 
Jordan  beheld  their  march,  and  fled 
V\^ith  backward  current  to  his  head. 

3  The  mountains  shook  like  frighted  sheep. 
Like  lambs  the  little  hillocks  leap; 

Not  Sinai  on  her  base  could  stand. 
Conscious  of  sovereign  power  at  hand. 

4  What  power  could  make  tiie  deep  divide  ? 
Make  Joidan  backward   roll  his  tide? 
Why  did  ye  leap,  ye  little  hills  ? 

And  whence  the  fright  that  Sinai  feels  ? 

5  Let  every  mountain,  every  flood 
lletire,  and  know  th'  approaching  God, 
The  King  of  Israel:  see   him  here! 
Tremble,  thou  earth,  adore  and  fear, 

6  He  thunders,  and  all  nature  mourns; 
The  rock  to  standuig  pools  he  turns ; 
flints  spring  with    fountains  at  his  word, 
And  fires  and  seas  confess  the  Lord. 

440  7       HYMN  124.    B.  2.    CM.  SK 

^*^3  Barby,  Swanwick. 

Moses,  Aaron,  and  Joshua. 
1  ^'^f^IS  not  the  law  of  ten  commands 
-*-    On  holy  Sinai  given, 
Oi-  sent  to  men  by  Moses'  hands, 
C^n  bring  us  safe  to  hfeaven. 


ISRAELITES.  44^ 

2  'Tis  not  the  blood  tliat   Aaron  spilt, 

Nor  smoke  of  sweetest  siiiel). 

Can  buy  a  pardon  for  our  guilt, 

Or  save  our  souls  from  hell. 

3  Aaron  the  priest  resigns  his  breath 

At  God's  immediate   will ; 
And  in  the   desert  yields  to  death. 
Upon  the  appointed  liill. 

4  And  thus  on  Jordan's  yonder  side 

The  tribes  of  Israel   stand, 
While  Moses  bow'd  liis  head  aud  died 
Short  of  tlie  proinis'd  land. 

5  Israel,  rejoice,  now  Joshua*  leads! 

He'll  bring  your  tribes  to  rest ; 
So  far  the  Saviour's  name  exceeds 
Tlie  ruler  and  the  priest. 

*  Joshua^  the  same  ivith  Jesus,  and  signifies  a 
Saviuur. 


44Q  X      PSALM  107.    1st  Part.    L.  :\f.  ^ 

^^^5         lf'''y>  Newcourt,  Rothwell. 

Israel  led  to  Canaan,   and  Christians  to  heaven^ 

1  /2J.IVE  thanks  to  God :  lie  reigns  above, 

*-*     Kind  are  his  tlwughts,  his  name  is  love; 
His  mercy  ages  past  have  known, 
And  ages  long  to  come  shall  own. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  tlie  Lord 
Ihe  wonders  of  liis  grace  record: 
Israel,  the  nation  whom  lie  chose. 
And  rcscu'd  from  their  mighty  foes. 

3  [When  God's  almighty  arm  had  broke 
Their  fetters  and   tli'  Egyptian    yoke, 
They  trac'd  the  desert,  wandering  round, 
A  wild  and  solitary  ground! 

4  There  they  could  find  no  leading  road, 
Nor  city  for  a  tix'd  abode  ; 

Nor  food,  nor  fountain  to  assuage 
Iheir  burning    thirst,  or  hunger's  rage.] 

5  In  their  distress,  to   God  they  ci^'d; 
God  was  their  Saviour  and  their  guide ; 
He  led  their  march  far  wandering  round ; 
'Twas  the  right  path  to  Canaan's  ground. 


450  CHRISTIAN   CHURCH. 

6  Tlni9  when  our  first  release  we  g'ain 
From  sin's  old  yoke,  and  Satan's'  chain. 
We  have  this  desert  world  to  pass, 

A  dangerous  and  a  tiresome  place. 

7  He  feeds  and  clothes  us  all  the  way, 
He  guides  our  footsteps,  lest  we  stray ; 
He  guards  us  with  a  powerful  hand, 
And  brings  us  to  the  heavenly  laud. 

8  O  let  the  saints  with  joy  record 

The  truth  and  goodness  of  thy  Lord! 
How  great  his  works !  how  kind  his  ways  I 
Let  every  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. ' 

vwvwvw 

THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

THE    SETTLEMENT   AND   BEAtJTY  OF  A 
CHURCH. 

4^01  PSALM  15.    CM.  at 

•rtfJXJ  ^  Braintrec,  Stade. 

Characters  of  a  aaint ;  or,  a  citizen  of  Zion ;  off 
the  qualifications  of  a   Christian. 


1  XI/'HO  shall  inhabit  in   thy  hill, 

^^     O   God  of  holiness  ? 
Whom  will   the  Lord  admit  to  dwell 
So  near  his  throne  of  grace? 

2  The  man  that  walks  in  pious  wajs, 

And  works  with  righteous  hands, 
That  trusts  his  Mak(  r's  promises, 
And  follows  his  commands. 

3  He  speaks  the  meaning  of  his  heart. 

Nor  slanders  with  liis  tongue ; 

V/ili  scarce  believe  an  ill  report. 

Nor  do  his  neighbour  wrong. 

4  The  wealthy  sinner  he  contemns, 

I,oves  all  'tliat  fear  the  Lord ; 
And,  though   to  his  own  hurt  he  swears, 
Still  he  performs  his  word. 

5  His  hands  disdain  a   golden  bribe. 

And  never  gripe  the  poor; 
This  man  shaii  dwell  with  God  on  ifaith. 
And  find  his  heaven  secure. 


A  CHURCH'S  SETTLEMENT.      451,452 

AKil  PSALM  15.    L.  M.  Sg 

**^  A  5  Eaton,  Shoel. 

Religion  and  justice,  goodness  and  truth ;  or,  du- 
ties to  God  and  man;  or,  the  quaHJications  of 
a   Christian. 

1  "Vl/  HO  sliall  ascend  thy  luavenly  place, 

'*     Great  God,  and  dwell  before  lliy  face  ? 
The  man  that  minds  religion  now. 
And  humbly  walks  with   God  below. 

2  Whose  hands  are  pure,  whose  heart  is  clean» 
Whose  lips  still  speak  the  tliinp  they  mean  ; 
No  slanders  dwell  upon  his  tongue ; 

He  hates  to  do  his  neiglibour  wrong. 

3  [Scarce  will  he  trust  an  ill  report. 
Or  vent  it  to  his  niighbour's  liurt, 
Kinners  of  state  he  can  despise, 
But  saints  are  hononr'd  in  his  ejes.] 

4  [Firm  to  bis  word  he  ever  stood. 
And  always  makes  his  promist  ^ood; 
Nor  dares  to  change  the  thing-  he  swears, 
W^hatever  pain  or  loss  he  bears.J 

5  [He  never  deals  i.i  bribing  gold. 

And  mourns  that  justice  should  be  sold: 
While  others  giipe  and  gind  tlie  poor, 
Sweet  chanty  attends  his  door.] 

6  He  loves  his  enemit  s,  and  prays 

For  those  that  curse  1  im  to  his  face: 
And  doth  to  all  men  still  the  same. 
That  he  would   hope  or  wish  from  them. 

7  Yet  when   his  holiest  works  are  done, 
His  soul  depends  on  grace  alone: 
This  is  the  man  thy  face  shall  see. 
And  dwell  forever,  Lord,  with  thte. 

AK^\  PSALM  24.    CM.  horSR 

1 J^  5        St.  Davids,  Abridge,  London.  ^ 
Dwelling  rvifh   God. 

1  n^HE  earth  forever  is  the  Lord's, 

-*-    With  Adam's  numerous  race; 
He  rais'd  its  arches  o'er  the  floods, 
And  built  it  on   the  seas. 

2  But  who  among  the  sons  of  men 

May  visit  thine  abode? 


PSALM    132.      CM. 
Colchester,  London. 
A  chwcli  estabiished. 


453  THE   CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

He  that  hatli  liantls  from  mischief  cleanj 
WJiose  heart  is  right  witli   God. 

3  Tliis  is  the  man  mny  rise,  and  take 

The  biasings  of  his  grace ; 
This  is  the  lot  of  those  that  seek. 
Tlie  God  of  Jacob's  face. 

4  Now  let  our  souls'  immortal  powers 

To  meet  the  Lord  prepare: 

Lift  up  their  everlasting  doors, 

The  King  of  glory's  near. 

5  The  King  of  glory  I  who  can  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  might? 
He  rules  the  nations;  but  to  dwell 
With  saints  is  his  dehght 

453} 

1  C^[^  sleep  nor  slumber  to  his  eyes 

■^^     Good  David   would  afford. 
Till  he  had  found  below  the  skies 
A  dwelling  for  the  Lord. 

2  The  Lord  in  Zioin  placed  his  name, 

liis  ark  was  settled  there: 
To  Zion  tlie  whole  nation  came 
io  worship  thrice  a  year. 

3  Bfit  we  have  no  such  lengths  to  go^ 

Nor  wander  far  abroad ; 
Where'er  thy  sajnts  assemble  now. 
There  is  a  house  for  God.] 

PAUSE. 

4  Arise,  O  King  of  grace,  arise, 

And   enter   to  thy   rest ! 
Lo !  tliy  church  waits  with  longing  eyes 
Thus  to  be  own'd  and  blest. 

5  Enter,  with  all  thy  glorious  train, 

Thy  Spirit  and  thy  word; 
All  that  the  ark  did  once  contain 
Could  no  such  grace  afford. 

6  Here,  mighty   God !   accept  our  vows ; 

Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread  ; 

Bless  the  provisions  of  thy  house, 

And  fill  thy  poor   with  bread. 


A   CHURCH'S   SETTLEMENT.       4^4 

7  Here  let  the  Son  of  David  reign  J 

Let   God's  Anointed  shine; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court  maintain, 
With   love  and  power  divine. 

8  Here  let  him  hold  a  lasting  tlu-one, 

And  as  his  kingdom  grows, 
Fresh  honours  shall  adorn  his  crown, 
And  shame  confound  his  foes. 

At^Al  PSALM  132.    L.M.  % 

^^~*3  Dunstan,  Eaton. 

Jt  the  settlement  of  a  church  ;   or,  the  ordination  of 
a  minister. 

1  TiyHERE  shall  we  go  to  seek  and  find 

''  An  habitation  for  our  God, 
A  dwelling  for  th'  Eternal  ]\Iind, 
Among  the  sons  of  flesh  and  blood? 

2  The  God  of  Jacob  cliose  the  hill 
Of  Zion,  for  his  ancient  rest  ; 
And  Zion  is  his  dwelling   stiil. 

His  church  is  with  his  presence  blest. 

3  "Here  will  I   fix  my  gracious  throne, 
*'  And  reign  forever."'  saitli   the  Lord ; 
"Here  shall  my  power  and  hne  be  known, 
"And   blessings  shall  attend  my  wonl. 

4  "Here  will   I   meet  the  hungry  poor. 

*' And  fill  their  souls  with   living  bread: 
*'  Sinners,  that  wait  before  my  door, 
"  With  sweet  provision  shall  be  fed. 

5  "  Girded   with  truth,  and  cloth'd  ^^ith  grace, 
"  My   priests,  my   ministers  shall   shine : 

"  Not  Aaron,  in  his  costly  dress, 
"  Made   an  appearance  so  divine. 

6  "  The   saints,  unaWe  to  contain 

"  Their  inward  joy,  shall  shout  and  sing; 
"  The   Son   of  Dnvid  here  shall  reign, 
"  And  Zion   triumph  in  her  King. 

7  ["  Jtsus  shall  see  a  numeri;i!S  seed 
"Born  here,  t'  uphold  his  glorious  name; 
"  His  crown   shall  flourish  on  his  head, 
"While  all  his  foes  are  c!oth"d  mIUi  shaiile."'^ 


455,456       THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

Af^f^l        PSALM  118.    3(1  Part.     CM.  S 

**^*^5  Rochester,   Lojidon. 

Clirixt  the  foundation  of  his  church. 

1  "DEHOLD  the  sine  tbum'lation -stone, 
-*-'     Wliich   God  ill    Zion  lays. 

To  build  our  heavenly   hopes  upon, 
And  his  eternal  praise. 

2  Chosen  of  God,  to  sinners  dear, 

And  saints  adou-  the  name; 
They  trust  their  whole  salvation  here. 
Nor  shall  they  suffer  shame. 

3  The  foolish  builders,  scribe  and  priest. 

Reject  it  with  disdain ; 
Yet  on  this   rock  the  church  shall  rest, 
And  envy  rage  in  vain. 

4  What  though  tlie  gates  of  hell   withstood, 

Yet  must  this  building  rise  : 
'Tis  thine  own  work.  Almighty  God, 
And  wondrous  in  our  eyes. 

456^        PSALM  45.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

5  Islington,  Antigua. 

Christ  ami  his  church  ;  or,  the  mystical  marriage, 

1  ''pHE  King  of  saints,   how  fair  his  face, 

-■-  Adoru'd  with  majesty  and  grace  i 
He  cames  with  blessings  from  above, 
j\ud   wins  the  nations  to  his  love. 

2  At  his  riglit  hand,  our  eyes  behold 
The  queen  ariavM  in  purest  gold; 
The  \\<nld  admires  her  heavenly   dress, 
Her  robe  of  joy  and  righteousness. 

3  He  forms  Jier  beauties  like  his  own ; 
He   calls  and  seats  her  near  his  ihionej 
Fair  stranger,  let  thine  heart  forget 
The  idols  of  thy  native  state. 

4  So  shall  the  King  the  more  rejoice 
In  thee,  the  favourite  of  his  choice: 
Let  him  be  lovM,  and  yet  ado»-'d, 
For  he's  thy  Maker  aiid   thy   Lord. 

5  O  hnppy  hour,  when  thou  shalt  rise 
To  his  fair  palace  in  the  skies. 
And  all  thy  sons,  (a  numerous  train^ 
I'-ach  like  a  prince  in  (jlovy  reijj'n. 


A   CHURCH'S  BEA.UTY. 

6  Let  emlless  honours  crown  his  liead; 
Let  every  age  his  praises  spread ; 
While  we,  with  cheerful  songs,  approve 
The  coodescensjous  of  his  love. 


457} 


PSALM  45.    S.  M. 

Pelham,  Froome. 


The  glory  of  Christ ;  the  success  of  the  gospel,  and 
the  Gentile  church. 

1  ATY  Saviour  and  my  King, 
^^    Ihy  beauties  are  divine; 

Thy  lips  with  blessings  overflow, 
And  every  grace  is  thine. 

2  Now  make  thy  glory  known ; 
Gird  on  thy  dreadful  sword. 

And  ride  in  majesty,  to  spread 
The  conquests  of  thy  word. 

3  Strike  through  tliy  stubborn  foes, 
Or  melt  their  hearts  t'   obey; 

While  justice,  meekness,  grace  and  truth 
Attend  thy  glorious  way. 

4  Thy  laws,  O  God,  are  right ; 
'I'hy  throne  shall  ever  stand : 

And  thy  victorious  gospel  prove 
A  sceptre  in  thy  liand. 

5  [Thy  Father  and  thy  God 
Hath  without  measure  shed 

His  Spirit,  like  a  joyful  oil, 
T'  anoint  thy  sacred  head.] 

6  [Behold,  at  thy  right  hand 
the  Gentile  church  is  seen. 

Like  a  fair  bride  in  rich  attire, 
And  princes  guard  the  queen. 

7  Fair  bride,  receive  liis  love: 
Forget  thy  father's  house: 

Forsake   thy  gods,  thy  idol  gods, 
And  pay  thy  Lord  thy  vows. 

8  O  let  thy   God  and  King 
Thy   sweetest    thoughts  rmploy  ! 

Thy  children  shall  his  honours  sjne; 
lu  palaces  of  joy.J 


4i3,459        THE  CHRISTIAN  CHrRCH. 

4  '^iS  Z  PSALM  R7.    L.  TVI;  ^ 

^UO  ^     f)7j|,  Psalm,  Green's  Hiuidi-cdth. 
T/i^  church  the  birth-plnce  of  the  saints  ;  or,  Jeiu^ 
and  Gentiles  united  in  the  Chrisiian  chureh. 

1  j^OD  in  his  eartlily   temple  lays 

*-^     Foundations  for  his  heavenly  praise: 
He  likes  the  tents  of  Jacoh  well. 
But  still  in  Zion  loves  to  dwell. 

2  His  mercy  visits  every  house 

That  pays   its   night  and  morninpf  vows ; 
Br.t  makes  a  nrore  delightful  slay 
"Where  churches  meet  to  praise  aud  pray. 

3  What  gloiies  were  descrih'd  of  oJd  ! 
What  wonders  are  of  Zion   told ! 
Thou  city  of  our  God  below. 

Thy  fame  shall    Tyre  and   Egypt  know. 

4  Eyypt  and  Tyn'',  and  Greek  and   Jew 
fiiiali  there  begin  their  lives  anew  : 
Angels  and  men  shall  join  to  sing 
The  hill,  wliere  living  waters  spring. 

5  When  God  makes  up  his  last  account 
Of  natives  in   his  holy  mount, 
'Twill  be  an  honour  "to  appear 

As  one  new   born,  or  nourish'd  tliere. 

X      PSALM  02.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  Jg 

3  Dunsfan.  Portugal. 

The  church  is  the  garden  of  Cad. 

1  T  ORD,  'lis  a  pleasant  thing  to  snud 
^■*     lu  gardens  planted  by  thy  hand. 
Let  me  within   thy  courts  he  seen, 
Like  a  young  cedar,  f.esh   and  green. 

2  '!here  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  love, 
B'.est   with  thine  iuduence  from  above; 
Not  Lebanon,  with  all  its  trees, 

Yjeldi,  such  a  comely  sight  as  these. 

3  The  ]»lants  of  grace  shall  ever  live; 
(Xature  decays,  but  grace  must  thri^) 
Time,  that  doth   all  things  else  impair. 
Still  makes  them  ttourish  strong'  aiul  f.iir. 

4  Laden  with  fruits  e,f  age,  they  shew 
The   Lord  is  ho'y,  just  and  true: 
Non-   lliat  attend  his  gates  shall   find 
A   God   iir.fahlinil  or  unkind. 


459 


ITS  SETTLEMENT  AND  BEAUTY.    460,461 

/IKH^       PSALM  48.    1st  Part.    S.  M.  SK 

'-±\J\J  ^  Dover,  St.  Thomas. 

The  church  is  the  honour  and  safety  of  a  nat'mu 
\      [O.REAT  is  the  Lord  our  God, 
*^    And  let  his  praise  be  great; 
He  makes  his  churches  his  abode, 
His  uwst  delightful  seat. 

2  These  temples  of  Tiis  grace, 
How  beautiful  they  standi 

The  honours  of  our  native  place, 
Aud  bulwarks  of  our  land.] 

3  In  Zion,  God  is  known 
A  refuge  in  distress; 

How  bright  has  his  salvation  shone 
Through  all  her  palaces. 

4  When  kings  against  her  join'd, 
And  saw   the  Lord   was  there. 

In  wild  confusion  of  the  mind, 
They  fled  with   hasty  fear. 

5  When  navies,  tall  and  proud, 
Attempt  to  spoil  our  peace. 

He  sends  his  tempest,  roaring  loud, 
And  sinks  them  in  the  seas. 

0  Oft  Iiave  our  fathers  told. 
Our  eyes  Imve  often  seen, 

How  well  our  God  secures  the  fold 
Where  his  own  sheep  have  been. 
7      In  evi?ry  new  distress 
We'll  to  his  house  rej)air. 
We'll  think  u])on  his  wondrous  grace, 
And  seek  deliverance  there. 

Aa\\       PSALM  48.    2d  Part.     S.  M.  ^ 

^"  ^  5  Silver  Street,  Aylesbury. 

Thi  beauty  of  the  church;  or  ^gospel  rvors/up  and 
order. 

1  Tf  A^R.  as  tliy  name  is  known 

-*-     The  world  declares  tliy  praise; 
Thy  saints,  O  Lord,  bt  fore  thy  throne, 
Their  songs  of  honour  raise. 

2  With  joy  let  Judah  stand 
On  Zion's  chosen  hill. 

Proclaim  the  wonders  of  thy  hand, 
And  counsels  of  thy  wi!!. 
W 


452  THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

3  Let  strangers  walk  around 
The  city  where  we  dwell. 

Compass  and  view  thine  holy  ground, 
And  mark  the  building  well ; 

4  The  orders  of  thy  liouse. 
The  worsliii>  of  thy  court, 

The  cheerful  songs,  the  solemn  vows, 
And  make  a  fair  report. 
3      How  decent  and  how  wise! 
How   glorious  to  behold! 
Beyond  the  pomp  that  charms  the  eyes, 
And  rites  adorn'd  with  gold. 
6      The   God  we  worship  now 
Will  f^uide  us  till  we  die, 
■VVill   be;"  oTir  God  wliile  here  below, 
And  ours  above  the  sky. 

Af,i)X       HYMN  152.    B.  2.    CM. 
'±\J4t  ^  Dundee,  Christmas. 

Sinai  and  Sion. 
1  XrOT  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord, 
-'-^     The  tempest,  fire,  and  smoke; 
Xot  to  the  tlnmder  of  that  word, 
Which  God  on  Sinai  spoke: 

3  Er,t  we  are   come  to  Siou's  hill. 

The  city  of  our  God, 
Where  milder  words  declare  his  will, 
And  spread  his  love  abroad. 
S  B^l"5ld  th'  innumerable  host 
Of  an[^els,  tloth'd  in  light! 
Behold  the  spirits  of  the  just, 
AVhose  faith  is  tnm'd  to  sight! 

4  BL+iold  the  bl(  st  assembly  there. 

Whose  names  are  writ  in  heaven ; 
And  God,  the  judge  of  all,  declare 
Their  vilest  sins  forgiven. 

5  The  saints  on  earth,  an.'   all  tlie  dead, 

» But  one  communion  make  ; 
All  join  in   Christ,  ilieir  living  Head, 
Arid  of  his  grace  partake. 

6  In  such  society  as  this 

^      I'iy  weary  soul  would  rest: 

The  mail  iJiat  dwells  where  Jesus  is. 
Must  be  fureyer  blest. 


ITS  AFFLICTIONS,  &c.  463 

THE  church:s  afflictions, 

PERSECUTIONS   AND 
COMPLAINTS. 

4R^11  PSALM  80.     L.  M.  Si 

'iUO^  Weils,  roitu.e:al. 

T/i£  church's  proyer  under  rijflat'nn;  or^tlierine- 
1/ard  of  God  icasted. 

1  r;<REAT   SiiepherJ    of  tliine  Israel, 

'-^     Who  didst  between   the  cherubs  dwell. 
And  Ivad  tlie  tribes,  thy  chosi^n  slieep, 
Safe*  through  the  desert  and  the  deep; 

2  Thy  church  is  in  the  desert  now, 

S?iine  from  on  high  and   guide  us  through ; 
Turn  us  to  theo,  thy  love  restore : 
We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

3  Great  God,  whom  heavenly  hosts  obey, 
How   long  shall  we  laniirnt  and  pray. 
And   wait   in   vain  thy  kind  return? 
How  long  shall  thy  fierce  auger  burn? 

4  Instead  of  wine  and  cheerful  bread. 
Thy  saints  with  their  own  tears  are  fedT 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore: 

We  shall  be   sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

PAUSE  I. 

5  Hast  thou   not  planted  with   thy  hands 
A   lovely  vine  in   heathen    lands  ? 

Did  not  thy  ])Ower    defend  it   round. 

And   heavenly  dews  enrich  the  ground? 
G  How-   did    the  spreading  bianehes  shoot. 

And  bless  the  nations    with   the  fruit! 

But  now,  dear  Lord,  look  down  and  see 

Thy  mourning  vine,  that  lovely  tree. 
7  Wliy  is  its  beauty  thus  defacM  ? 

Wiiy  hast  thou  laid  her  fences  waste? 

Strangers  and  foes   against  her  ,j<iin. 

And  eveiy  beast  devours  thy  vine. 
3  Return,  Almighty  God,  n-tnrn; 

Nor  let  thy  bleeding  vineyard  inoTirn; 

Turn  us  to  thee,  tliy  iove  restore; 

Vv'e  s|)a!i  be  sav'd,  and  sij^h  no  nioie. 


464  THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

PAUSE  II. 

9  Lord,  -when  this  vine  in  Canaan  grew, 
Thou  wast  its  sti-engfth  anil  gloi^  too! 
Attack'd  in  vain  by  all   its  foes, 

Till  the  fail-  Uranch  of  Promise  rose: 

10  Fair  Branch,  ordain'd  of  old  to  shoot 
From  David's  stock,  from  Jacob's  root ; 
HirHself  a  noble  vine,  and  we 

The  lesser  brandies  of  the  tree. 
ai  'Tis  thine  own  Son,  and  he  shall  stand. 

Girt  with  thy  strength,  at  thy  light  hand, 

Thy  first-born  Son,  adorii'd  and  blest 

With  power  and  grace  above  the  rest. 
12  O  I  for  his  sake,  attend  our  cry ; 

Shine  on  thy  churches,  lest  they  die; 

Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore  ; 

We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  nior^. 

df\4.l  PSALM  44.    CM. 

^'-'"*3  Stade,  Plympton. 

The  churcWs  complaint  in  persecution. 

1  T  ORD,  we  have  heard  thy  works  of  old, 
-*^     Thy  works  of  power  and  grace. 
When  to  our  eai-s  our  fathers  told 

The   wonders  of  their  days. 

2  How  thou  didst  build  thy   churches  here. 

And  make  thy  gospel   known  ;  ' 

Among  them  did  thine  ann  appear. 
Thy  Jight  and  glory  shone. 

3  In  God  they  boasted  all  the  day; 

And  in  a  cheerful  throng 
Did  thousands  meet,  to  praise  and  pray. 
And  grace   was  all  their  song. 

4  But  now  our  souls  are  seiz'd  with  shamf, 

Confusion  fills  our  face, 
To  hear  the  enemy   blaspheme. 
And  fools  reproach  thy  grace. 

5  Yet  have  we  not  forgot  our  God, 

Nor  falsely  dealt   with   Heaven; 
Nor  have  our  steps  decliu'd  the  road 
Of  duty  thou  hast  eiven  : 


ITS  AFFLICTIONS,  &c.  465 

6  Though  dragons  all  aroimd  us  roar 

With  their  destructive  breath, 
And  thine  own  hand  has  bruis'd  us  sore, 
Hard  by  the  gates  of  death. 

PAUSE. 

7  We  are  expos'd  all  day  to  die 

As  martyrs  for  thy  cause. 
As  sheej),  for  slaughter  bound,  we  lie, 
By  sharp  and  bloody  laws, 

8  Awake,  arise.  Almighty   Lord  I 

Why   sleeps  thy  wonted  grace? 
Wliy  should  wc  look  like  m<n  abhorr'd. 
Or  banish'd  from  thy  face  ? 

9  Wilt  thou  forever  cast  us  off. 

And  still  negiect  our  cries  ? 
Forever  hide    thy  heavenly  love 
From  our  afflicted  eyes  ? 

10  Down  to  the  dust  our  souls  are  bow'd 

And  die  upon  the  ground  ; 
Rise  for  our  help,  rebuke  the  proud, 
And  all  their  pov^ers  confound. 
H  Redeem  us  from  perpetual  shame, 
Our  Saviour  and   our  God ; 
We  plead  the  honours  of  thy  name. 
The  merits  of  thy  blood. 

4f?K7  PSALM  74.      CM.  Sg  or  K 

^^^S  Bedford,  York.  " 

The  chiirrhpleadingwithGodvnder  sore  persccuti<fn> 

1  "WILL   God   forever  cast   us  o(F? 

'*     His  wrath  forever  smoke 
Against  the  people  of  his  love, 
His  little  chosen  flock  ? 

2  Think  of  the  tribes  so  dearly  bought 

With  their  Redeemer's  blood; 
Nor  let  thy  Sion  be  forgot. 
Where  once  thy  glory  stood. 

3  Lift  up  thy  feet,  and  march  in  haste, 

Aloud  our  ruin  calls; 
See  what  a  wide  and  fearful  waste 
(    Is  made  within  thy  w.iJls. 


455  THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

4  Wlipve  once  thy  churches  pray'd  and  sanij. 

Thy  fot-s  profanely  roar; 
Ovci   thy  gates  tlieir  eiisij;ns  liang, 
Sad  tokens  of  their  power. 

5  How  are  the  seats  of  worship  broke! 

They  tear  the  huiidiiig's  down; 
And  he  that  deals  the  lieaviest  stroke. 
Procures  the  chief  renown. 

6  With  flames  they  threaten  to  destroy 

Thv  children  in  their  nest ; 
"  Come,  let  us  burn  at  once,"  tliey  cry, 
"  llie  temple  and  the  i)riest." 

7  And  still,  to  heighten  our  distress, 

1  hy  presence  is  withdrawn  ; 
Thy  wonted  signs  of  power  and  grace, 
Thy  power  and  grace  are  gone. 

8  No  pvopliet  speaks  to  calm  our  woes, 

But  ail  the  seers  mourn  : 
There's  not  a  soul  among  us  knows 
Uie  time  of  thy   return. 

PAUSE. 

9  How  ]ong,  eternal   God  !   how  long 

S!ia!!   :nen  of  pride  b'aspheme  ? 
Shall  saints  be  made  their  endless  song. 
And  bear  immortal  shame? 

10  CaiHt  thou   forever   sit  and  hear 

Thine  holy   naine  profan'd  ; 
And  still  thy  jea'ousy   f  .rbear. 
And  still  withhold    thine  hand? 

11  What  stratige  d  liverance  hast  thou  showii 

In  ages   long  before  ! 
And  now  no  other  God  we  own, 
No  otlier  god  adore. 

12  Thou  didst  divide  the  raging  sea, 

Bv  thy  resist. ess  luiglit, 
To  make  thy  tribes  a   wondrous  way, 
And  then  secure  their  flight. 
33  Is  not  the  world  of  nature  thine. 
The  darkness  ai»d  the  day? 
Didst  thou  not  bid  the  morning  shine^ 
And  mark  the  sun  his  away? 


ITS  AFFLICTIONS,  &e. 

14  Hath  not  thy  power  forniM   ev'ry  coastj 

And  set  the  earth  its  bounds, 
AVith  summer's  heat  and  winter's  frost, 
In  their  perpetual  rounds? 

15  And  shall  the  sons  of  earth  and  dust 

That  sacred  power  blasj)heme  ? 
Will  not  thy  hand,  that  form'd  them  first. 
Avenge  thine  injur'd  name  ? 

16  Think  on  the  covenant  thou  hast  made. 

And  all  thy  words  of  love: 

Nor  let  the  birds  of  prey  invade 

Nor  vex  thy  mourning  dove. 

17  Our  foes  would  triumph  in  our  blood, 

And  make  our  hope  their  jest : 
Plead  thine  own  cause,   Almighty  God, 
And  give  thy  children  rest.     , 

AfifW  PSALM  83.      S.  M. 

^UU  ^  Pelham,  Sutton. 

A  co7nplairit  against  persecutors. 

1  AND  will  the  God  of  grace 
■^^  Perpetual  silence  keep  ? 

The  God  of  justice  hold  his  peace, 
And  let  his  vengeance  sleep  ? 

2  Behold  what  cursed  snares 
The  men  of  mischief  spread  : 

The  men  that  hate  thy  saints,  and  thee. 
Lift  up  their  threatening  head. 

3  Against  thy  hidden  ones 
Their  counsels  they  employ. 

And  malice,  with  her  watchful  eye. 
Pursues  them  to  destroy. 

4  The  noble  and  the  base 
Into  thy  pastures  leap ; 

The  lion  and  the  stupid  ass 
Conspire  to  vex  thy  sheep. 

5  "  Come,  let  us  join,"  they  cry, 

"  To  root  theni  from  the  ground, 
"  Till  not  the  name  of  saints  remain^ 
''  Nor  memory  shall  be  found." 

6  Awake,  Almighty  God, 

An^  call  thy   wrath  to  mind  ; 
Give  them,  like  forests  to  the  fire, 
Or  stubble  to  the  wind. 


46T  THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

7  Convince  their  madnpss.  Lord, 
And  make  tJiem  seek  thy   name ; 

Or  else  their  stubborn  rage   confound. 
That  tliey  may  die  in  shame. 

8  Then  shall  the  nations  knoAv 
That  glorious,  dreadful  word, 

JEHOVAH  is  thy  name  alone. 
And  thou  the  sovereign  Lord. 

4R7^        PSALAf35.     1st  Part.    CM.  h 

^^  '  5  Bangor,  Durham. 

Frayer  and  faith  of  persecuted  saints  ;   or,  impre* 
cations  mixed  xvith  charity. 

1  "VTOW  plead  mv  cause,  Almighty  God, 
-l^      With  all  the  sons  of  strife ; 

And  fight  against  the  men  of  blood, 
Who  fight  against  my  life. 

2  Draw  out  thy  spear,  and  stop  their  way, 

Lift  tliine  avenging  rod ; 

But  to  my  soul  in  mercy  say, 

"  I  am  ihy  Saviour  God." 

S  They  plant  their  snares  to  catch  my  feet, 
And  nets  of  mischief  spread  ; 
Plunge  the  destrojers  in  the  pit 
That  their  own  hands  have  made. 

4  Let  fogs  and  darkness  hide  their  way, 

And  slippei-y  be  their  ground; 
Thy  wrath  shall  make  thf-ir  lives  a  prey, 
And  all  their  rage  confound. 

5  They  fly,  like  chaff  before  the  wind, 

Before  thine  angi-y  breath ; 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  behind 

Pursues  them  down  to  death. 

6  They  love  the  road  that  leads  to  hell; 

Tlieu  let  the  rebels  die. 
Whose  malice  is  implacable 
Against  the  Lord  on  high. 

7  But  if  thou  hast  a  chosen  few 

Among  that  impious  race. 
Divide  them  from  the  bloody  crew 
By  thy  surprising  grace. 


ITS  AFFLICTIONS,  &c.  468, 

8  Then  will  I  raise  my  tuneful  voice 
To  make  tliy  wondn-s  known; 
In  their  salvation  I'll  rejoice. 
And  biess  thee  for  my  own. 

dflft^        PSALM  J4.    2d  Part.     CM. 
'±UO^  Plympton,  Irish. 

The  folly  of  per^ecutms. 

1  A  RE  sinners  now  so  senseless  grown, 
■^    That  they  the  saints  devour  ? 
And  never  worsliip  at  thy  throne, 

Nor  ftar  thine  awful  power. 

2  Great  God!  appear  to  their  surprise; 

Reveal   thy  dreadful   name; 
Let  them  no  moie  thy  wrath   despise. 
Nor  turn  our  hope   to  shame. 

3  Dost  thou  not  dwell  among  the  just? 

And  yet  our  foes  deride, 
I'hat  we  should  make  thy  name  our  trust, 
Great   God!    confound  their  pride. 

4  O  that  the  joyful  day   were  come, 

To  finish   our  disticss! 
"When  God  shall   bring  his  children  home. 
Our  songs  shall  never  cease. 


469} 


PSALM  53.    C.  M. 
York,   St.  Anns. 

Victory  and  deUvernnve  from  persecution. 


1    A  RE   all  the  foes   of  Sion   fools, 
•^*-    Who  thus  devour  her  saints? 
Do  they  not  know  her   Saviour  rules, 
And  pities  her  complaints? 
H  They  shall  be  seizM   wirh  sad  surprise; 
For  God's  avenging  arm 
Scatters  the   bones  of  them  that  rise 
To  do  his  children  harm. 

3  In  vain  th<^  sons  of  Satan  boast 

Of  armies  in  array  ; 
When  God  has  first  des[)is'd  their  host, 
They  fall  an  easy  prey. 

4  O  for  a  word  from   Sion's  King, 

Her  captivtrs  to  restore! 
Jacob  with  all  his  tribes  shall  sing, 
And  Judah  weep  uo  more. 


470,471      THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

THE    SAFETY,    DELIVERANCE, 
AND   TRIUMPH   OF  THE 
CHURCH. 

4701         PSALM  135.    1st  Part.    L.  M.        M 
^''-'3  Gloucester,  Eaton. 

The  church  is    Cod's  house  and  care^ 

1  "DRAISE  ye  the  Lord;  exalt  his  name, 
■'-    While  in  his  holy  courts  ye    wait, 

Ye  saints,  that  to  his  house  belong, 
Or  stand  attending  at  his  gate. 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord ;    the  Lord  is  good : 
To  praise  his  name  is  swtet  employ. 
Israel  he  chose  of  old,  and  still 

His  church  is  his  peculiar  joy. 

3  The  Lord  himself  will  judge  his  saints ; 
He  treats  his  servants  as   his  friends; 
And  when  he  hears  their  sore  complaints, 
Repents  the  sorrows  that  he   sends. 

4  Through  evei-y  age  the  Lord  declares 
His  name,  and  breaks  th'  oppressor's  rod  ; 
He  gives  his  sufa  rii.g  servants  rest, 

And  will  be  known,  Th'  Almighty  God. 

5  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  who  taste  his  iove. 
People'  and  priests,  exalt  his  name: 
Among  his  saints  he  ever  dwells : 
His  church  is  his  Jerusalem. 

/TtA  i      HYMN  39.     B.  1.     C.  M.         }q  or  ;8g 
^  *  ■*•  5  Plymouth,  Carolina. 

Gocfs  tender  care  of  his  church, 

1  "VrOW  shall  my  inward  joys  arise, 
-^^     And  burst  into  a  song  ; 
Almighty  love  inspires  my  heart. 

And  pleasure  tunes  my  tongue. 

2  God,  on  his  thii-sty  Sion  hill. 

Some  mercy  drops  has  thrown; 
And  solemn  oaths  have  bound  his  lovfc 
To  shower  salvation  down. 

3  Why  do  we  then  indulge  our  fears, 

Suspicions  and  complaints  ? 
R  he  a  God,  and  shall  his  graoe 
Grow  weary  of  his  saints? 


ITS  SAFETY  AND  TRIUMPH.        472 

4  Can  a   kind  •woman  e'er  forget 

The  infant  of  her  womb. 
And,  'jnongst  a  tliousand  tender  thoughts 
Her  suckling  have  no  room  ? 

5  "  Yet,"  saith  the  Lord,   should  nature  change, 

"  And  mothers  monsters  prove, 
"  Sion  still  dwells  upon  the  heart 
"■  Of  everlasting  love. 

6  "  Deep  on  the  palms  of  both  my  hands 

"  I  have  engrav'd  her  name ; 
*'  My  hands  shall   raise  her  ruin'd  walls, 
*'  And  build  her  brolieii  frame." 


472} 


HYMN  8.    B.  1.    C.  M. 

Peterborough,  Irish. 
The  safety  and  /jvotection  of  the  church. 


1  TJOW  hoiiourable  is  the  place 
■*--■-  Where  we  adoring  stand ; 
Zion,  the  glory  of  the  earth, 

And  beauty  of  the  land  I 

2  Bulwarks  of  mighty  grace  defend 

The  city  where  we   dwell ; 
The  walls,  of  strong  salvation  made, 
Defy  th'  assaults  of  hell. 

3  Lift  up  the  everlasting  gates, 

The  doors  wide  open   fling ; 
Enter,  ye  nations,  that  obey 
The  statutes  of  our  King. 

4  Here  shall  you  taste  unmingled  joys, 

And  live  in  perfect  peace; 
You   that  have  known   Jehovah's  name, 
And  ventur'd  on  his  grace. 

5  Trust  in  the  Lord,  forever  trust. 

And  banish  all  your  fears ; 
Strength  in  the  Lord  Jehovah  dwells, 
Eteiual  as  his  years. 

6  What  though  the  rebels  dwell  on  high, 

His  arm  shall  bring  them  low: 
Low  as  the  caverns  of  the  grave 
Their  lofty  heads  shall  bow. 

7  On  Babylon  our  feet  shall  tread 

In  that  i-ejoicing  hour; 
The  ruins  of  her  walls  shall  spread 
A  pavement  for  the  poor. 


473,  474        THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 


473} 


HYMN  64-     B.  2.     L.  M. 
Luton,  Wells,  Eaton. 


God  the  glory  and  defence  of  Sion. 

1  TJAPPY  the  church,  thou  sacred  place, 
■^^    The  seat  of  thy  Creator's  g^ace; 
Thine  holy  courts  are  his  abode, 

Thou  earthly  palace  of  our  God. 

2  Thy  vails  are  strength,  and  at  thy  gates 
A  guard  of  heavenly  warrdoi-s  waits  ; 
Nor  shall  thy  deep  foundations  move, 
Fix'd  on  liis  counsels  and  his  love. 

3  Thy  foes  in  vain  designs  engage ; 
Against  his  throne  in  vain  they  rage : 
Like  rising   waves,  with  angry  roar. 
That  dash   and   die  upon  the  shore. 

4  Then  let  our  souls  in   Sion  dwell. 
Nor  fear  the  vrath  of  Rome  and  hell; 
His  arms  embrace  this  happy  ground, 
Like  brazen   bulwarks  built  around. 

5  God  is  our  shield,  and  God  our  sun  ; 
Swift  as  the  fleeting  moments  run, 
On   us  he  sheds  new  beams  of  giace, 
And  wfc  reflect  his  brightest  praise. 

A^A\        HYMN  18.     B,  2.    L.  M. 
^'^5  Blendon,  Shoel. 

T/ie  ministry   vf  angels. 

1  TJIGH  on  a  hill  of  dazzling  light 

•*■-*•  'I'he  King  of  glory  spreads  his  seat. 
And  troops  of  angels,  stretch'd  for  flight, 
Stand  waiting  round  his  awful  feet. 

2  "  Go,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  jny  Gabriel,  go, 
"Salute  the  virgin's  fniitful  Momb; 

"  Make  haste,  ye  cherubs,  down  below, 
"  Sing  and  proclaim  the  Saviour  come." 

3  Here  a  bright  squadron  leaves  the  skies, 
And  thick  around  Elisha  stands; 

Anon  a  heavenly  soldier  flies, 

And  breaks  the  chains  from  Peter's  hands. 

4  Thy  winged  troops,  O   God  of  hosts, 
Wait  on  thy  wandering  church  beloMf; 
Here  we  are  sailing  to  thy  coasts, 
Let  angels  be  our  convoy  too. 


ITS  SAFETY  AND  TRIUMPH.    475,47^ 

5  Are  they  not  all  thy  sei-vants,  Lerd  ?  * 

At  thy  command  they  go  and  come; 
With  cheerful  haste  obey  thy  word. 
And  guard  thy  children  to  theii  home. 

47  K  7       PSALM  46.    1st  Part.    L.  M.  k 

^  «  *^  5  97th  Psalm,  Rothweii. 

The  church's  safety  and  triumph  among  national 
desolations. 

1  rj-OD  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints, 

^^     When  storms  of  sharp  distress  invade ; 
Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints, 
Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 

2  Let  mountains  from  their  seats  be  hurl'd 
Down  to  the  deep,  and  bury'd  there; 
Convulsions  shake  the  solid  world. 

Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  fear. 

3  Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean   roar ; 
In  sacred  peace  our  souls  abide. 
While  every  nation,  every  shore 
Trembles,  and  dreads  the  swelling  tide. 

4  There  is  a  stream,  whose  gentle  How 
Supplies  the  city  of  our  God ; 

Life,  love,  and  joy  siill  gliding  through. 
And  watering  oiir  divine  abode. 

5  That  sacred  stream,  thine  holy  word, 
That  all  our  raging  fear  controls: 
Sweet  peace  th)    promises  afford, 

And  give  new  strength  to  fainting  souls. 

6  Sion  enjoys  her  Monarch's  love. 
Secure  against  a  threatening  hour ; 
Nor  can  her  finn  foundations  move. 
Built  on  his  truth,  and  arm'd  with  power. 

47c;  7       PSALM  46.    2d  Part.     L.  M.  ^ 

*•  "5  Truro,  Leeds,  Italy. 

God  fights  for  his  church. 

1  T  ET  Sion  in  her  King  rejoice, 

-*-^    Tliough  tyrants  rage,  and  kingdoms  rise  ; 
He  utteis  his  almighty  voice. 
The  nations  meit,  the  tmnult  dies. 

2  The  Lord  of  old  for  Jacob  fought. 
And  Jacob's  God  is  still  our  aid  : 
Behold  the  works  his  hand  hath  wrought, 
What  desolatioas  he  hath  made  I 


477  THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

3  From  sea  to  sea,  through  all   the  shores, 
He  makes  the  noise  of  battle  cease; 
When  from  on  high  his   thunder  roars. 
He  awes  the  trembling  world  to  peace. 

4  He  breaks  the  bow,  he    cuts  the  spear. 
Chariots  he  burns  witli  heavenly  ilnme  : 
Keep   silence,  all  the  earth,  and  hear 
The  sound  and  gloi7  of  his  name. 

5  "  Be  still,  and  learn   that  I  am  God^ 
"I'll   be  exalted  o'er  the  lands, 

"  I   will  be  known  and   fear'd  abroad, 
"But  still  my  throne  in   Sion   stands." 

6  O  Lord  of  hosts.  Almighty  King, 
While  we  so  near  thy  presence  dwell, 
Our  faith  shall  sit  secure,  and  sing 
Defiance  to  the  gates  of  hell. 

477 1         HYMN  28.     B.  1.     C.  M.  % 

X  I  1  y  Wareham,  Arundel. 

T/<.e  triumph  of  Christ  over    the   enemies  of  his 
church.. 

1  TiyHAT  mighty  man,  or  mighty  God 

^^    Comes  travelling  in  state, 
Along   the  Idumean  road, 
Away  from  Bozrah's   gate  ? 

2  The  glory  of  his  robes  proclaims  . 

'Tis  some  victorious  King: 
"'Tis  I,  the  just,  the  Almighty  One, 
"That  your  salvation  bring." 

3  Why,  mighty  Lord,  thy  saints  enquire, 

Why  thine  apparel  red  ? 
And  all   thy  vesture  stain'd  like  those. 
Who  in  the  wine-press  tread? 

4  "  I,  by  myself,  have  trode  the  press, 

"And  crush'd  my  foes  alone; 
"  My  wrath  has  struck  the  rebels  dead, 
"  My  fury  stamp'd  them   down. 
R  "'Tis  Edom's  blood  that  dyes  my  robes 
"With  joyful  scarlet  stnins; 
"  The  triumph  that  my  raiment  wears 
"  Sprung  from  their  bleeding  veins. 
•:  "  Thus  shall  the  nations  be  destrov'd, 
"  That  dare  insult  my  saints ; 
'•'  I  have  an  arm  i'  avenge  their  wrorgs_, 
'=  Ay  ear  fur  th<.^ir  cor.iplainls.'' 


ITS  SAFETY  AND  TRIUMPH.    478,479 

47SI        HYMN  29.     B.  1.     C.  M.  j^ 

^'  ^ ^         Braintrec,  Peterborough. 

The  triumph  of  Christ ;  or,  tlie  ruin  of  antichrist. 

1  '*  T  LIFT  my  banners,"  saitb  the  Lord, 

X    "  Where  antichrist  has  stood  ; 
"  The  city  of  my  jjospel  foes 
"  Shall  be  a  field  of  blood. 

2  "My  heart  has  studied  just  revenge, 

"  And   now   thd  day  appears, 
"  The  day   of  my  redeem'd  is  come, 
"  To  wipe  away  their  tears. 

3  "Quite  weary  is  my  patience  grown, 

"■And  bids  my  fury  go; 
"Swift  as  the  lightning  it  shall  move, 
"  And  be  as  fatal  too. 

4  "  I   call  for  helpers,  but  in  vain ; 

"  Then  has  my  gospel   none  ? 
"Well,  mint!  own  ami  )ias  might  enough 
"  To  crush  my  foes  alone. 

5  "  Slaughter  and  my  devouring  sword 

"  Shall    walk  the  streets  around, 
"Babel  shall  reel  beneath    my  stroke, 
"  And  stagger  to  the  ground." 

6  Thine  honours,  O  victorious  King! 

Thine  own  right  hand  sliall  raise, 
Wliile  we  thine  awful  vengeance  sing, 
And  our  Deliverer  praise. 

47Q7  HYMN  56.    B.I.     CM.  » 

^  '  "^  5  Abridge,  Christmas. 

The  song  of  Moses  and  ihe  Lamb  ;    or,  Babylon 
'  falling;. 

1  \^K  sing  the  glories  of  thy  love, 

*  *     We   sound   thy  dreadful  name ; 
The   Christian  church  unites  the  songs 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb. 

2  Gicat  God !  how  wondrous  are  thy  works 

Of  vengpance,  and  of  grace ; 
Thou  King  of  saints,  Almighty  Lord, 

How  just  and  true  thy  wajs  ! 
i  Who  dares  refuse  to  fear  thy  name, 

Or  worship  at  thy  throne  ?' 
'Iliy  judgments  speak  thy  holiness, 

Through  all  the  nations  knov.c. 


480,  481      THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

4  Great  Babylon,  that  i-ules  the  earth, 

Druuk  with  the  martyrs'  blood, 
Her  criiTK  s  shail  spt-ediy  awake 
The  fu.y  of  our  God. 

5  The  cup   of  wrath  is  ready   mix'd. 

And  she  must  drink  the  dregs; 
Strong  is  the   Lord,  her  sover,.-ign  Judge, 
And  shall  fulfil  the  plagues. 

4Qn  I  HYMX  58.    B.  1.    L.  M.  » 

^o\J  ^  Italy,  Nantwict. 

The  devil  vanqidslied ;    or,   MichaeVs  ivar  with 
the  dragon. 

1  T  ET  mortal  tongues  aitcmpt  to  sing 

^-*  The  wars  of  heaven,  when   Michael  stood 
Chief  general  of  th'  eternal  King, 
And  fought  the  battles  of  our  God. 

2  Against  the  dragon  and  his  host 
The  armies  of  the   Lord  prevail; 

In  vain  they  rage,  in  vain   th(-y  boast. 
Their  courage  sinks,   their  weapons  fail. 

3  Down  to  the  earth   was  Satan  thrown, 
Down  to  the  earth  his  legions  fell  ; 
Then  was  the  truinj)  of  triumph  b'own, 
And  shook  the  dreadful  deeps  of  hell. 

4  Now   is  tlie  hour  of  darkness  past, 
Christ  hath  assum'd  his  reigning  power; 
Behold  the  great  accuser  cast 

Dowji  from  the  skits,  to  rise  no  more. 

5  'Twas  by  thy  blood,  immortal   Lamb, 
Thine  armies  trod  the  tempter  down  ; 
'Twas  by  thy   word  and  powerful  name 
They  gain'd  the  battie  and  venowji. 

6  Rejoice,  ye  heavens;    let  eviry  star 
Shine  with  new  gloriis  round  tJie  sky; 
Saints,  while  ye  smg  the  heavenly  war, 
Raise  your  Deliverer's  name  on  high. 


Aa  \  X        HYMN  59.     B.  1.    L.  M. 

'iOl^  Wdls,  Limehouse. 

Bnbuhn  fallen. 

1  TN  Gabriel's  handi  a  mighty  stone 
-■-    Lies,  a  fair  type  of  Babylon: 
"Prophets  rejoice,  and  all  ye  saints, 
"  God  shail  avenge  ymir  long  comp'aint'; 


^ 


CHURCH  MEETINGS.  -^2,  4$! 

2  He  said,  and  dreadful  as  he  stood. 
He  sunk   ihe  mil! -stone  in  the  flood: 
**  Thus  tenibry  shall  Babel  fall: 
"  Thus,  and  nu  mose  be  found  at  alh" 

CHURCH  MEETINGS. 

4097  PSALM  126.     CM.  « 

•^^-^  3         Panna,  St.  Martins,  Kingston. 
The  joy  of  a  remarkable  conversion  ;   or,  melatuA*' 
lij  remov.ed. 

1  "VirHEN  God  leveal'd  his  gracions  naine, 

'"       And  chaug'd  my   mournful  slate. 
My  rapture  steni'd  a  pleasuig  dream, 
The  grace  appear'd  so  great. 

2  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change. 

And  did  thy  hand  confess; 
My  tongue  broke  out  in   unknown  sti-ains. 
And  sung  surprising  grace. 

3  "  Great  is  the  work,"  my  neighbours  cried. 

And  own'd  thy  power  divine ; 
"  Great  is  tlie  work,"  my  heart  reply'd, 
"  A)>d  be  the  giory    thine." 

4  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies, 

Can  give  us  day  for  night; 
Make  drops  of  sacred  sorrow  rise 
l"o  rivers  of  d.-light. 

5  Let  those  that  sow  in  sadiess  wait 

I'iil  the  fair  harvest  eouse, 
They  shall  confess  thi,ir  shea'/es  are  great. 
And  shout  tiie  blessings  home. 
6,  Though  st'td   lie  bmy'd   long  in  dust, 
It  shan't  deceive   their   hope; 
The  precious  grain  can  ne'er  be  lost, 
For  grace  insures  the  crop. 

4037  PSALM  12s.      L.  M.  ^ 

5  Gloucester,  Truro. 

Siirpruing  'Icliveranve. 
1  TirHEN  God  restor'd  our  captive  state, 

'  '     Joy  was  our  song,  and  grace  our  theme ; 
The  grace  beyond  our  hopes  so  great, 
That  joy  appear'd  a  pairaed  dream. 
X 


484,485        THE  CHRISTIAN   CHURCH. 

2  The  scoffer  owns  thy  hand,  and  pays 
Uiu<ii;ing  honours  to  thy  name; 

AVIiiie  we  uith   pleasure  "shout  thy  praisp, 
"With  cheerful  notes  thy  love  proclaim. 

3  When  we   review'd  our  dismal  feai-s, 
'Twas  hard  to  think   iney'd   vanish   so; 
"With  God   we  left  our  flowing  tears, 
He  makts  our  jojs  like  rivers   How. 

4  The  man  that  in  liis  furrow'd  field 
His  scaiter'd  seed  witii  sadness  leaves, 
Will  sh()(>t  to  See   the   harvest  yield 

A  weicome  load  of  joyful  sheaves. 

A>ici  I        PSALM  34.    1st  Part.     L.  M.  Sg 

^'-'■'^3  All   Saints,   Bath. 

Cod's  care  of  the  saints  ;   or,  dtlivtrance  by  prayer^ 

1  »    ORD,  I  will  bless    tliee  all  my  days, 
■*-^  Thy  praise  shall  d-.veil  upon  I'ny  tongue; 
My  soul   shall  glory  in  thy  giace, 

"While  saints  rejoice  to   liear  the  song. 

2  Come,  magnify  the  I-onl  with  me, 
Cuaie,  let  us  all  t^xalt  his  name : 

I  jought  th*  eternal  God,  and  he 
Has  not  expos'd  my  hope  to  shame. 

3  I  told  him  all  my  secret  giJef, 

My  secret  groaning  reach'd  liis  ears ; 
He  gave  my  inward  pains  reiitf. 
And  cahii'd  the  tumult  of  my  fears. 

4  To  him  the   poor  lift   up  their  eyes, 
'i'heir  faces  feei   the  heavenly  shine; 
A  beam  of  mercy  from  the  skies 
rills  them  with   light  and  joy  divine. 

5  His  holy  angels  pitch  their  tents 
Around  the  men   that  serve  the  Lord: 
O  fear  and  love  liim,  all  his  saints. 
Taste  of  his  grace,  and  trust  his  wordl 

6  The  wild  young  lions,  piwch'd  with  pain 
And  hunger,  roar   througn  all  the  Mood; 
But  none  shall  seek    the  Loid  in  vain, 
Nor  want  supplies  of  real  good. 

AGKl        PSALM  34.     1st  Part.    CM.  M 

*i^Oj  York,  Barby. 

Prayer,  and  praise  fur  eminent  deliverance, 
I  T'LL  bless  the  Lord  from  day  to  day; 
-*-    How  good  aiv  ul!  liis  wsys .' 


CHURCH    MEETINGS- 

Ye  humble  souls,  that  use  to  pray, 
Come,  help  my   lips  to  praise. 

2  Sing:,  to  the  honour  ot  his  name, 

How  a  ])Oor  sufferer  cry'd ; 
Nor  was  his  hope  expx)s'd  to  shame. 
Nor  was  his   suit  deny'd. 

3  V.Iien  threateninj?  sorrows  round  me  stood, 

And  endless  feais  arose, 
Like  the  loud  billows  of  a  flood, 
Redoubling  all  my  woes  ; 

4  1  told  the    Lord   my  sore  distress, 

With  heavy  groans  and  tc-a«>; 
He  gave  my  sharpest  tr>rments  ease. 
And  silenc'd  all  my  fears. 
PAUSE. 

5  [O  sinners!  come  and  taste  his  love, 

Cnme,  learn  his  pleasant  ways ; 
And   let  your  own  experience  prove 
Tlie  sweetness  of  his  grace. 

6  He  bids  his  angels  pitch   their  tents 

Round   \wlicre   his  children  dwell ; 
What  ills  their  heavenly  care  prevents 
No  earthly  tongue  can  tell.J 

7  [O  love  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  his ; 

His  eye  regards  the  just: 
How  richly  ble«l  their  portion  is. 

Who  make  the  Lord  their  trust! 
3  Young  lions,  pincliM  witlt  hunger,  roai^ 

And  famish  in  the  wood ; 
But  God  supplies  his  lioly  poor 

With  every  needful  good.^ 


486} 


PSALM  66.    Sd  Fait.     C.  M,  jjg 

J  ond.in.  Braintree. 


Praise  to  God  for  IieaTiim  prayer. 
1  "^OW  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid 
•^^      To  that   Almighty  Power. 
Who  heard  the  lojtg  requests  I  made 
In  my  distressful  liour. 
8  My  lips  and  cheerful  heart  prepare 
T-o  make  liis  mercies  known; 
Cf:ir.p,  ye  that  fera*  my   God,  and  hCR: 
The  wondjjrs  lie  iijiih  done> 


487,488      THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

S  Wlien  on  my  head  liug^e  soirows  fell, 
I  sought  bis  heavenly  aid ; 
He  sav\(   my  sinking  soul  from  hell, 
And  death's  eternal  shade. 

4  If  sin  lay  covered  in  my  heart, 

While  piayei-  employ'd  my  tongue. 
The  Lord  had  shown  me    no  regard. 
Nor  I   his  praises  sung. 

5  But  God  (his  name  be  erer  blest) 

Hath  set  niy  spirit  free, 
Nor  tuni'd  fiom  him  my  poor  request, 
Nur  turn'd  bis  heart  from  me. 

<4Q7  1        PSALM  106.    1st  Part.    I-.  M. 
^O  I  ^         Wells,  Green's  Hundredth. 

Praise  fo  God;  or,  coiyimmiiuinvith  saints. 

1  nj'^O  God  the  great,  the  ever  bless'd, 

-*-     Let  songs  of  honour  be  address'd ; 
His  mercy  firm  forever  stands: 
Give  him  the  thanks  his  love  demands. 

2  Who  knows  the  wonders  of  thy  ways : 
Who  shall  fulfil  thy  boundless  praise? 
Blest  are  the  souls  tbat  fear  thee  still, 
And  pay  their  duty  to  thy  ■will. 

3  Remember  what  thy  mercy  did 
For  Jacob's  race,  thy  chosen  seed  ; 
And  with  the  same  salvation  bless 
The  meanest  suppliant  of  thy  grace; 

4  O  may;  I  see  thy  tribes  i-ejoice, 

And  aid  their  triumphs  with  my  voice  i 

This  is  my  glory.  Lord,  to  be 

Join'd  to  thy  saints,  and  near  to  thee. 

Zlftiil        PSALM  102.    2d  Part.    CM. 
^O^  *,  Swainvick,  St.  Anns. 

Prayer  heard,  and  Zion  restored. 

1  T  ET  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice, 
-"    Behold  the  promised  hour! 

Her  God  hath  heard  her  mourning  voiced 
And  comes  t'  exalt  his  power. 

2  Her  dust  and  ruins  tha    remain 

Are  precious  in  our  eyes ; 
Those  ruins  shall  be  built  again, 
And  all  that  dust  shall  rise. 


MISSIONARY   MEETINGS^  4E9 

5  The  Loitl  will  raise  Jerasalem, 
And  stand  in  glory    there; 
Nations  shall  bow   before  his  name, 
And  kings  attend  with  fear. 

4  He  sits  a  sovereign  on  his  throne, 

With  pity  in  his  eyes  : 
He  hears  the  dying  prisoners  groan, 
And  sees  their  sighs  arise. 

5  He  frees  the  souls  eondenin'd  to  death  I 

And,  when  his  saints  complain, 
It  shan't  be  said,  that  praying   breath 
Was  ever  spent  in  vain. 

6  This  shall  be  known  when  we  are  dea(J, 

And  left  on  long  record, 
That  ages  yet  unborn  may  read, 
And  trust  and  praise  the  Lord. 

PRAYER   AND  PRAISE   FOR    THE 

ENLARGEMENT    OF    THE 

CHURCH. 

OR, 
MISSIONARY  MEETINGS. 


PSALM  72.    1st  Part.    L.M.  ^ 

Old  Hundred,  Eaton,  Quercy. 
The  kinsdom  of  Christ. 


489} 

1  #rj.REAT  God,  whose  universal   sway 
'-^  The  known   and  unknown  worlds  obey. 
Now  give  the  Icingdom  to  thy  Son, 
Extend  his  power,  exalt  his  throne. 

2  Thy  sceptre  well  becomes  his  hands. 
All  heaven  submits  to  his  commands; 
His  justice  shall  avenge  the  poor. 
And  pride  and  rage  prevail  no  more. 

3  With  power  he  vindicates  the  just. 
And  treads  the  oppressor  in  the  dust : 
His  worship  and  his  fear  shall  last. 
Till  hours,  and  years,  and  time  be  past. 

4  As  rain  on  meadows  newly  mown, 
So  shall  he  send  his  influence  down ; 
His  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils, 
:Iike  heaveB(j.y  «iew  un  ;hirstj'  hilh^ 


<90  THE   CHRISTIAN:    CHUllCH, 

5  Tlie  heathen  lands,  that  lie  beneath 
'I  he  shades  of  overspreading  death, 
Kevive  at  his   first  dawning  light, 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

6  The  saints  shall  flourish  in  his  dayv 
Drest  in  the  robes  of  joy  nnd  praise; 
Peace,  like  a  river,  from  his  throne 
Shall  flow  to  nations  yet  unknown. 

4Qn"l       PSALM  72.    2d  Part.    L.  M. 
±iJ\J  j  Dunstan,  Blendon. 

Clirisfs  klngdont  anions  the  Gentiles. 

1  TESUS  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
•'    Does  his  successive  journeys  run: 

His  kingdom  stretcii  from  shore  to  shore, 
'lill  moons  shall  wax  and  Mane  no  more. 

2  [Behold  !   the  islands,  with  their  kings. 
And  Etnope  her  best  tribute  brings : 
Fiom  north  to  south  the  princes  meety 
To  pay  their  homage  at  his  feet. 

3  There  Persia,  glorious  to  behold. 
There  India  shines  in  Eastern  gold ; 
And  barbarous  natious,  at  his   word. 
Submit,  and  bow,  and  own  their  Lord.} 

4  For  him  sliall  endless  prayer  be  rnade. 
And  praises  throng  to  crown  hisr  Kead ; 
His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  sacrifice. 

5  People  and  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  his  Jove  witli  sweetest  song  ; 
And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
'Iheir  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

6  B'e'isings  abound  where'er  he  reigns;. 
'1  he  prisoner  leaps  to  loose  his  chains, 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 

And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

7  [Where  he  displays  his  healing  power, 
Ucatli  and  the  curse  are  known  no  more 
In  him  the  tribes  of  Adam  boast 

xMore  blessings  than  their  father  lost. 
3  Let  every  creature  rise,  and  bring 
Peculiar  honouis  to  our  King; 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again. 
And  earth  repeat  the  long  Amen.] 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.        491,  492. 

AQi  1  PSALM  45.     C.  M.  :)gF 

^^  ^  5  Abiidge,    Pembroke. 

The  personal  glories  ai.d  government  of  Christ, 

1  I'LL  speak  the  honours  of  my  King: 
-"-   His  form  divinely  f.iir  , 

None  of  the  syns  of  mortal  race 
May  witli  the  Lord  compare. 

2  Sweet  is  thy  speech,  and   heavenly   grace 

Upon  thy   lips  is  shed  : 
T]>y  God  witli  blessings  infinite 
Hath  crown'd  thy  sacred  liead. 

3  Gird  on  thy  sword,  victorious  Prince ! 

Ride  with  majestic  sway  ; 
Thy  terrors  shall  strike  through   thy  foes, 
And  make   the  world  obey. 

4  Thy  throne,  O   God,  forever  stands: 

Thy  word  of  grace  shall  prove 
A  ptacefui  sceptre  in  thy   hands. 
To  rule  thy  saints  by  Jove. 

5  Justice  and  truth  attend  thee  still, 

But  mercy  is  thy  choice ; 
A)id   God,  thy   God,  thy  soul  shall  fiU 
With  most  peculiar  joys. 

4097        PSALM  45.     1st  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

*^^5  Dunslan,  Eaton. 

The  glonj  of  Christ,  and  pouter  of  his  gospel. 

1    ^JOW  "be  my   heart   inspir'd   to  sing 
-*-^     The  glories  of  my   Saviour  King, 
Jesus   the  Lord,  how   heaviniy  fair 
His  form!    how  bright  his  beauties  are.' 
O'er  all  the  sons  of  human  race 
He  shines  with  a  superior  grace  ; 
Love  from  liis  lips  divinely  ttows. 
And  blessings  all  his  state  compose! 

3  Dress  thee  in  arms,   most  mighty  Lord, 
Gird  on  the    terror  of  thy  sword ! 

In  majesty  and   glory  ride, 

With  truth  and   meekness  at  thy  sicie. 

4  Thine  anger,  like  a   pointed  dart. 
Shall  pierce  the   foes  of  stubborn  heart; 
Or  words  of  mercy,  kind   and  sweet, 
Shall  melt  the  rebels  at  thy  feet. 


493,404      THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

5  Thy  throne,  O  Goil,  forever  stands, 

Grace  is  the  sceptre  in  thy  hands; 

Thy  Jaws  and  works  are  just  and  right. 

Justice  and  grace  are  thy  delight. 
i  God,  thine  own  God  hat)i  richly  shed 

His  oil  of  gladness  on  thy  head, 

And  witli  his  sacred  Spint  bitst 

His  first-born  Sou  above  the  rest. 

4007       PSALM  110.     1st  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

rKiJtt ^  Islington,  Portugal. 

Christ  exalted,  and  multitudes  converted;  or,  the 
iticcei's  of  the  gn\pel, 

1  n^HUS  the  eternal   Father  spake 

-■■     'I'o  Christ  tlie  Son :  "  Ascend  and  sit 
**  At  my  right  hand,  till   I  shall  malie 
"  Thy  foes  submissive  at  thy  feet. 
2**  From  Zion  shall  thy  word  proceed; 
"  Thy  word,  the  sceptre  in  thy  hand, 
"  Shall  make  the  hearts   of  rebels   bleed, 
"  And  bow   their  wills  to    thy  command. 

3  "  That  day  shall  show  tliy  power  is  great, 

"^  When  sai)»ts  shall   flock   with  willing    uiinds,i 
**  And  sinnrrs  crowd  thy  tempie-gate, 
**  Where  holiness  in  beauty  shines." 

4  O  blessed  power !    O  glorious  day  i 
What  a  large  victoiy  shall  ensue ! 
Ami   converts,  who  thy   grace  obey. 
Exceed  the  drops  of  moining  dew. 

A(\A\       PSALM  110.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  ggt 

*xiy-±^  Newcourt,   Portugal. 

The  kingdom   and  priesthood  if  0irist. 
1  IT^HUS  the  great  Lord  «)f  earth  and  sea 
•^    Spake  to  his  Son,  and  thus  he  swore; 
"Eternal  shall  thy  priesthood  be, 
"And  change  from  hand  to  hand  no  move. 

2  "  Aaron  and  all  his  sons  must  die ; 
"  But  everlasting  life  is  thine, 

"  To  save  forever  those   that  fly 
"For  rtfuge  from  the  wrath  divine 

3  "By  me  Melchisedek  was  made 

*'  On  earth  a  king  and  priest  at  once ; 
"And  thou,  my  heavenly  Priest,  shah  plead. 
"  And  thou,  ray  King,  shalt  rule  my  swns." 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.  495 

4  JeMJs,  the  priest,  ascends  his  throne. 
While  couiiSt's  cf  (tenml  peace, 
Between  the  Father  and  the  Son, 
Proceed  witli  honour  and  success. 

5  Through  the  whole  earth  his  reig;n  shall  spread, 
And  cviish  the  powers  that  dare  rebel ; 
Then  shall  he  .jud(!;e  the  rising-  dead, 

And  send  the  g-uiity  world  to  hell. 

6  Thoiig^h  while  he  treads  his  glorious  way. 
He  drinks  the  cip  of  tears  and  blood. 
The  sufferings  of  that  drtadful  day 
Shall  but  advance  him  near  to  God. 


495} 


PSALM  no.    C.  M. 

St.  Asaphs,  Exeter. 

ChrisVs  kinj^dom  and  priesthood. 

1  TESUS,  our  Lord,  ascend   thy  throne, 
**     And  nea'-  thy  Father  sit; 

In  Zion  shall  thy  power   be  known, 
And  make  thy  foes  submit. 

2  What  wonders  shall  thy  gospel  do! 

Thy  converts  shall  surpass 
The  numerous  drops  of  mornin'^  dew, 
And  own  thy  sovereign  grace. 

3  God  hath  i)n)nounc'd  a  firm  decree, 

Nor  changes   what  he  swore; 
"Eternal  shall  thy  priesthood  be, 
"  When  Aaron  is  no  more. 

4  "  Melchisedek,  that  wondrous  priest, 

"That  king  of  high  degree, 
"  That  holy  man,  wlio  Abrah'm  blest, 
"  Was  but  a  type  of  thee." 

5  Jesus  our  priest  forever  lives 

To  plead  for  us  above; 

Jesus  o\\\  king  forever  gives 

The  blessings  of  his  love. 

6  God  shall  exalt  his  glorious  head, 

And  his  high  throne  maintain ; 
Shall  strike  the  powers  and  princes  dead 
Who  dare  oppose  Jjis  reign. 


496,497    THE  CHRISTIAN  Church. 

4QR1        HYMN  50.    B.  1.    C.  M.  9» 

*^"5  Aiimdel,  Bray. 

T/ie  song  of  Zacharias,  and  the  message  of  John 
the  Baptist;  or,  light  and  salvation  by  Jesus 
Christ. 

1  ^  OVy  be  the  God  of  Israel  bless'd, 
-'-^      Who  makes  his  trutli  appear; 
His  mighty  hand  fulfils  his  woid. 

And  all  the  oaths  lie  sware. 

2  Now  he  bedews  old  David's  roof, 

With  blessings  from  the  skies  ; 
He   makes  the  branch  of  promise  grow, 
The  promis'd  honi  arise. 

3  [Jolin  was  the  prophet  of  the  Lord,- 

To  go  before  his  face; 
The  lierald  which  our  Saviour  God 
Sent  to  prepare  his  ways. 

4  He  makes  the  great  salvation  known. 

He  speaks  of  pardon'd  sins; 
While  grace  divine,  and  heavenly  loVe, 
In  its  own  glory  shines. 

5  "  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,"  he  cries, 

"  That  takes  our  guilt  away : 
"  I  saw  the  Spirit   o'er  his  head 
"On  Jiis  baptizing  day.] 

6  "  Be  every  vale  exalted  high, 

"  Sink  every  mountain   low  ; 
"  TJie  j)roud  must  stoop,  and  humble  souls 
"Shall  his  salvation   know. 

7  "  The  heathen  realms  with  Israel's  land 

"Shall  join  in  sweet  accord; 
"  And  all  that's  bom  of  man  shall  see 
"  The  glory  of  the  Lord. 

8  "Behold  the  Morning  Star  arise, 

"  Ye  that  in    darkness  sit ; 
"He  marks  the  path   that  leads  to  peace, 
"And  guides  our  doubtful  feet." 

AOnX         HYMN  21.    B.  1.     CM.  ^ 

^■^  '  5  Arlington,  Christmas. 

A  vision  of  the  kingdom  of  Christ  among  men. 
1  T  O,  what  a  glorious  sight  appeal's 

^^    To  our  believing  eyes; 

The  earth  and  seas  are  ])ass'd  away, 
And  the  old  loliing  skies. 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.        493,495 

?  ii'rom  the  third  heaven,  where  God  residei. 
That  holy,  happy    place, 
The  new  Jerusalem  comes  down, 
Adorn'd   with  shining   grace. 

3  Attending  angels  shout  for  joy. 

And  the  bright  armies  sing  ; 

"  Mortals,  behold  the  sacred  seat 

"Of  your  descending  King. 

4  "  The  God   of  glory  down  to  men 

"  Removes  his  bless'd  abode  ; 
**Men,  the  dear  objects  of  his  grace, 
"  And  he,  the  loving  God. 

5  "  His  own  soft  hand  shall    wipe  the  tears 

"  From   every   weeping  eye  ; 
"And  pains,  and  groans,  and  griefs,  and  fears, 
"And  death    itself  shall  die." 

6  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  O  hOw   long 

Shall  this  bright  hour  delay  ? 
Fly  swifter  round,  ye  wheels  of  time, 
And  bring  the  welcome  day. 


PSALM  117.     CM.  ifi 

Warehani,  Rochester. 
Praise  to  GodJ'rom  all  nations. 


498} 

1  f\   ALL  ye  nations,"  praise   the   Lord, 
^~'    Each   with  a   different  rongui  ; 
In  every  language   learn  Irs  word. 

And  let  his  name   be  sung. 

2  His  mercy  reigns  through  every  land ; 

Proclaim  his  grace  abroad; 
Forever  firm  his  truth  shall  stand ; 
Praise  ye  the  faithful   God. 

4QQ7  PSALM  117.    L.M.  ^ 

~xacj  ^  Denbigh,  Newcourt. 

The  same. 

1  T^ROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 
-■-    Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise; 

I-et  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Througli  eveiy  land,  by  every  tongile. 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies.   Lord; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  woi-d ; 

Thy  praise  shall   sound  from  shore  to  shore. 
Till  suus  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 


500,501,502    THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 


500} 


PSALM  117.    S.  M.  X 

Hcpkins,  Suttoii. 
The  same. 


1  n'^HY  naiTie,  Ainiig-hty  Lord, 

^    Shall  sound  ihu.u^h  distant  lands; 
Great  is  thy  grace,  and  sure  thy  word, 
Thy  truth  forever  stands. 

2  Far  be  lliine  honours  spread, 
And  longf  thy  praise  endure. 

Till  morning  Hgiit  and  evening  shade 
Shall  be  exchang'd  no  more. 

"y/v* -vx/* -wx 

CIRCUMCISION  AND  BAPTISM. 

Cfl^  HYMN  52.    B.  1.    L.M.  J 

^yj*-  Quercy,  Eaton. 

Baptism. 

1  J^WAS  the  commission  of  our  Lortl, 

-■-    "  Go,  teach  the  nations,  and  baptize." 
Tlie  nations  have  reeeiv'd  the  vord 
Since  he  ascended  to  the  skies. 

2  He  sits  upon  the  eternal  hills, 

With  grace  and  pardon  in  his  hand>. 
And  sends  his  covenant,  with  the  seals, 
To  bless  the  distant  Gentile  lands. 

3  "  Repent,  and  be  haptiz'd,"  he  saith, 
"For  ihe  remission  of  your  sins;" 
And  thus  oui   sense  assists  our  faith, 
And  shows  us  what  his  gospel  means. 

4  Our  soxds  he   washes   \\\  his  blood, 
As  water   makes  the  body  clean  ; 
And  th     good   Spirit  from  our  God 
Descends  like  purifying  rain. 

5  Thus  we  engage  ourselves  to  thee, 
And  seal  our  covenant  with  the  Lord  ; 
O  may  the  great  Eternal   Three 

In  heaven  our  solemn  vows  record  J 


502| 


D 


HYMN  122.    B.  1.    L.  M. 

Ninety-seventh  Psalm,  Bath. 

Believers  buried  ivith  Christ  in  baptism. 

O  we  not  know   that  solemn  word. 

That  we  are  bury'd  with  the  Lord; 


CIRCUMCISION  AND  BAPTIS5I.    503,5^04 

Bftptiz'd  into  his  death,  and  then 

Put  oft'  the  body  of  our  sin  ? 
2  Our  souls  recei\e  diviner   bvtath, 

Rais'd  from  corruption,  guilt,  and  death: 

So  from  the  grave  did  Gltrist  arise, 

And  lives  to  God  above  the  skies. 
2  No  more  let  sin  nor  Satan  reign 

Over  our  mortal    flesh  again  ; 

The  various  lusts    we   serv'd  btfore 

Shall  have  dominion  now  no  more. 


M. 


Knq^        HYMN  113.    B.  1.     C. 
UKJtj  ^  Warehani,    \riington. 

Abrahani's  blessing  on  the  Gentiles. 

1  TIOW  large  the  promise.'    how   divine 
'-^  To  Abrah'ni  and  his   setd  I 

'■'  I'll  be  a   God  to  thee  and  thhie, 
'•Supplying  all  their  need." 

2  The  words  of  his  extensive  love 

From  age  to  age  endure; 
The  Angel  of  the  covenant  proves, 
And  seals  the  blessing  sure. 

3  Jesus  the  ancient  faith  confirms, 

To  our  great  fathei-s    givt-n; 
He  takes  young  children  to  his  arms, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heaven. 

4  Our  Cod,  how  faithful  are  his  ways  I 

His  love  endures  the    same ; 
Nor  from  the  prwmse^or  his  grace 
Blots  out  the  children's  name. 


HYMN  114.    B.  1.     C.  M. 

Christmas,  Kingston. 

The  same. 


504} 

1  O-ENTILES  by  nature,  we  belong 
*-*    To  the  wild  olive  wood  ; 
Gvace  takes  us  fiom  the  barren  tree, 
And  grafts  us  in  the  good. 

3  With  the  same  blessings,  grace  endows 
The  Gentile  and  the  Jew ; 
If  pure  and  holy  be  the  root, 
Such  arc  the  branches  too. 


505,  506    THE  CHRISTIAN  CHURCH. 

3  Then  let  the  children  of  the  saint$ 

Be  dedicate  to  God; 
Pour  out  thy  Si)irit  on  them,  Lord, 
And  wash  them  in  thy  biood. 

4  Thus  to  the  parents  and  their  seed 

Shall  thy  salvation  come. 
And  numerous  households  meet  at  last 
In  one  eternal  home. 

*in'=il      HYMN  121.    B.  1.    CM.  ^ 

Oyj<}^  Wareham,  Bedford. 

Children  devoted  to   God, 
[For  those  wlio  practise  Infant  Baptism.] 
1  'pHUS  saith  the  mercy    of  the  Lord, 
*-   "  I'll  be  a  God  to  thee  ; 
"I'll   bless  thy  numerous  race,  and  they 
"  Shall  be  a  seed  for  me." 

?  Abrah'm  believ'd  the  promis'd   grace. 
And  pjave  his  son   to  God ; 
But  water  seals  the  blessing  now. 
That  once  was  seal'd  with  blood. 

3  Thus  Lydia  sanctified  her  house, 

When  she  rect-iv'd   the  word ; 
Thus  the  believing  jailer  gave 
His  household  to  the  Lord. 

4  Thus  later  saints,  eternal  King, 

Thine  ancient  ti  lUh  embrace  ; 
To  thee  their  infant  ofTspring  bring, 
And  huinbly  claim  the  grace. 

f^f\f\  I      HYMN  134.    B.  2.    C.  M.  ^ 

*J^^$  Swanwick,  Irish. 

Circiimcisian  abolished. 

1  T^HE  promise  was   divinely  free, 

-*-    Extensive  was  the  grace ; 
"  I  will  the  God  of  Abrah'm  be, 
"  And  of  his  numerous  race." 

2  He  said— nnd  with  a  bloody  seal 

Confinn'd  the  words  he  spoke; 
Long    did  the  sons  of  Abrah'm  ft;el 
i'Uc  sharp  antl  painful  j-okc\ 


CIRCUMCISION  AND  BAPTISM.    5Q7,50S 

3  Till  God's  own  Son,  descending  low, 

Gave  his  own   flesh  to  bleed  ; 
And  Gentiles  taste  the  blessing  now, 
From  the  hard  bondage  freed. 

4  The  G'ld  of  Abrah'ui  claims  our  prake; 

His  promises  endure ; 
And  Christ  the  Lord,  in  gentler  ways, 
Makes  the  salvation  sure. 


Kri7  7         HYMN  127.    B-  2.    L.  M.  ^ 

*^^  *  3  Querey,  Gloucester. 

Circumcision   and  baptism. 

[Writttai  only  for  those  who  practise  the  baptism 

of  Infimts.] 

1  I^HUS  did  the  sons  of  Abrab'm  pass 

-■-    Under  the   bloody  seal  of  grace! 
The  young  disciples   bore  tlxe  yoke. 
Till  Christ  the  painful  bondage  broke. 

2  By  milder  ways  doth  Jesus  prove 
His  Father's  covenant,  and  his   love; 
He  seals  to  saints  his  glorious  grace, 
And   not  forbids  their  infant  race. 

3  Iheir  seed  is  sprinkled    with  his  blood, 
Their  children  set  apart  for  God  ;• 
His    Spirit  on  their  offspring  shed. 
Like  water  pour'd  upon  the  head. 

4  Let  every  saint,  with   cheerful  voice. 
In  this  large  covenant  rejoice ; 
Young  children,  in  tlieir  early   days. 
Shall  give  the  God  of  Abrali'm  praise, 

Kn0  7       HYMN  141.     B.  2.     CM.  % 

•JiJO  1^     Hymn  Second,  Peterborough. 

Faith  assisted  by  se7ise ;  or,  preaching,  baptism^ 

and  the   Lord's  supper. 
1  "TVf  Y  Saviour  God,  ray  sovereign  Prince 
■^^    Rf'ij^ns  far  above  the  skies; 
But  brings  his  graces  down  to  sense, 
And  helps  my   faith  to  rise. 
3  Mine  eyes  and  ears  shall  bless  his  name, 
They  read  atid  hear  his  word ; 
My  tftuch  and  taste  shail  do  the  same, 
Whea  they  leeeive  the  Lord. 


509  THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

3  Baptismal  water  is  design'd 

'I'o  seal  his  cleansing  grace; 
"While  at  his  feast  of  hread  and  viae 
He  gives  his  saiuis  a  jjlace. 

4  But  not  tlie  waters  of  a  flood 

Can  make  my  Hcsh   so  citan 

As  by  Ills   Spiiit  and   his  biood 

He'll  wasli  my  soul  from  sin. 

5  Not  choisest  meats  n'tr  noblest  wines 

So  much  my  heart  refresh, 
As  whtn  my  faith   goes  through  the  signs. 
And  feeds  upon  his  Hesh. 

6  I  love  the  Lord,  who  stoops   so  low, 

To  give  iiis  word  a  seal ; 
But  the  rich  grace  his  hands  bestow 
Exceeds  the  figures  stiil. 

vwv-wwv 

THE   LORD^S  SUPPER. 

K(^Q7  HYMN  1.    B.  3.     L.  M.  | 

*^^^3  Limehouse,  Puinuy. 

The   Lurd's  supper  initituted. 

1  ?''pWAS  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night, 

-'-    When  powers  of  earth  and  hell  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight. 
And  friends  bctiay'd  him  to  his  foes: 

2  Before  the  mournful  scene  began. 

He  took  the  bread,  and   biess'd  and  brake ; 
What  love  through  ail  his  actions  rani 
What  wondrous  words  of  giace  he  spake! 

3  '•  This  is  my  body  broke  for   sin ; 

"  Receive  and  eat   tlie    living  food :" 
Then  took  the  cup,  and  biess'd  the  wine; 
" '  f  is  the  new  covenant  in   my  blood." 

4  [For  us  his   flesh  with  nails  was   tern. 
He  bore  the  scourge,  he  felt  the  thorn  ; 
And  justice  pour'd  upon  his  head 

Its  heavy  vengeance  in  our  stead.] 

5  [For  us  his  vital  blood  was  spilt. 
To  buy  the  pardon    of  our  guilt; 
When  for  black  crimes  of  biggest  sizCt 
He  gave  his  soul  a  satiificcT 


THli   LORD'S  SUPPER.         510,  511 

6  "Do  this,"  he  cried,  "till  time  shall  end, 
"In   memory  of  your  dying:  Fiieud; 

"  Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 

"  The  love  of  your  departed  Lord." 

7  [Jesus .'  thy  f.;ast  we  celebrate. 

We  show  thy  death,  we  sing  thy  name, 
Till  thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 
The  raaniage  supper  of  the  Lamb.J 

f^4(\\  IlYiMN  2.    B.  3.     S.  M.  ^ 

*^*-^5     Wateliman,  Little  Marlboroug^h. 
Communion  ru/lh   ChrUt  and  ivUh   sui7Us. 

1  [TESUS  invites  his  saints 

"      To  meet  around  his  board : 
Here  pardonM  rebels  sit,  and  hold 
Communion  with  their  Lord. 

2  For  food  he  gives  his  Hesh ; 
He  bids  us  drink  his  blood : 

Amazing  favour.'   matchless  grace 
Of  our  descending  God  !] 

3  This  iioly  bread  and  wine 
Maintain  our  fainting  breath. 

By  union  with  our  livnig  Lord, 
And  interest  in  his  deailu 

4  Our  heavenly  Father  calls 
Christ  and  liis  members  one! 

We  the  young  children  of  his  love, 
And  he  the  first-born  Sou. 

5  We  are  but  several  ]»art} 
Of  the  same  broken  bread  ! 

One  body  hath  its  several  limbs. 
But  Jesus  is  the  head. 

6  Let  all  our  powers   be  join'd 
His  glorious   name  to  raise; 

Pleasure  and  love  till  every  mind, 
And  every  voice  be  praise. 

K4  -f  7  HYMN  3.     B.  3.     CM.  ^ 

»^ll5  Swan  wick,  Irish. 

The  New  Testament  in  the  blood  of  Christ;    or-, 

the  nni)  covenant  sealril. 
1  *'  n["^HE  promise  of  my  Father's  love 
"Shall  stand  forever  gjod," 
Y 


512  THE    LORD'S    SUPPER. 

He  said— and  p;ave  his  soul  to  death, 
And  seai'd  the  grace  witlj  blood. 

2  To  this  dear  covenant  of  thy  word 

I  set  my  worthless  nasne ; 
I  seal  th'  engageraent  to  my  Lord, 
And  make  my  humble  claim. 

3  The  light,  and  strength,  and  pardoning  grace 

And  glory  shall  be  mine ; 
My   life  and  soul,  my  heart  and  flesh, 
And  all  mj'  powers  are  thine. 

4  I  call  that  legacy  my  own. 

Which  Jesus  did  bequeatJi ; 
'Twas  purchas'd  with  a  dying  groan. 
And  ratify'd  in  death. 

5  Sweet  is  the  memory  of  his  name, 

"VVbo  bkss'd  us  in  his  will, 

And  to  his  testament  of  love 

Wade  his  own   life  the  seal. 


KiOl  HYMN  4      E.  3.    C.  M.  £ 

-r?  1  4-  ^  B  dford.  Abridge. 

Christ's  dying  love;  or,  our  pardon  bought  at 
dear  jirice. 

1  "OOW  condeseendii'g  and  how  kind 
^^    Was  God's  eternal  Son! 

Our  misery  reach'd  his  heavenly  mind, 
And  pity  brought  him  down. 

2  [When  justice,  by  oui    sins  provok'd, 

Drew  forth  its  dreadful  swoni, 
He  gave  his  soui   up  to  the  stroke, 
Without  a  murmuring  word.] 

3  [He  sunk  beneaih  our  heavy  Avoes, 

To  rnise  us  to  his  throne: 
There's  ne'er  a  gift  his  hand  bestoVt's, 
But  cost  his  heart  a  groan.] 

4  This  v/as  compassion  like  a   Gid, 

That  when  the  Saviour  knew 
The  price  of  pardon  was  his  blood, 

His  pity  ne'er  viithdrew. 
J  Now,  though  he  reigns  exalted  highj 

His  love  is  still  as  great: 
Well  he  remetVibers  Calvary, 

Nor  lets  his  saints  forget. 


THE   LORD'S    SUPPEFv.  *I3 

6  [Here  we  behold  his  bowels  roll 

As  kind  as  when  he  died. 
And  see  the  sorrows  of  his  soul 
Bleed  through  his  wounded  side.] 

7  [Here  we  receive  repeated  seals 

Of  Jesus'  dying'  love : 
Hard  is  the  wretch  that  never  feels 
One  soft  affection  move.] 

8  Here  let  our  hearts  begin  to  melt, 

While  we  his  de.ith  record, 
And,  with  our  Joy  for  pnrdon'd  guilt, 
Mourn  that  we  pierc'd  the  Lord. 


513 


HYMN  5.    B.  3.    C.  M.  J 

York,  Arlington. 
Christ  the  bread  of  lift: 

1  T  ET  us  adore  the  Eternal  Word, 
■*-^     'Tis  he  our  souls   hath   fed  : 
Thou  art  our  living  str.ani,  O  Lord, 

And  thou  the  immortal  bread. 

2  [The  manna  came  from  lower  skies. 

But  Jesus  from  above ; 
Where  the  fresh  springs  of  pleasure  rise. 
And  rivers  tiow  with  love. 

3  The  Jews,  the  fathers,  died  at   last. 

Who  ate  that  heavenly  bread  ; 
But  these  provisions  which  we  taste. 
Can  raise  us  from  the  dead.] 

4  Bless'd  be  the  Lord,  who  gives  his  flesh 

Tu   nourish   dying  men ; 
And  often  spreads  his  table  fresh, 
Lest  we  should  faint  again. 

5  Our  souls  shall  draw  their  heavenly  breath. 

While  Jesus  finds  supplies ; 
Nor  shall  our  graces  sink  to  death, 
For  Jtius  never  dies. 

6  [Daily  our  mortal  flesh  decays. 

But  Christ,  our  life,  shall  come; 
His  mn-tsisted  power  shall   raise 
Our  bodiw  from  the  tojrib.J 


514,  bl5        THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

K  j   17         HYMN  6.      B.  3.       L.  M.  gg 

*J'-^S  Dunstan,  Old  Hundred. 

The  memorial  of  cur  uh^PMt   Lord. 

1  T ESUS  is  gone  above  the  sliits, 

**    Where  our  weak  senses  reach  him  not; 

And  canial  objects   court  our  eyes. 

To  thrust  our  Saviour  from  our  thought. 

2  He  knows  what  wanderinp  hearts  we  have, 
Apt  to  forget  his  lovely  face; 

And,  to  reiresh  our  minds,  he  gave 
'I'liese  kind  lueraoriais  of  his  grace. 

3  The  Lord  of  "life  this  table  spread 
V/ith  his  own  flesh  arid  dying  blood  : 
We  on   till    rich  provision  feed, 

And  taste  liie  wine,  and  bless  our  God. 

4  Let  sinful  sv.'eeu  be  all  forgot. 
And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem; 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  every    (liought, 
Aj»d  faitli  and  liope  be  fix'd  on  hiui. 

5  While  he    is    absent  from  our  siglit, 
'Tis  to  prepare  oor  souls  a  place, 
'Ihat  Vv-e  may  dwell  in   Jieaveuly  light, 
And  live  forever  near  his  face. 

6  [Our  eyes  look  upward  to  the  hills, 
^V^lence  our  reuiining  Lord  shall  come: 
We  wait  tiiy  cluuioi's  awful   wheels. 

To  fetch  our  longing  spiiits  home.] 

k;iC7         hymn  7.      B.  3.      L.  M.  K 

'^lO^         Kirke,  Carthage,  Putney.  ^ 

Crucifixion  to  the  -world  bij  the  cross  of  Christ. 

1  TirHEN   I  survey  the  wondrous  cross 

"'     On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  ricliest  gain  I  count  but  loss. 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  i)ride. 

2  Forbid  it.  Lord,  that  I  should  boast. 
Save  in' the  death  of  Christ,  my  God: 
Ail    the  vain   tilings  that  charm  me   most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See  from  liis  head,  his  hands,  his  feet. 
Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down  : 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet^ 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crovn;' 


'  THE  LORD'S  SUPPER.  5lS 

4  [His  <lyin^  crimson,  like  a  robe, 
5j)reads  oVr  his  body  on  the  tree  ; 
Then  am  I  dead  to  all  the  K't^tifi 
And  all  the  g'obe  is  dead  to  mt.] 

5  Were  the  whole  Tealm  of  nature  mine, 
That  were  a  present  fnv  too  small; 
Love  so  amazing,  so   divine. 
Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all  ! 

f\if{l  HYMNS.     B.  3.     CM.  fgi 

*^-*-"3  Rochester,  St.  Anns. 

T/ie  tree  of  life. 

1  f^OME,  let  us  join  a  joyful  tune 
^^    To  our  exalted  Loni. 

Ye  saints  on  high,  around  his  throne, 
And  we  around  his  board. 

2  While  once  upon  this  lower  ground, 

Weary  and  faint  ye  stood, 
What  dear  refreshments  here  ye  found 
From  this  immortal  food ! 

3  The   tree  of  life,  that  near  tJie  throne 

In  heaven's  high  gai'den  grows. 
Laden  with  grace,  btnds  gently  down 
Its  ever  smiling  boughs. 

4  [Hovering  among  the  leaves,  tliere  stands 

The  sweet  celestial  Dove; 
And  Jesus  on  the  branches  hangs 
The  banner  of  his  Jove. 

5  'Tis  a  young  heaven  of  strange  delight 

Whiie  ia  his  shade  v,e  sit ; 
His  fiuit  is  pleasing  to  the  sight, 
And   to  the  taste  as  sweet. 

6  New  life  it  spreads  through  dying  hearts, 

And  cheers  the  diooping  mind ; 
Vigoui-  and  joy  the  juice  imparts, 
Without  a  sting  behind.] 

7  Now  Itt  the  flaming   weapon  stand. 

And   guard  all  Eden's  trees; 
Thert  's  neVr  a  plant  in  all  that  land, 
'I  hat  bears  such  fruits  as  these. 

8  Infinite  grace  our  souls  adore. 

Whose  wondrous  hand  has  made 
This  living  branch  of  sovereign  power 
To  raise  and  heal  the  dead. 


517 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

HYMN   9.     B.  3,      S.  M.  SJf 

'IJiachei-,  St.  Ihomas. 
The  Spirit,  the  -water,  aiitt  the  blood. 


1  T  El"  all  our  toiig:ui's  be  one, 
-^    lo  piiiise  our   Oud   (.n  liigh, 

'Who  from   his  bosom  siiit  his  Son, 
To  fetch   IIS  strangers  iiigli. 

2  Nor  let  our  voices  cease 

To  sing  tlie  Siiviour's  name : 
Jesus,  the  auibassadoi-  of  j)eace. 
How  cheerfully  he  came  ! 

3  It  cost  him  cries  and  tears 
To  bring  US  near  to   God  ; 

Great  vas  our  debt,  and  lie   appears 
To  make  the  payment  good. 

4  [My  Saviour's  pierced  side 
Pour'd  out  a  double  flood  ; 

By  water  we  are  purify "d. 
And   pardon'd  by'  the  blood. 

5  Infinite  was  our  guilt. 
But  he,  our  Priest,  atones  ; 

On  the  cnld  ground  liis   life  was  spilt, 
And  ofFer'd  with  his  groans.J 

6  Look  up,  my  soul,  to  him 
Whose   ileath    nas  thy   desert. 

And  humbly  view  the  living  stream 
Flow  from  his  breaking  liearl. 

7  There,  on  the  cursed  tree, 
In  dying  p.-in^s  he  lies, 

Fulfils  his  Father's  great  decree, 
And  all  our  wants  supplies. 

8  Thus  tlie  Redeemer  came, 
By   vater,  and  by  blood; 

And  when  the  Spirit  speaks  the  same. 
We  feel  his   witness  good. 

9  While  the  Eternal   Three 
Bear  their  record  above. 

Here  I  believe  he  died  for  me. 
And  s.al   my  Saviour's  love. 

10  fLoid,  cleanse  my  soul  from  sin. 

Nor  let  thy  grace  depart ; 

Great  Comforter,  abide  within. 

And  witness  to  my  lieart.j 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER.         518,  519 

^-IQl  HYMNIO.    B.3.    L.  M.  «K 

«^-*-^5  Bath,  Eaton. 

Chrut  crucified^  the  wisdom  and  poxvcr  of  God^ 

1  ^J'ATURE  witli  open   volume  stands, 
-'-^    To  spread  her  Maker's  praise  abroad, 
And  every  labour  of  his  hands 

Shows  something  worthy  of  a  God. 

2  But  in  the  grace  that  rescu'd  man, 
His  briglitest  form  of  glory  shines ; 
Here  on  the  cross,  'tis  fairest  drawn. 
In  precious  blood,  and  crimson  lines. 

3  [Here  his  whole  name  appears  complete ; 
Nor  wit  can  guess,  nor  reason  prove, 
Which  of  the  letters  best  is  writ. 

The  power,  the  wisdom,  or  the  love.] 

4  Here  I  behold  his  inmost  heart. 

Where  grace  and  vengeance  strangely  join ; 
Piercing  his  Son  with  sharpest  smart. 
To  make  the  purchas'd  pleasures  mine. 

5  O,  the  sweet  wonders  of  that  cross. 
Where  God  the  Saviour  lov'd  and  died  I 
Her  noblest  life  my  spirit  draws 

From  his  dear  wounds  and  bleeding  side. 
t  I  would  forever  speak  his  name. 
In  sounds  to  mortal  ears  unknown, 
With  angels  join  to  praise  the  Lamb, 
And  worship  at  his  Father's  throne. 

K^Q>         HYMN  11.     B.3.     CM.  ISt 

•^  ■*■  ^  5  St.  Asaphs,  Devizes. 

Pardon  brought  to  our  senses^ 

1  T  ORD,  how  divine  tJiy  comforts  are! 
-*-^    How  heavenly  is  the  place. 
Where  Jesus  spreads  the  sacred  feast 

Of  his  redeeming  grace  I 

2  There  the  rich  bounties  nf  our  God 

And  sweetest  glories  shine; 
There  Jesus  says  that  •'  I  am  his, 

"  And  my  Beloved's  mine." 
2  "  Here,"  saiih  the  kind  redeeming  Lord, 

And  shows  his  wounded  side, 
"See  here  the  spring  of  all  your  joys, 

"  That  open'd  when  I  died !" 


fl50  THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

4  [Tie  smiles,  and  cheers  my  moumfiil  lieart, 

And  tells  of  all  his  pain ; 
"  All  this,"  says  he.  "  1  boie  for  thee," 
And  then  he  smiles  again.] 

5  What  shall  we  pay  our  heavenly  K-ng- 

For  g^race  so  vast   as  this] 
He  brings  cnr  pardon  to  our  eyes, 
And  seals  it  with  a  kiss. 

6  [Let  stich  amazing  loves  as  these 

Be  sounded  all  abroad; 
S»ich  favours  are  beyond  degrees, 
And  worthy  of  a  God.] 

7  [To  him  who  wash'd  us  in  his  blood. 

Be  everlasting  praise; 
Salvation,  honour,  glory,  power. 
Eternal  as  his  days.] 

K9nZ  HYMN  12.     B.3.     L.  M.  ^ 

^^\J^        Old  Hundred,  Evening  Hymn. 
The  ;ro.fpel  feast. 

1  [XTOW  rich  are  thy  provisions.  Lord  I 

-*■-■-  Thy  table  furnish'd  from  above! 
The  fruits  of  life  o'erspread  the  board, 
The  cup  o'erflows  Avitli  hearcxdy  love. 

2  Thine  ancient  family,  the  .Tews, 
"Were  first  invite<l  to  the  feast: 
W^e  humbly  take  what  they  refuse. 
And  Gentiles  thy  salvation  taste. 

3  We  are  the  poor,  the  blind,  the  lame; 
And  help   was  far,  and  death  was  nigh! 
But  at  the  gospel  call   we  came, 

And  every  want  receiv'd  supply. 

4  From  the  liighway  that  loads  to  hell, 
From  paths  of  darkness  and  despair. 
Lord,  we  are  come,  with  thee  to  dwell, 
Glad  to  enjoy  thy  presence  here.] 

5  [What  shall  we  pay  th'  Eternal  Son, 
Ihat  left  the  heaven  of  his  abode, 
And  to  this  wretched  earth  came  down. 
To   bring  us,  wanderers,  back    to  God? 

6  It  cost  him  death  to  save  our  lives; 
lo  bu\   our  souls  it  cost  his  own  ; 
And  ail  the  unknown  joys  he  gives, 
Were  bought  with  agonies  unknown. 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER.        521,  522 

7  Om-  everlasting  love  is  due 

To  Him  who  lansom'd  sinners  lost ; 
And  pity'd  rebels,  when  he  knew 
'Ihe  vast  expense  his  love  would  costj 

pro  4  7  HYMN  13.    B.3.    CM.  ^ 

'^'^  ■*-  3  St.  Maitins,  Christmas. 

Divine  love mnlcing  aj'emt^anil  calling  in  thegueats. 

1  LiOW  swt-et  and  awful  is  the  place, 
-"-     With  Christ  within  the  doors, 
While  everlasting  love  displays 

1  he  choicest  of  her  stores  ! 

2  Here  every  bowel  of  our  God 

With  soft  compassion  rolls; 
Here  peace  and  pardon,  bought  with  blood, 
Is  fuod  for  dying  souls. 

3  [While  all  our  hearts  and  all  our  songs 

Join  to  admire  the  feast. 
Each  of  us  cries,  with  thankful  tongues, 
"  Lord,  why  was  I  a  guest  ? 

4  **  Why  was  I  made  to  hear  thy  voice, 

"  And  enter  while  there's  room, 
"  When  thousands  make  a  wretched  choice, 
"And  rather  starve  than  come?"] 

5  'Twas  the  same  love  that  spread  the  feast, 

That  sweetly  forc'd  us  in ; 
Else  we  had  still  refus'd  to  taste, 
And  perish'd  in  our  sin. 

6  [Pity  the  nations,  O  our  God; 

Constrain  the  earth  to  come; 

Send  thy  victorious  word  abroad. 

And  bring  the  strangei-s  home. 

7  We  long  to  see  thy  churches  full, 

That  all  the  chosen  race 
May  with  one  voice  and  heart  and  soul 
Sing  thy  redeemijig  grace.] 

KOO|         HYMN  14.    P..  3.     L.  M.  ^ 

*^'^'*3  Quercy,  Nantwich. 

The  song  of  Simeon ;  or,  a  sight  of  Christ  makes 
death  easy. 
[OW  have  our  hearts  embrac'd  our  God ; 
We  would  forget  all  earthly  charms. 
And  wish  to  die  as  Simeon  would, 
W^th  his  young  Saviour  in  his  armso 


N' 


523  THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

2  Our  lips  should  leani  that  joyful  soiigj 
Were  but  our  hearts  like  his"; 

Our  souls  still  waiting;  to  be  gone. 
And  at  thy  word  dejiart  in  peace. 

3  Here  we  have  seen  thy  face,  O  Lord, 
And  view'd  salvation  with  our  eyes, 
Tasted  and  felt  the  living;  Word, 
The  bread  descending  from  the  skies. 

4  Thou  hast  prepard  this  dying  Lamb, 
Hast  set  his  blood  before  our  face. 
To  teach  the  terrors  <jf  thy  name, 
And  show  the  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

5  He  is  our  light ;  our  morning-star 
Shall  shine  on  nations  ytt  unknown; 
The  glory  of  thine  Israel  here, 

And  joy  of  spirits  near  thy  throne. 

P»9'^l  HYMN  15.     B.  3.     CM. 

^'^'-f  5  St.  Anns,  Abiidge. 

Our   Lord  Jesus  at  his  own  table. 

1  ['T^HE   memory  of  our  dying  Lord 

-■-      Awakes  a  thankfu  I  tongue  ; 

How  rich  he  spread  his  royal  board. 

And  bless'd  the  food,  and  sung! 

2  Happy  the  men  that  eat  this  bread, 

But  doubly  bless'd  was  he 
That  gently  bow'd  his  loving  head, 
And  lean'd  it,  Lord,  on  thee. 

3  By  faith  the  same  delights  we  taste 

As  that  great  favourite  did, 
And  sit,  and  lean  on  Jesus'  breast. 
And  take  the  heavenly  bread.] 

4  Down  from  the  palace  of  the  skies, 

Hither  the  King  descends! 
<'  Come,  my  beloved,  eat  (he  cries) 
"And  drink  sal  valion,  friends. 

5  ["My  flesh  is  food  and  physic  too, 

"A  balm  for  all  your  pains: 
"  And  the  red  streams  of  pardon  flow 
"  From  these  my  pierced  veins."] 

6  Hosanna  to  his  bounteous  love. 

For  such  a  feast  below  ! 
And  y>rt  he  feeds  his  saints  above 
With  nobler  blessings  too. 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER.         524,525 

7  [Come,  the  dear  day,  the  glorious  hour. 
That  brings  our  souls  to  rest! 
Then  we  shall  need  tiiese  types  no  more, 
But  dwell  at  th'  heavenly  feast.] 

KiyA\        HYMNM6.    B.  3.    CM.  Sg 

O^^^  ]\Iear,  Irish. 

T}ie  agonies  of  Christ. 

1  "VfOW  let  our  pains  be  all  forgot, 
-'^     Our  hearts  no  more  repine  ; 

Our  sufferings  are  not  worth  a   thouglitj 
When,   Lord,  conipar'd  with  thine. 

2  In  lively  figures  here  we  see 

The  bleeding  Prince  of  love; 
Each  of  us  hopes  lie  died  for  me, 
And  then  our  griefs  remove. 

3  [Our  humble  faith  here  takes  her  rise, 

While  sitting  round  his  board  ; 
And  back  to  Calvary  she  flies. 
To  view  her  groaning  Lord. 

4  His  soul,  what  agonies  it  felt 

When  his  own  God  withdrew! 
And  the  large  load  of  all  our  guilt, 
Lay  heavy  on  him  too! 

5  But  the  Divinity  within 

Supported  him  to  bear; 
Dying,  he  conquer'd  hell  and  sin, 
And  made  his  triumph  there.] 

6  Grace,  wisdom,  justice,  join'd  and  wrought 

Tlie  wonders  of  that  day  : 
No   mortal  tongue,  no  mortal  thought 
Can  equal  thanks  repay. 

7  Our  hymns  should  sound  like  those  above. 

Could  we  our  voices  raise ; 
Yet,  Lord,  our  hearts  shall  all  be  love, 
And  all  our  lives  be  praise. 

K9K7  HYMN  17.     B.  3.     S.  M.  ^ 

*J^/«J  ^        St.  Thomas,  Ustic,  Pelhain, 
Incomparable  food  ;  or,  the  flesh  and  blood  of  Christ. 
1      [VITE  sing  the  ama/ing  deeds 

'*     That  grace  divine  peiibrms ; 
Th'  eternal  God  comes  down  and  bleeds, 
T»  nourish  dying  worms. 


525  THE  iORD'S  SUPPER. 

2  This  soul  reviving  Mine, 
D«.ar  Saviowr,  'tis  thj'  blood : 

We  thank  that  sacred  fltsh  of  thine 
For  this  immortal   food.] 

3  The  banquet  that  we  fat 

Is  made  of  heavenly  things ; 
Earth  hath  no  dainties  half  so  sweet 
As  our  Redeemer  brings. 

4  In  vain  had  Adam  sought. 
And  search'd  his  garden  round. 

For  there  was  no  such  blessed  fruit, 
In  all  that  happy  ground. 

5  Th'  angelic  host  above 
Can  never  taste  this  food ; 

Thej'  feast  upon  their  Maker's  love, 
But  not  a  Saviour's  blood. 

6  On  us  the  Almighty  Lord 
Bestows  his  matchless  grace; 

And  meets  us  with  some  cheering  word, 
With  pleasure  in  his  face. 

7  Come,  all  ye  drooping  saints, 
And  banquet  with  the  King; 

This  wine  will  drown  your  sad  complaintf, 
And  tune   your  voice  to  sing. 

8  Salvation  to  the  name 
Of  our  adored  Christ: 

Through  the  wide  earth  his  grace  proclaim, 
His  glory  in    the  bigh'st. 


526} 


HYMN  18.    B.  3.    L.  M. 
Gloucester,  Wells,  Bath. 
The  same. 
1   TESUS  !  we  bow  before  thy  feeti 
•*     Ihy  table  is  divinely  stor'dl 
Thy  sacred  flesh  our  souls  have  eat, 
''lis  living  bread— we  thank  thee,  Lordi 
^  And  here  we  drink  our  Saviour's  blood  ; 
We  thank  thee.  Lord]  'tis  generous  wine; 
Mingled  with  love,  the  fountain  flow"d 
From  that  dear  bleeding  heart  of  thine. 
3  On  earth  is  no  such  sweetness  found. 
For  the  Lamb's  flesh  is  heavenly  food ; 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER.        527,528 

In  vain  we  search  the  jjlobe  around 
For  bitad  so  hne,  or  wine  so  good. 

4  Carna)  provisions  can  at  best 

But  chttr  the  lieait,  »r  warm  the  head, 
But  the  rich  cordial  that   we  taste 
Gives  life  eternal   to  the  dead. 

5  Joy  to  the  Master  of  the  feast ; 
His  name  our  souls   forever  bless! 

To  God  the  King,  and  God  the  Priest, 
A  loud  hosanna  round  the  place. 

K97->         HYMN  19.    B.  3.    L.  M.  » 

^<^  *  5  Eaton,  Portugal. 

Glory  in  the  crosi- ;   or,   not   ashamed  of  Christ 
crucijied. 

1  A  T  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord, 
-^    Here  we  attend  thy  dying  feast ; 
'Iliy  blood,  like  wine,  adorns  thy  board, 
And  thine  own  flesh  feeds  every  guest. 

2  Our  faith  adores  thy  bleeding  love. 
And  trusts  for  life  in  one  that  died  ; 
We  hope  for  heavenly  crowns  above 
From  a  Redeemer  crucified. 

3  Let  the  vain  world  pronounce  it  shame, 
And  fling  their  scandals  on  thy  cause; 
We  come  to  boast  our  Saviour's  name. 
And  make  our  triumphs  in  his  cross. 

4  With  joy  we  tell  the  scofling  age, 
He  that  was  dead  has  left  his  tomb; 
He   lives  above  their  utmost  rage. 
And  we  are  waiting  till  he  come. 

59ft  I         HYMN  20.    B.  3.    CM.  » 

'-^  5  B^-dford,  Rochester. 

The  provisions  fur  the  table  uf  our  Lord;  or^  the 
tree  of  life,  and  river  of  love. 

1  T  ORD,  we  adore   thy  bounteous  liand, 
-*^     And  sing  the  solemn  feast. 
Where  sweet  celestial  dainties  stand 

For  every  willing  guest. 

2  [I'he  tree  of  life  adorns  the  board 

With   rich  immortal  fruit. 
And  ne'er  an   angry  flaming  sword 
'l"y  guard  the  passage  to't. 


529  THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

3  The  cup  stands  crown'd   with  living  juice  ; 
Tlie  fountain  flows   above. 
And  runs  down  streaming,  for  ouv  use, 
In  rivulets  of  love.] 

4  The  food's  prepar'd  by  heavenly  art, 

The  pleasures  well  refin'd; 
They  spread  new  life  through  every  heart, 
And  cheer  the  drooping  mind. 

5  Shout  and  proclaim  the  Saviour's  love, 

Ye  saints,  that  taste  his  wine ; 
Join  with  your  kindred  saints  above, 
In  loud  hosannas  join. 

6  A  thousand  glories  to  the  God 

Who  gives  such  joy  as  tiiis; 
Hosanna !   let  it  sound  abroad, 
And  reach  where  Jesus  is. 

K9Q  7         HYMN  21.    B.  3.     C.  M.  ^ 

Kf^U  ^  Rochester.  Bray. 

T/ie  triumphal  feast  f 07'  ChriM's  victory  over  sin, 

death,  and  hell, 
2  [pOME,  let  us  lift  our  voices  high, 
*-^     High  as  our  joj's  arise; 
And  join  the  songs  above  the  sky, 
Where  pleasure  never  dies* 

2  Jesus,  the  God,  who  fought  and  bled, 

And  conquer'd  when  he  fell ; 
Who  rose,  and  at  his  chariot  wheels 
Dragg'd  all  the  powers  of  hell.] 

3  [Jesus,  the  God,  invites  us  here, 

'J'o  this  triujnphal  feast, 
And  brings  immortal  blessings  down 
For  each  redeemed  guest.] 

4  The  Lord  !  how  glorious  is  his  face ! 

How  kind  his  smiles  appear! 
And,  O!  what  melting  words  he  say^ 
To  every  humble  ear! 

5  "  For  you,  the  children  of  my  love, 

"  It  was  for  von  I  died ; 
"Behold  my  hands,  beheld  my  feet, 
"  And  look  into  my  side. 
0  "  These  are  the  wounds  for  you  I  bore, 
*'  TUe  tokens  of  my  pains. 


THE    LORD'S    SUPPER.  530 

"When  I  came  down  to  free  your  souls 
"  From  misery  and  chains. 

7  ["Justice  unsheath'd  its  fiery  sword, 

"  And  plung'd  it  in  my  heart ; 

"Infinite  pang;s  for  you  I   bore, 

"  And   most  tormenting  smart. 

8  "When  hell,  and  all  its  spiteful  powers, 

"Stood  dreadful  in  my  way, 
"To  rescue  those  dear  lives  of  yours, 
"I  gave  my  own  away. 

9  "  But  wliile  I  bled,   and  groan'd,  and  died, 

"  I  ruinM  Satan's  llironc  ; 
"  High  on  my  cross  I  hrng,  and  spy'd 
"The  monster  tumbling  down. 

10  "  Now  you  must  triumph  at  my  feast, 

"  And   taste  my  flesli,  my  blood ; 
"  And   live  eternal  ages  bkss'd, 
"For  'tis  immortal  food." 

11  Victorious  Godi  what  can  we  pay 

For  favours  so  divine  ? 
We  would   devote  o\ir  hearts  away. 
To  be  forever  thine.] 

12  We  give  thee,  Lord,  our  highest  praise, 

The  tribute  of  our  tongues ; 
But  themes  so  infinite  as  these 
Exceed  our  noblest  songs. 


530} 


HYMN  22.    B.  3.    L.  M. 

97f,h  Psalm,  Wells. 


The  compassion   of  a  dying  Christ. 

1  f  )UR  spirits  join  t'  adore  the  Lamb ; 
^^     O  that  our  feeble  lips  could    move 
In  strains  immortal  as  his  name, 

And  melting  as  his  dying  love. 

2  Was  ever  equal  pity  found  ? 

The  Prince  of  heaven  resigns  Ijis  breath, 
And  pours  his  life  out  on  the  ground, 
To  ransom  guilty  worms  from  deatli! 

3  [Rebels,  we  broke  our  Maker's  laws; 
He  from  tlie  threatening  stt  us  free; 
Bore  tl»e  full  vengeance  on  his  cross. 
And  nail'd  the  curses  to  Uie  tree.J 


531,  532  THE    LORD'S    SUPrEK  . 

4  [The  law  proclaims  no  tevror  now, 
And  Sinai's  thunder  roars  no  niore ; 
From  all  his  wounds  new  blessings  flow, 
A  st*a  of  joy  without  a  short. 

5  Here  we  have  wash'd  our  deepest  stains. 
And  heal'd  our  wound*   with  lieavenly  blood  : 
Bless'd  fountain!  springing;  from  the  veins 
Of  Jesus,  our   incarnate  God.] 

6  In  vain  our  mortal  voices  strive 
'I'o  speak  compassion  so  divine ; 
Had  we  a  thousand  lives  to  g^ive, 

A  thousand  livts  should  all  be  thine. 

B:c>  I  ^         HYMN  23.    B.  3.     C.  M.  ^ 

*^'~'  '-  3  Bedford,  Dundee. 

Gj-nre  and  glory  by  the  death  of  Christ. 

1  [OiniNG  around  our  Father's  board, 

'^     We  raise  our  tuntful   breatii. 

Our  faith  beholds  her  dying;  Lord, 

And  dooms  our  sins  to  death.] 

2  We  see  the  blood  of  Jesus  shed. 

Whence  all  our  partlons  rise ; 
The  sinner  views  tli'  atonement  made, 
And  loves  the  sacrifice. 

3  Thy  cruel  thorns,  thy  sharnful  cross, 

Procure  us  heav«niy  crowns: 
Our  hii^hest  gain  s])rings  from  thy  loss; 
Our  healing,  from  thy  wounds. 

4  O  !   'tis  impossible  that  we. 

Who  dwell   in  feeble  clay. 
Should  equal  sufflrings  bear  for  thee. 
Or  equal   thanks  repay. 

K097         HYMN  24.    B.  3.    CM,  ^ 

00 ^^  York,  St.  James. 

Parr/on  and  i-tveiiffth  from   Chrht. 

1  "R^A  IHEll.  we  wait  to  feel  thy  grace, 
-■-     To  see  thy  glories  shine; 

The  Lord  will  \\U  own  table  bless, 
And  make  the  feast  divine. 

2  We  tench,  we  taste  the  heavenly  bread. 

We  drink  the  sacrtd  cup: 
With  outward   forms  our  sense  is  fed. 
Ouv  souls  rejoice  in  hope. 


THE   LORD'S  SUPPER.  S?3 

3  We  shall  appear  before  the  throne 

Of  our  forgiving  God, 
Dress'd  in  the  garments  of  his  Soti, 
And  sprinkled   with  his  blood. 

4  We  shall  be  strong  to  run  the  race. 

And  climb  t!ie  upper  skv  : 
Christ  will  provide  our  souls  with  grace 
He  bought  a  large  supply. 

5  [Let  us  indulge  a  cheei-ful  frame, 

For  joy  becomes  a  feast ; 
We  love  the  memoiy  of  his  name 
More  tlian  the  wine  we  taste/} 

K00  7         HYMN  25.    B.  3.    CM.  ^ 

^J€>0  ^  Devizes,  Barby. 

Divine  glories  and  grnces. 
1  TlOW  are  thy  glories  here  displayed: 
*■*-    Great  God,  how  bright   they  shine  ; 
While  at  thy  word  we  break  the  bread. 
And  pour  the  flowing  wine! 

I  2  Here  thy  revenging  justice  stands, 
And  pleads  its  dreadful   cause; 
Here  saving  mercy  spreads  her  hand?. 
Like  Jesus  on  the   cross. 

3  Thy  saints  attend,  with  every  grace. 

On  this  great  sacrifice ; 
And  love  appears  with  cheerful  face. 
And  faith  with   fixed  eyes. 

4  Our  hope  in  waiting  posture  sits. 

To  heavfu  directs   her  sight ; 
Here   every  wannt-r  passion  meets, 
And  warmer  powers  unite. 

5  Zeal  and  revenge  perform  their  part, 

And  rising  sin  destroy; 
Repent-mce  coiues  with  aching  heart. 
Yet  not  forbids  the  joy. 

G  Dear  Saviour,  change  our  faith  to  sight; 
I>et  sin    forevvir  die  ; 
Then  shaii   our  souls  be  all    delight, 
Aud  every   tear  he  dry. 
Z. 


534,  SZ5  SOLOMON'S  SONG. 

SOLOxMON'S  SONG. 

KQ1?         HYMN  66.     B.  1.     L.  M.  S 

'^^^i  Italy,  Ntwcoint. 

Chritt,  the  King,  at  his  iabie. 

I  T  ET  him  embrace  mj'  soul,  and  prove 
*-*   Mine   interest  in  his  heavenly  love : 
Tlie  voice  that  tells  me,  "  'IJiou  art  raine," 
Exceeds  tlie  blessings  of  the  vine. 
^  On  thee  th'  anointing  Spirit  caine. 
And  spread  the  savour  of  thy  name; 
TJiat  oil  <if  gladness  and  of  grace 
Draws  virgin  souls  to  meet  thy  face. 
2i  Jesus,  allure  me  by  thy  charms; 
My  soul  shall   fly  into  thine  arms : 
Our  wandering  feet  thy  favoui's  bring 
'I'o  the  fair  chambers  of  the  King. 

4  [Wonder  and  pleasiu'e  tune  our  voice 
To  speak  thy  praises,  and  our  joys  ; 
Our  memory  keeps  this  love  of  thine 
Beyond  the  taste  of  richest  wine.] 

5  Though  in  ourselves  deforin'd  we  are, 
And  black  as  Kedar's  tents  appear, 
Ytt  when  we  put  thy  beauties  on, 
Fair  as  the  courts  of  Solomon. 

6  [While  at  his  table  sits  the  King, 
He  loves  to  see  us  smile  and  sing; 
Our  graces  are  our  best  perfume. 

And  meathe  like  spikenard  round  the  room.] 

7  As  myrrh,  new-bleeding  from  the  tree, 
Such  is  a    dying  Christ  to  me  : 

And   while  he  makes  my  soul   his  guest, 
My  bosom,  Lord,  shall  be  thy  rest. 

8  [No  beams  of  cedar  or  of  fir 

Can  with  thy  courts  on  earth  compare ; 
And  here  we  wait  until  thy  love 
Raise  us  to  nobler  seats  above.] 

Kqp:7         HYMN  67.    B.  1.    L.  M.  :^ 

^OtJ^  Gloucester,  Portugal. 

Seeking  the  pastures  of  Christy  the  Shepherd. 

1  ri^HOU,  whom  my  soul   admiies  above 
-*-    All  earthly  joy,  and  earthly  love. 
Tell  me,  dear  Shepherd,  let  n)e  know 
Where  doth  thy  sweetest  pasture  grow  ? 


SOLOMON'S  SONG.  5^^ 

S'Where  is  tlie  shadow  of  that  rock. 
That  from  tlie  sun  defends  tliy   flock  ? 
Fain   would  I  feed  among  tliy  sheep. 
Among  tliem  rest,  among  then»  sleep. 

3  Why  should  thy  bride  appear  like  one 
Tliat  turns  aside  to  paths  tuiknown  ? 
My  constant  feet  would  never  rove. 
Would  naver  seek  another  love. 

4  [The  footsteps  of  thy  flock  I  see; 
Tliy  sweetest  pastures  here  they  be: 
A   wondrous  feast  thy  love  jirepares. 

Bought  with  thy  vounds  and  groans  and  tears. 

5  His   dearest  flesh   he  makes  my  food. 
And  bids  me  drink  liis  richest  b!ood  : 
Here  to  these  hills  my  soul  will  come, 
I'ill  my  Beloved  lead  me  liome.] 

f^'^fil  HYMN  68.     B.  1.    L.  M.  Sg 

O'JD  j  Wells,  Shoel. 

The  bdnquct  of  love. 

1  "ORHOLD  the   Rose  of  Sliaroii  here, 

■-*    The  lily  which  the  valleys  bear; 
Behold  the  trie  of  life,  that  gives 
Refreshing  fruit  and  healing  leaves. 

2  Among  the  thorns  so  lilies  shine. 
Among  wild  gourds  the  noble  vine; 
So  in  mine  eyes  my  Saviour  pioxes, 
Amidst  a  thousand  meaner  loves. 

3  Beneath  his  cooling  slinde  I  sat, 

'I'o  shield    me  from   the  burning  heat  ; 
Of  heavenly  fiuit  he  spreads  a  feast, 
I'o  feed  my  eyes,  and  please  my  taste. 

4  [Kindly   he  brought  me  to  the   place 
Where  stands  the  banquet  of  his  grace  ; 
He  saw   me- faint,  and   o'er  my  head 
The  banner  of  his  love  he  spread. 

5  Willi  li\ing  bread  and  generous  wiiic 
He  cheers   this  sinking  heart  of  mine  ; 
And   opening  his  own   heart   to   nu-. 

He  shows  his  thoughts,  how  kind  ihcy  be.] 

6  O  never  let  my  Lord  depart; 

Lie  down  aiid  rest  upon  my  lieart; 
1  charge  my  sins  not  once  "to  move, 
J((or  stir,  nor  wake,  nor  gri(.\e  my  lovt. 


537,  533  SOLOMON'S  SON&. 

KQ7 1  HYMN  69.    B.  1.     L.  M.  Sg 

*^^  '  5       Italy,  Rothwtll,  Castle  Street. 
Christ  appearing  to  his  church,   and  seckini^ 
her  company. 

1  ^HE  voice  of  luy  Btloved  sounds 

-"■     Over   the  rocks  and  rising  grounds  ; 
O'er  hills  of  gtiilt,  and  seas  of  grief, 
He  leaps,  he  flies  to  iny   relief. 

2  Now,  through  the  veil    of  flj?sh,.  I  se6 
With  eyes  of  love  he  looks  at  me; 
Now  in   i\\(^  gospel's  clearest  glass 
He  shows  the  beauties  of  his  face. 

3  Gently  he  draws  my  heart  along, 
Both  with  his  beauties  and  liis  tongue  ; 

*'  Rise,"  saith  my  Lord,  "  make  haste  away ; 
*'  No  mortal  joys  are  worth  thy  stay. 

4  "  The  Jewish   wintry  state  is   gone, 

"  The  mists  are  fled,  tlie  spring  comes  on  ; 
"  The  sacred  turtle-dove  we  hear 
"  Proclaim  the  new,  the  joyful   year. 

5  "  Th'  i;nmor(aI  vine  of  heavenly  root 

"  Blossoms  and  buds,  and  gives  her  fruit." 
Lo,  we  are  come   to  taste  the  wine ; 
Our  souls  lejoice,  and  bless  the  vine. 

6  And  when  we  hear  our  Jesus  say, 
"Rise  up,  my   love,  make  haste  away!" 
Our  hearts  would  fain  outfly  the  wind, 
And  leave  all  earthly  loves  behind. 

ffQQ7         HYMN  70.    B.  K    L.  M.  ^ 

OOn^  Eaton,  Truro. 

Christ  inviting,  and  the  church  ansxvering  the 
invitation. 

X  TJARK.!   the  Redeemer  from  on  high 
-*^    Sweetly  invites  his  favourites  nigh  : 
From  cavts  of  darkness  and  of  doubt. 
He   gently  speaks,  and  calls  us  out. 

2  "  IsU  dove,  who  hidest  in  tlie  rock, 

"  Thine  heart  almost  Mith  sorrow  broke, 
•*  Lift  up  thy  face,  forget  thy  ftar, 
"  And  kt  thy  voice  delight  mine  ear. 

3  "  Thy  voice  to  me  sounds  ever  sweet ; 
« My  graces  in  ihy  count'jiance  meet; 


SOLOMON'S  SONG.  532 

*'  Thoiigli  the  vain  world  thy  face  despise, 
"  'Tis  blight  ar.d  comely  in  mine  eyes." 

•4  Dear  Lord,  our  thankful  heart  receives 
The  hope  tliine  invitation  gives  ; 
To  thee  our  joyful  lips  shall   raise 
The  voice  of  prayer  and  tliat  of  praise. 

•S  £1  am  my  love's,  and  he  is  mine  ; 
Our  hearts,  our  hopes,  our  passions  join; 
Nor  let  a  motion,  nor  a  uord. 
Nor  thought  arise  to  grieve  my  Lord. 

■6  My  soul  to  pastures  fair  lie  leads, 
Among  the  lilies  A\here   he  feeds; 
Among  the  saints  (whose  robes  are  white, 
Wash'd  ii»  his  blood)  is  his  delight. 

7  Till  the  day  break,  and  sliadows  flee, 
Till  tlie  sweet  dawning  light  I  see, 
Ihine  eyes  to  me-ward  often  turn. 
Nor  let  my  soul  in  darkness  mourn. 

2  Be  like  a  hart  on  mountains  green. 
Leap  o'er  the  hills  of  ftar  and  sin  ; 
Nor  guilt  nor  unbelief  divide 
My  love,  my  Saviour,  from  my  side.] 

KOQ7         HYM^7l.    B.  L    L.  M.  £| 

OeJ^^  Portugal,  German. 

Christ  found  in  the  street,  ami  broughtto  the  church^ 

1  rjFTEN  I  seek  my  Lord  by  r.i,"ht, 
^-^  Jesus,  my  love,  iny  soul's  delight; 
With   warm  desire  and   rtstless  thought, 
I  seek  him  oft,  but  find  him  not. 

2  Then  I  arise  and  search  the  street. 
Till  I  my  Lord,  my  Saviour  meet ! 
I  ask  the  watclimen  of  tlie  night, 

"  Where  ^id  you  see  my  soul's  dt  light  ?" 

3  Sometimes  I  find  him  in  my  way, 
Directed  by  a  heavenly  ray  ; 

I  leap  for  joy  to  see  his  face. 

And  hold  him  fast  in  mine  embrace. 

4  [I  bring  him  to  my  mother's  Jjome ; 
Nor  does  my  Lord  refuse  to  come. 
To  Sion's  sacred  chambers,  \\here 
My  soul  first  drew  the  vital  air,. 


540,  541  SOLOMON'S  SONG. 

0  He  gives  me  there  his  bleeding  hearf, 
PiercM  for  my  sake  with  deadly  smart ; 
I  give  my  soul  to  him,  and  there 

Our  loves  thtir  mutual  tokens  share.} 
e  I  charj^e  you  all,  ye  earthly  toys, 
Approach  not  to  disturb  my  joys; 
IVor  sin,  nor  hell  come  near  my  heart, 
Nor  cause  my   Saviour  to  depart. 

^40 1        HYMV  73.     B.  1.     L.  M.  2 

'^  *^  3  Shoel,  Portugal. 

The  coj'onatian  of  Christ ;  and  espousals  of  ike 

1  TlAUGHTKli.3  of  Sion,'  come,  behold 
^^    ilie  crov.n  of  honour  and  of  gold, 
"Which  the  f:!ad  church,  with  joys  unknown, 
riaced    on  the  head  of  Solomon. 

2  Jesus,  thou  everlasting  King, 
Accept  the  tribute  which  we  bring; 
Accept  the  wei!-deserv\l  renown. 
And  wear  our  praises  as  thy  crown. 

3  Let  every  act  of  worship  be 
Like  our  t^pousals,  Lord,  to  thee;. 
Like  the  dear  hour,  when  from  above 
We  first  veceiv'd  tliy  pledge  of  love. 

4  1  he  gladness  of  that  happy  day, 

Our  hearts  would  wish  it  long  to  stay; 
Nor  let  our  fnilh  forsake  its  hold. 
Nor  comfort  sink,  nor  love  grow  cold. 

5  O!  let  each  minute,  as  it   flies. 
Increase  tJiy  i)raise,  improve  our  joys ; 
Till  we   are  rais'd  to  sing  thy  name, 
At  the  great  supper  of  the  Lamb. 

6  O  that  the  months  would  roll  away. 
And  bring  that  coronation  day  .' 

The  King  of  grace  shall  fill  the  throne. 
With  all  his  lather's  glories  on. 

^A\\        HYMN  73.    B.  1.     L,M.  2 

%j^L  ^  Winchester,  Newcourt. 

Tlsc  ChiircWs  beauty  in  the  eyes  of  Christ^ 
i  TZINO  is  the  speech  of  Christ  our  Lord, 
-"-  Affection  sounds  in  every  word ; 
"  Lo,  thou  art  fair,  my  love,"  he  cries ; 
**Not  the  young  doves  have  sweeter  eyesfc 


SOLOMON'S  SONG. 

2  t"  Sweet  are  thy  lips,  thy  pleasing  vo.ice 
"Salutes  mine  ear  witli  secret  joys; 
"No  spice  so  much  delights  the  smell, 
"Nor  jnilk  nor  honey  tastes  so  well.] 

3  "  Thoii  art  all  fair,  my  bride,  to  me; 
"  I  will  behold  no  spot  in   tliee." 
What  mighty  wonders  love  performs. 
And  puts  a  comeliness  on  worms! 

4  Defil'd  and  loathsome  as  we  are. 

He  makes  us  white,  and  calls  us  fair  ; 
Adorns  us  with  titat  heavenly  dress, 
His  graces,  and  his  righteousness. 

5  "My  sister,  and  my  spouse,"  lie  cries, 
"  Bound  to  my  lieart  by  various  lies, 
"  Thy  powerful   love  my  lieart  retains 

"  In  strong  delight  and  pleasing  chains." 

6  He  calls  me  from  the  let)pard's   den. 
From  this  wide  world  of  beasts  and   men. 
To  Sion,  where   his  gloi  ies   are : 

Not  Lebanon  is  half  so  fair. 

7  Nor  dens  of  prey,  nor  flowery  plains. 
Nor  earthly  joys,  nor   earthly  pains, 
Shall  hold  my  ft-et,  or  force  my  stay. 
When  Christ  invites  my  soul   away. 

C^AOl  HYMN  74.     B.  1.     L.  M. 

*^  ^^3         Green's  Hundredth,  Bath. 

T/ie  church  the  gartlen  of  Christ. 

1  \\r^  ^^'^  ^  garden  wall'd  around, 

"^     Chosen  and  made  peculiar  ground, 
A  little  spot  inclos'd  by  grace. 
Out  of  the  world's  wide  wilderness. 

2  Like  trees  of  myrrh  and  spice  we  stand, 
Planted  by  God  the  Father's  hand ; 
And  all   his  springs   in   Sion  flow, 

To  make  the  young  plantation  grow. 

3  Awake,  O  heavenly  wind,  and  come, 
Blow  on  this  garden  of  perfume ; 
Spirit  divine,  descend  and  breathe 

A  gracious  gale  on  plants  beneath. 

4  Make  our  best  spices  flow  abroad. 
To  entertain  our  Savioin*  God: 

And  faith,  and  love,  and  joy  appear, 
And  every  grace  be  active  here. 


i;43  SOLOMON'S   SONG. 

5  [Let  my  Beloved  corae  and  taste 
His  pleasant  fruits  at  his  own  Itasf : 

'•  I  come,  my  spouse,  1   come,"  he   ciits, 
V/ith  love  and  i)leasuic  in  his  eyes. 

6  Our  Lord   into   his  garden  comes, 

Well  pleas'd  to  smell  our  jioor  jierfumes; 
And  calls  us  to  a  feast  divine, 
Sweeter  tlian  honey,  milk,  or  wine. 

7  "  Ent  of  the  tree  of  life,  my  friends, 
"  1  he  blessings  that  my  Father  sends  ; 
"Your  taste  shall   all  my   dainties  prove, 
"And  drink  abundance  of  my    love." 

S  Jesus,  we  will  frequent  thy  board, 
And  sing  the  bounties  of  our  Lord: 
Hut  the  nch   food  on  which  we  live 
Demands  more  praise   than  tongues  can  givt-.^ 


HYMN  75.    B.  1.     L.  M.  ^ 

Winchester,  Luton. 

The  description  of  Christ,  the  beloved. 


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Th 
1  ''T'HE   wond'ring   world  inquires  to  know 
-■-      Why   I  should  love  my  Jesus  so; 

"What  are  his  charms,"  say  they,  "above 

"Ihe  objects  of  a  mortal  love?" 
n  Yes,  my  beloved,  to  my  sight, 

Sliows  a  sweet  mixture,  red  and  w  hile ; 

All  human  be.auties,  all  divine, 

In  my  beloved  meet  and  shine. 
3  White  is    his  soul,  fiom  blemish  free; 

Jled  .with  the  blood  he  shed  for  me ; 

The  fairest  of  ten  thousand  fairs ; 

A  sun    among  ten  thousand  stars. 

4  [His  head  the  finest  gold   excels ; 
There  wisdom  in  perfection  dwells, 
And  glory  like  a  crown  adorns 
I'hose  temples  once  beset  with  thorns. 

5  Compassions  in  his  heart  are  found, 
Hard  by  the  signals  of  his  wound : 
His  sacred  side  no  more  shall  bear 
The  cruel  scourge,  the  piercing  spear.] 

6  [His  hands  are  fairer  to  behold 
Than   diamonds  set  in  rings  of  gold ; 
Those  heavenly  hands,  that  on  the  tree 
Were  nail'd,  and  torn,  and  bled  for  ran. 


SOLOMO>PS  SONG.  S 

7  Though  once  he  bow'd  his  feeble  knees, 
Loaded  with  sins  and  agonies, 

JNow,  on  the  throne  of  his  command, 
His   legs  like  marble  pillare  stand.] 

8  [His  eyes  are  majesty  and  love, 
'i'he  eagle  temper'd  with  the  dove ; 
No  more  shall  trickling  sorrows  roll 
Through  those  dear  windows  of  his  soul.] 

9  His  mouth  that  pour'd  out  long  complaints 
Now  smiles,  and  cheers  his  fainting  saints ; 
His  .countenance  more  graceful  is 

Than  Lebanon  with  all  its  trees. 

10  Ail   over  glorious  is  my  Loi-d, 
Must  be  belov'd,  and  yet  ador'd; 
His  worth  if  all  the  nations  knew. 
Sure  the  whole  earth  would  love  him  too. 

P»44.1         HYMN  76.     B.  1.     L.  M. 
«^^^5         Eaton,  Italy,  Rothvvell. 

Christ  divell^  in  heaven,  but  visits  on  earth. 

1  'Vl/'HEN  strangers  stand  and  hear  me  tell 

'  '  What  beauties  in  my  Saviour  dwell. 
Where  he  is  gone  they  fain  would  know, 
That  they  may  seek  and  love  him  too. 

2  My  best  beloved  keeps  his  throne 
On  hills  of  light,  in  worlds  unknown; 
But  he  descends,  and  shows  his  face 
In  the  young  gardens  of  his  grace. 

3  [In  vineyards  planted  by  his  hand, 
W^here  fruitful  trees  in  order  stand. 
He  feeds  among  the  spicy  beds, 
Where  lilies  show  their  spotless  heads. 

4  He  has  engross'd    my  warmest  love ; 
No  earthly  charms  my  soul   can  move: 
I  have  a  mansion  in  his  heart, 

Nor  death  nor  liell  shall  make  us  part.] 

5  [He  takes  my  soul  ere  I'm  aware, 
And  shows  me  where  his  glories  are; 
No  chariot  of  Amminadib 

The  heavenly  rapture  can  describe. 

6  O  may  my  spirit  daily  rise 

On  wings  of  faith  above  the  skies, 
Till  death  shall  make  my  last  remove, 
To  dwell  forever  with  my  love.] 


545} 


SOLOMON'S    SOXG. 


HYMN  77.    B.  1.    L.  M. 
Shoe),  Castle  Street. 


The  love  of  Christ  to  the  Churchy  in  his  languagt 
to  hev,  and  provision  for  her. 

1  "VrOW,  in  the  galleries  of  his  grace, 
-'-^    Appears  the  King,  and  thus  he  says, 
"  How  iair  my  saints  are  in  my  siglit, 

"  My  love  how  pleasant  for  delight !" 

2  Kind  is  thy  language,  sovereign  Lord, 
TJiere's  heavenly  grace  in  every  word  ; 
From  that  dear  mouth  a  stream  divine 
Flows,  sweeter  than  the  choicest  wine. 

3  Such  wondrous  love  awakes  the  lip 
Of  saints  that  were  almost  asleep, 
To  speak  the  praises  of  thy  name, 
And  makes  our  cold  affections  flame. 

4  These  are  the  joys  he  lets  us  know 
In  fields  and  villages  below : 
Gives  ns  a  r2lish  of  his  love. 

But  keeps  his   noblest  feast  above. 

5  In  paradise,  within  the  gates. 
An  liigher  entertainment  waits ; 
Fruits  new  and  old,   laid  up  in  store, 
Where  we  shall  feed,  but  thirst  no  more. 


^iXi\X  HYMN  78.     B.  1.    L.M.  ^ 

*^^'-'5  Shoel,  Newcourt. 

The  strength  oj  Chrisfs  love,  and  the  soul'^s  jealousy 
of  her  own. 

1  C\\rHO  is  this  fair  one  in  distress, 

''  That  travels  from  the  wilderness. 
And,  press'd  with  sorrows  and  with  sins, 
On  her  beloved  Lord  she  leans? 

2  This  is  the  spouse  of  Christ  our  God, 
Bought  with  the  treasure  of  his  blood; 
And  her  request,  and  her  complaint 

Is  but  the  voice  of  evei-y  saint.] 

5  "  O  let  my  name  engraven  stand 
"  Both   on  thy  heart  and  on  thy  hand  : 
"  Seal  me  upon  thine  arm,  and  wear 
*'  I'hat  pledge  of  love  forever  there. 

4  "  Stronger  than  death  thy  love  is  knOwn, 
"  Which  floods  of  wrath  could  never  drown ; 


MORNING   AND   EVENING. 

*'  And  hell  ami  earth  in  vain  combine 
"  I'o  quench  a  fire  so  much  divine. 

5  "  But  I  ani  jealous  of  my  heart, 

"  Lest  it  slioukl  once  from  thee  depart ; 
"  Then  let  thy  name  be  well  impress'd 
"  As  a  fair  signet  on  my  breast. 

6  "  Till  thou  hast  brought  me  to  thy  liome, 
"  Where  fears  and  doubts  can  never  come, 
"Thy  count'nance  let  me  often  see, 

"  And  often  thou  shalt  hear  from  me. 

7  "  Come,  my  beloved,  haste  away, 
"Cut  short  the  hours  of  thy  delay; 
"  Hy  like  a  youtliful  hart  or  roe 
"Over  the  hills  where  spices  grow." 

VWWX/WX< 

TIMES   AND  SEASONS, 


MORNING  AND  EVENING. 

K47  I        HYMN  79.     B.  1.     L.  M. 
*^  -*  '  3  Nantwich,  Blendcn. 

A  moru'wg  hymn. 
1  fjJ-OD  of  the  morning,  at  whose  voice 
*-"    The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  \ 


ise. 


And  like  a  giant  doth  rejoice 

To  run  his  journey  through  the  skies. 


2  From  the  fair  chambers  of  the  east 
The  circuit  of  his  race  begins, 
And,  without  weariness  or  rest. 

Round  the  whole  earth  he  flies  and  shines. 

3  O,  like  the  sun  may  I  fulfil 

Th'  appointed  duties  of  ihe  day: 
With  ready  mind  and  active  will 
March  on,  and  keep  my  heavenly  way. 

4  [But  I  shall  rove  and  lose  the  race, 
If  God,  my  sun,  should  disappear. 

And  leave  me  in  this  world's  wild  maze, 
To  follow  every  wandering  star.] 

5  Lord,  thy  commands  are  clean  and  pure, 
Enlightening  our  beclouded  eyes ; 


543,549        TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

Thy  tlir  ateningfs  just,  thy  piGmise  suie, 
Ihy  gospei   inukes  the  simple  wise. 
G  Give  me  thy  counsel  for  my  guide, 
And  then  rec  .ive  me  to  thy  bliss ; 
All  my  desires  and  hopes  beside 
Are  faint  and  cold,  compar'd  with  this. 

^dftl        HYMN  6.    B.  2.     CM. 
*^^^5  Abridge,  St.  Anns. 

A  niortiing  .ton^. 

1  rf^NCE  more,  my  soul,  tl»e  rising  day 
^^   Salutes  tJiy  waking  eyes  ; 

Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 
To   Him  that  rules  the  skies. 

2  Night  unto  nig^it  Liis  name   repeats. 

The  day  renews  the  sound, 
"Wide  as  the  heaven  on  which  he  sits, 
To  turn   the  seasons  round. 

3  'Tis  he  supports  my  moi'tal  frame; 

My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise  ; 
My  sins  would   rouse  his  wrath  to  flame, 
And  yet  his  wrath  delays. 

4  [On  a  poor  worm  thy  power  might  tread. 

And  I   could  ne'er  witlistand  : 
Tiiy  justice  jnight  have  crush'd  me  dead. 
But  mercy  held  thine   hand. 

5  A  thousand  wretched  souls  are  fled 

Siiice  the  Jast  setting  sun ; 
And  yet  thou  lengtbenest  out  my  thread, 
And  yet  my  moments  run.] 

6  Dear   God,  Set  all  my  hours  be  thine, 

Vv'hiist  I  enjoy  the  light ; 
Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  decline. 
And  bring  a  pleasant  night. 

t^AQX  PSALM  3,    L.  M. 

'-'^^  5     Ninety-seventh  Psalm,  Putney. 
A  morning  psalm, 

1  f\   LORD,  how  many  are  my  foes, 

^-^  In  this  weak  state  of  flesh  and  blood  ! 
My  peace  they  daily  discompose. 
But  my  defence  and  hope  is   God. 

2  Tii^d  with  the  burdens  of  the  day, 
To  thee  I  raii'd  an  evening  cry; 


MORNING  AND  EVENING.        550,55^1 

Thou  lieard'st  when  I  began  to  pray. 
And  thine  ahnighty  help  was  ni[i,h, 

3  Supported  by  thine  ht?avon!y  aid, 

I  laid  nie   dmvn,  and  slept  secure: 

Not  death  siiould  make  my  heart  afraid, 

I'hough  I   shnuid  walte  and  rise  no  more» 

4  But   God  sustain'd  me  all  the  night; 
Salvation  doth  to  God   belong ; 

He  rais'd  my  head   to  see  the  Jight, 
And  make  his  praise  my  morning  song. 

p;s:r»>      hymn  si.   b.  i.  l.  m.  Sit 

*^*'*-'5  Nantwich,  Dunstan. 

A  song  fur  morninj^  or  evening. 

1  \/TY   God,  how  endless' is  thy  love! 
^^    Thy  gifts  are  every  evesiing  new ; 
And  morning   mercies,  from  above, 
Gently  distil  like  early  dew. 

2  Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  the  night, 
Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours  ; 
Thy  sovereign  word  lestores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy   powers. 

3  I  yield  my  powers   to  thy  command; 
To  thee  I  consecrate  my  days  ; 
Perpetual  blessings  from   thine  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 


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PSALM  141.    L.  M. 
Evening  Hymn,  Shoel. 

Watchfulness  and  b7-otherly  reproof. 
[A  morning  or  evening   Psahn.] 


Like  morning  incense  in  thy  house  ^ 
And  let  my  nightly  worshi]>  rise, 
Swett  as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

2  Watcli  o'er  my  lips,  and  guard  them,  Lord, 
From  every  rash  and  heedless  word  ; 
Nor  let  my  feet  incline  to   tread 
The  guilty  path  where   sinners  lead. 

2  O  may  the  righteous,  wbe!>   I  stray. 
Smite  and  reprove  my    .vandring  way; 
Their  gentle  words,  like  ointnient   sJied, 
Shall  neve..-  bruise,  but  cheer  mv  hesd. 


552,553        TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

4  When  I  behold  them  piess'd  with  gritf, 
I'll  cry  to   Heaven  for   their  relief; 
And  by  my  warm  petitions  prove 
How  much  I  prize  their  faithful  love. 

KKO|  HYMNS.    B.  2.     CM. 

■    ""^i  Devizes,  Christmas. 

A  hijmn  for  morning  or  evening, 

1  TJOSANNA,  with  a  cheerful  sound, 
•*■-■■    To  God's  upholding  hand : 

Ten  thousand  snares  attend   us  round. 
And  yet  secure  we  stand. 

2  That  was  a  most  amazing  power, 

J  hat  rais'd  us  with  a  word. 
And  every  day,  and  every  hour 
"We  lean  upon  the  Lord. 

3  The  evening  rests  our  weary  liead. 

And  angels  guard  the  room  ; 
We  wake,  and  we  admire  the  bed 
That  was  not  made  our  tomb. 

4  The  rising  morning  can't  assure 

That  we  shall  end  the  day; 
For  death  stands  ready  at  the  door, 
To  seize  our  lives  away. 

5  Our  breath  is   forfeited  by  sin 

To  God's   avenging  law; 
We  own  thy  grace,  immortal  King, 
In  every  gasp  we  draw. 

6  God  is  our  sun,  Avhose  daily  light 

Our  joy  and  safity  brings; 
Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe  at  night 
Beneath  his  shady  wings. 

KKQ7         HYMN  80.    B.  1.    L.  M. 
OOO^  Quercy,  All  Saints. 

^n  ex'ening  hymn. 

1  npHUS  far  the  Lord  has  led   me  on, 

-*-    Thus  far  his  power  prolongs  my  days, 
And  every  evening  shall  make  known 
Some  fresh  memorial  of  his  grace. 

2  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste. 
And  I,  perhaps,  am  near  my  home ; 
But  he  forgives  my  follies  past, 

jie  gives  we  strength  for  days  to  come. 


MORNING   AND  EVENING. 

3  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep; 
Peace  is  the  pillow  for  my  head; 
While  well  appoim<.d  angels  keep 
Their  watchful   stations  round  my  bed. 

4  In  vain  the  sons  of  earth  or  liell 
Tell  me  a  thousand  frightful  things ; 
My  God  in  safety  makes  nje  dwell 
Beneath  the  sliadow  of   his   wings. 

5  [Faith  in  liis  name  forbids  my   fear : 
O  may  thy  presence  ne'er   depart ; 
And  in   the  morning  make  me   hear 
I'he  love  and  kindness  of  tljy  heart. 

6  Tims  M'hen  the  night  of  death  shall  come 
My  flesh  shall  rest  beneath   the  ground. 
And   wait  thy  voice,  to   rouse  my  tomb, 
With  sweet  salvation   in  the  sound.] 


HYMN  7.     B.  2.    C.  M.  ^ 

Barby,  Bedford. 

An  evening  song. 


554} 

1  [THREAD  Sovereign,  fet  my  evening  song, 

-*^    Like  holy   incense  rise ; 
Assist  the  offerings  of  my  tongue 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 

2  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day 

Thy  liand  was  still  my  guard, 
And  still  to  drive  my  ^^ants  away 
Thy  mercy  stood  prepar'd.J 

3  Perpetual  blessings  from  above 

Encompass  me  around, 
But  O,  how  few  returns   of  love 
Hath  my  Creator  found  ! 

4  What  have  I  done  for  him  that  died 

To  save  my  wretched  soul  ? 
How  aie  my  follies  multiplied, 
Fast  as  my  minutes  roll  1 

5  Lord,  with  this  guilty  heart  of  mine, 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee. 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 
1"o  be  renew'd  by  thee. 
S  S])rinkled  afresh  with  pardoning  blood, 
I   lay  me  down  H  rest, 
As  in  th'  embraces  of  my  God, 
Or  on  my  Saviours  breast. 


555,  556,  557        TIMES    AND    SEASONS. 

ks:k7  psalm  4.  CM.  » 

-J^*JS  Bedford,  Rochester. 

An  evening  psnlm. 

1  T  OltD,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray  ; 
-*-^    I  am  forever  thine  ; 

I  fear  before  thee  all  tlie  day, 
Nor  wouhl  I  dare  to  sin. 

2  And    wliile  I  rest  my  weary  head, 

From  cares  and  business  free, 

'Tis  sweet  convei-sinj^  on  my  bed 

With  my  own  litart  and  thee. 

3  I  pay  this  evening  sacrifice; 

And  when  my  work  is    done. 
Great  God,  my  faith   and  hope    relies 
Upon  thy  grace  alone. 

4  Thus,  with  my  thoughts  compos'd  to  peace, 

I'll  give   mine  eyes  to  sleep ; 
Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps    my  days, 
And  will  my  slumbers  keep. 

t^Kal       PSALM  139.    3d  Part.    CM.  ^ 

*JxJ^  ^  Braintree,  Arlington. 

2'he  mercies  of  God  innumerable* 
An  evening  psaim. 

1  T  ORD,  when  I  count  thy  mercies  o'er, 
*-*  They  strike  me  witli  surprise  ; 

Not  ail  the  sands  that  spread  the  shore, 
I'o  equal  numbers  rise. 

2  My  flesh  with  fear  :>iid  wonder  stands. 

The  product   of  thy  skill  ; 
And  hourly  blessings  from  thy  hands 
Tiiy  thoughts  of  love  rtvtal. 

3  These  on  my  heart  by  night  I  keep;^ 

How  kind,  how   dear   to  rael 
O  may  the  hour  that  ends  my  sleep. 
Still  find  niy  thoughts  with  ches. 


557} 


PSALM   fi5.     2d  Part.     C.  M. 

B-eford.  Irish. 

Midnight  thoughts  reruUecfed. 


I  J'T'WAS  in  the  watches  of  the  night 
-^    I  thought  upon  thj^ower ; 
I  kept  thy   lovely  face  insight 


SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR.  f>53 

2  My  flesh  lay  resting  on  my  bed ; 

My  Koul   arose  on  high  ; 
"  My  God,  my  life,  my  finpe,"  I  said, 
"  Bring  thy  salvation  nigh." 

3  My  spirit  labours  up  thine  hill, 

And  climbs  the  heavenly  road? 
But  thy  right  hand  upholds  me  still, 
While  I  pursue  ray  God. 

4  Thy  mercy  stretches  o'er  my  head 

The  shadow  of  thy  wings ; 

My  heart  rejoices  in  thine  aid  ; 

My  tongue  awakes  and  sings. 

5  But  the  destroyers  of  my  peace 

Shall  fret  and  rage  in  vain  ; 
The  tempter  shall  forever  cease, 
And  all  my  sins  he  slain. 

6  Thy  sword  shall  give  my  foes  to  deaUij 

And  send  them  down  to  dwell 
In  the  dark  caverns  of  the  earth, 
Or  to  the  deeps  of  hell. 

THE  SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR. 

KKQ7       PSALM  65.     3d  Part.    C.  M.  ijg 

^^^^  St.  David,  Cambridge. 

The  blessings  of  the  Spring ;  or,  God  gives  rain.., 
A  psalm  for  the  Husbandman. 

1  r^J-OOD   is  the   Lord,  the  heavenly  King, 
'^    Who  makes  the  earth  his  care ; 
Visits  the  pastures  every  spring, 

And  bids  the  grass  appear. 

2  The  clouds,  like  rivers,  rais'd  on  high, 

Pour  out,  at  thy  command, 
Thi'ir  watery  blessings  ftoni  the  sky, 
To  cheer  the  thirsty  land. 

3  The  snften'd  ridges  of  the  field 

Permit  the  corn  to  spring; 
The   valleys  rich  ])iovision  jield, 
And  the  poor  labourers  siiig. 

4  The  little  hiils,  on  every  side, 

Rejoice  at  falling'  showers  ; 
The  meadows,  dress'd   in  all    their  prid^p 
FiMfume  the  air  with  flowers. 
Aa 


£59,  560        TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

5  The  barren  clods,  refresh'd  with  rain, 
Promise  a  joyful  crop  ; 
The  parched  grounds  look  green  again, 
And  raise  the  reaper's  hope. 
•5  The  various  months  thy  goodness  crowns  ; 
How  bounte(»us  are  thy  ways  ; 
The  bleating  flocks  spread  o'er  the  downs, 
And  shepherds  shout  thy  praise. 

KR:q7       psalm  P5.    2d  Part.     C.  M.  SK 

•UtJiJ  ^  Petevborough.  Colchester. 

The  providence  of  God  in  air,  earth,  and  sea  ; 
or,  the  hlestiiit^  of  rain' 

1  ?npiS  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand, 

*-     God  of  eternal  power  ! 
The  st-a  grows  calm  at  thy  command, 
And  tempests  cease  to  roar. 

2  Thy  morning   light  and  evening  shade 

Succ'ssivf  conifoits  bring  ; 
Thy  plenteous  fiiiits  make  harvest  glad, 
'Ihy   flowers  adoin  the  spring. 

3  Seasons  and  times,  and  moons  and  hours, 

Heaven,  earth,  and  air  are  thine; 
When  clouds  distii  in  fruitful  showers, 
The  Author  is  divine. 

4  Those  wandering  cisterns  in  the  sky, 

Borne  by  the  winds  around, 
"With   watery  treasures   veil  supply 
The  furrows  of  the  ground. 

5  The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill. 

And  ranks  of  corn  appear ; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still, 
Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 

Kori?       PSALM  147..  2d  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

OUU^  Portugal,  Antigua. 

Summer  and  ivinter. 

1  T  ET  Zion  praise  the  mighty  God, 

-*-^   And  make  his  honours  known  abroad, 
"  For  sweet  the  joy,  our  songs  to   raise, 
*'  And  glorious  is  the  work  of  praise." 

2  Our  children  are  secure  and  blest ; 
Our  shores  have  peace,  our  cities  rest; 


SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR. 

He  feeds  ouv  sons  with  finest  whe^at, 
And  adds  his  blessing  to  their  meat. 

3  The  changing  seasons  lie  ordains, 
The  early  and  tiie  latter  rains ; 

His  flakes  of  snow  like  wool   he  sends, 
And   thus  the  springing  corn  defends. 

4  With  hoary  frost  he  strews  the  ground 
His  hail  descends   with  clattering-  sound. 
Where  is  the  man,  so  vainly  bold. 
That  dares  defy  his  dreadful   cold  ? 

5  He  bids  the  southern  breezts  blow: 
1  he  ice  dissolves,  the  watei-s  flow : 
But  he  hath  nobler  works  and   ways 
To  call  his  people  to  his  praise. 

6  To  all  our  realm  his  laws  are  shown  ; 
His   gvspel  through  the. nation   known: 
He  hath  not  thus  rcveal'd  liis  word 
To  every  land:— Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  147.    C.  ]\L  Sg 

Devizes,  Parma. 


561} 

TiiC  seaxon^  of  the  year. 

1  "^TTITH  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud 

'"     Address  the  Lord  on  high; 
Over  the  heavens  he  spreads  his  cloud. 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 

2  He  sends  Jiis  showers  of  blessings  down 

To  cheer  the  plains  below  ; 
He  makes  «he  grass  the  mountains  crown. 
And  corn  in  valleys  grow. 

3  He  gives   the  grazing  o\  his  meat; 

He  hears  the  ravens  cry ; 
But  man,  who  tastes  Iiis  finest  wheat, 
Should  raise  his  honours  high. 

4  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race, 
And  wintry  days  appear. 

5  His  lioary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow 

liescend  and  clothe  the   ground : 
The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow, 
Jii  icy  fetters  bound. 


562  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

6  When  from  his  dreadful  stoves  on  high, 

He  pours  the  rattling  hai). 
The  wretch,  that  dares  this  God  defy, 
Shall  find  his  eourage  fail. 

7  He  sends  his  word,  and  ni'lts  the  snow. 

The  fields  no  longjer  mourn; 
He  calls  the  warmer  gales  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 

8  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud 

Obey  his  mighty  word : 
With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 
Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord. 


562} 


PSALM  29.     L.  M. 

Truro,  AH  Saints. 
Storm  and  thunder. 


1  Pjj-IVE  to  the  lord,  ye  sons  of  fame, 
^^  Give  to  the  Lord"  renown  and  power ; 
Ascribe  due  honoiiis  to  his  name, 
And  his  eternal  might  adore. 

?  The  Lord  proclaims  his  power  aloud 
Over  the  ocean   and  the  land; 
His  voice  divides   the  watery  cloud. 
And  lightnings  blaze  at  his  command. 

3  He  speaks,  and  tempest,  hail  and  wind 
Lay  thi-   wide  forest  bare  around; 

Tlic  feaiful  hart  and  frighted  hind 
Leap  at  the  terror  of  the  sound. 

4  To  Lebanon  he  turns  his  voice. 
And  lo,  the  stately  cedars  break; 
The   momitains  tremble  at  the  noise. 
The  valleys  roar,  the  deserts  quake. 

5  The   Lord  sits  sovei*eign  on  the  flood ; 
The    Thunderer  reigns  forever  King  : 
But  makes  his  chinch  his   blest   abode. 
Where  we  his  awful   glories  sing. 

6  In  gentler  language,  there  the  Lord 
The  counsels  of  his  grace  imparts  ; 
Amid  the  raging  storm,  his  word 
Speaks  peace  and  courage  to  our.  hearts. 


563} 


YOUTH  AND  OLD  AGE.         56 

HYMN  'J2.    B.  2.    C.  M  ^ 

Swanwick,  London. 


God  the  thunderer;  or,  the  last  judg?ne7it  and  helU* 

1  ^ING  to  the  Lord,  ye  heavenly  hosts, 
^    And  thou,  O  earth,  adore : 

Let  death  and  hell,  through  all  their  coaStf, 
Stand  trembling  at  his  power. 

2  His  sounding  chariot  shakes  the  sky. 

He  inakes  the  clouds  his  throne ; 

There  all  his  stores  of  lightning  lie. 

Till  vengeance  darts  them  down. 

3  His  nostrils  breathe  out  fiery  streams— 

And  from  his  awful  tongue 
A  sovereign  voice  divides  the  flames. 
And  thunder  roars  along  I 

4  Think,  O  my  soul,  the  dreadful  day, 

When  this  incensed   God 
Shall  rend  the  sky,  and  burn  the  sea, 
And  fling  his   wrath  abroad. 

5  What  shall  the  wretch,  the  sinner  do  ? 

He  once  defy'd   the    Ldid  ; 
But  he  shall  drt-ad  the    i'hunderer  now, 
And  sink  bf-neath  his  word. 

6  Tempfsts  of  angi-y  fire  shall  roll, 

To  blast  the  rebel   worm, 
And  beat  upon  his  naked  soul 
In  one  eternal  storm. 

YOUTH   AND  OLD  AGE. 

KR47       PSALMS.    1st  Part.    L.  M.       '      2K 
OL>-±  ^  Truro,  Shoel. 

The  hosant.a  of  the  children;    or,  infants  prais- 
inji  i^'oiL 

1  A  LMIGHTY  RuU  r   of  the  skies, 

-^*-  Through  the  wide  earth  thy  name  is  spread  ; 

And   thine  eternal  glories  rise 

O'er  all  the  heavens  thy  hands  have  made. 

2  To  thee  the  voices  of  the  young 
A   monument  of  honour  raise; 

And  babes,  with  uninstructed  tongue. 
Declare  the  wondtis  ( f  thy  praise. 

*  Made  in  a  great  sudden  storm  oj  thunder, 
August  20,  1697. 


565,566        TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

3  Thy  power  assists  their  tender  age 
To  brin»  proud  rebels  to  the  ground ; 
To  still  the  bold  blasphemer's  rage, 
And  all  their  policies   confound. 

4  Children  amid  thy  temple  throng 
To  see  their  great  Redeemer's  face; 
The  Son  of  David  is   their  song. 
And  young  hosannas  fill  the  place. 

5  The  frowning  scribes  and  angry  priests 
In  vain  their  impious   cavils  bring ; 
Revenge  sits  silent  m  their  breasts, 
While  Jewish  babes  proclaim  their   King. 

KCK")     PSALM  34.    2d  Part.    L.  M.      hoc* 
^^^S  Portugal,  Quercy.  ^ 

Reiieious  education;  or,  i7istructions  of  piety. 

1  i  ^HILDREN,  in  years  and  knowledge  youngf, 
^-^     Your  parents'  hope,  your  parents'  joy, 
Attend   the  counsels  of  my   tongue; 

Let  pious  thoughts  your  minds  employ. 

2  If  you  desire  a  length  of  days. 

And  peace  to  crown  your  mortal  state, 
Restrain  your  feet  from  impious  ways, 
Your  lips  from  slander  and  deceit. 

3  The  eyes  of  God  regard  his  saints, 
His  ears  arc  open   to  their  cries  ; 
He  sets  his  frowning  face  against 
The  sons   of  violence  and   lies. 

4  To  humble  souis,  and  broken  hearts, 
God   with  his   grace  is   ever  nigh  ; 
Pardon  and    hope  his   love  imparts, 
When    men    in  deep  contrition  lie. 

5  He  tells  their  tears,  he  counts  their  groans. 
His   Son  redeems  their  souls  from  death; 
His   Spirit  heals  their  broken  bones: 

They  in  his  praise  employ  their  breath. 

P^Fi(\  X     PSALM  34.    2d  Part.    C.  M.  » 

«^^"5  York,  Barby. 

Exhortations  to  peace  and  holiness. 
I  pOME,  children,  learn  to  fear  the  Lord; 
^     And,  that  your   days  be  long, 
Let  not  a  false  or  spiteful  woid 
Be  found  upon  your  tongue. 


YOUTH  AND  OLD  AGE.  B67 

2  Depart  from  mischief,  practise  love, 

Pursue  the  works  of  peace ; 
So  shall  the   Lord  your  ways  approve, 
And  set  your   souls  at  ease. 

3  His  eyes  awake  to  B;uard  the  just. 

His  ears   attend  their  cry; 
"When  broken   spirits  dwell  in  dust. 
The   God  of  grace  is  nigh. 

4  Wliat  though  the  sorrows  here  they   taste 

Are  sharp   and  tedious   too. 
The  Lord,  who  saves  them  all  at  last, 
Is  their  supporter    now. 

5  Evil   shall  smite  the  wicked  dead. 

But  God  secures  his  own. 
Prevents  the  mischief  when  they  slide, 
Or  heals   the  broken   bone. 

6  When  desolation,  like  a  flood. 

O'er  the  proud  sinner  )olls, 
Saints   find  a  refuge  in  their  God, 
For  he  redeem'd  their  souls. 


*T»R7^         HYMN  91.    B.  1.    L.  M.  K 

■^^  *  5  Putney,  Carthage.  ^ 

Advice  to  youth  ;  or,  old  age  and  death  in  an  un- 
converted state. 

1  '^OW,  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood, 
-'-^      Remember  your  Creator,  God ; 
Behold  the  months  come  haitening  on. 
When  you  shall  say,  "  My  joys  are  gone." 

2  Behold  the  aged  sinner   goes. 
Laden    with   guilt  and  heavy  woes, 
Down   to  the  regions  of  the  dead, 
With  endless  curses  on  his  head. 

3  The  dust  returns  to  dust  again; 
The  soui,  in  agonies  of  pain. 
Ascends  to   God,  not   there  to  dwell. 
But  hears  her  doom,  and  sinks  to  LelJ. 

4  Eternal  King,  I   fear  thy    name; 
Teach  me  to  know  how  frail   I  am; 
And  when  ray  soul   must  hence  remove, 
Give  rae  a  mansion  in  thy  love. 


*l58,  569        TIMES   AND    SEASONS. 

5f^Q7         HYMN  89.    B.  i.    L.  M.  K 

•^"^5  Avmley,  Eaton.  " 

Tuuth  and  judgment. 
T-  Y^  ^^°'  °^  Adam,  vain  and  young, 

•■-    Indulge  your  eyt-s,  indulge  your  tongue, 

Taste  the  delights  your  souls  desire, 

And  give  a  loose  to  all  your  fire. 
$  Pursue  the  pleasures  you  design, 

And  cheer  your  hearts  with  songs  and  wine; 

Enjoy  the  day  of  mirth ;   but  know 

There  is  a  day  of  judgment  too. 

3  God  from  on  high  beholds  your  thoughts : 
His  book  records  your  secret  faults: 

The  works  of  darkness  you  have  done 
Must  all  appear  before  the  sun. 

4  The  vengeance  to  your  follies  due 

Should  strike  your  hearts  with  terror  through  : 
How    will  ye  stand  before  his  face. 
Or  answer  for  his  injur'd  grace  ? 

5  Almighty  God,  narn  off  thtir  eyes 
Prom  these  alluring  vanities. 
And  let  the  thunder   of  thy  word 
Awake  their  souls  to  fear  the  Lord. 

KnQ>         HYMN  90.     B.  1.     C.  M.  K 

*'^*'>         Rockingham,  Plymouth. 

The  same. 
1  T  O,  the  young  tribes  of  Adam  rise, 
-^    And   through  all  nature  rove, 
Fulfil  the  wishes  of  their  eyes. 
And  taste  the  joys  they  love. 
J  They  give  a  loose  to  wild  desires ; 
But  let  the  sinners  know 
The  strict  account  that  God  requires 
Of  all  the  works  they  do. 

3  The  Judge  prepares  his  throne  on  high,- 

The  frighted  earth  and  seas 
Avoid  the  fury  of  his  eye. 
And   flee  before  his  face. 

4  How  shall  I  bear  that  drtadful  day, 
And  stand  the  fiery  test  ? 


'f. 


ve  all  mortal  joys  away] 
o  be  forever  blest. 


YOUTH  AND  OLD  AGE.  570,  571 

K7r|")       PSALM  90.    2(1  Pait.    C.  M.  \j 

*^  •  ^  3  Rockingham,  Wantage. 

Infirmities  and  nioitality   the  effect    of  sin ;    «r 
UJ'e,  old  age,  and  preparation  for  death. 

1  T  OKD,  if  thine  eyes  survey  our  faults, 
-"     And  justice  grow  severe, 

Thy  dreadful   wrath  exceeds  our  thoughts, 
And  burns  beyond  our  fear. 

2  Thine  anger  turns  our  frame  to  dust : 

By  one  offence  to  thee, 
Adam,  with  all  his  sons,  have  lost 
Iheir  imniortsUily. 

3  Life,  like  a  vain  amusement,  flies, 

A  fabie  or  a  song; 
By  swift  degrees  our  nature  dies. 
Nor  can  our  joys  be  long. 

4  'Tis  but  a  few  whose  days  amount 

'I'o  tineescore  years  and    ttn  ; 
And  all  beyond  that  short  account 
Is  sorrow,  toil  and  pain. 

5  [Our  vitals,  with  laborious   strife, 

Bear  up   the  -crazy  load, 
And  drag  thuse  poor  remains  of  life 
Along  ihe   tiresome  road.] 

6  Almighty  God,  reveal  thy  love, 

And  not  thy  wrath  aione; 
O  let  our  sweet  experience  prove 
The  mercies  of  thy  throne  ! 

7  Our  souls  would  learn  the  heavenly  art, 

T'  improve  the  hours    we  have, 
That  we  may  act  the  wiser  part. 
And  live  beyond  the  grave. 

K7  4  7         PSALM  71.    1st  Part.    C.  M.  K 

^  *  *■$  St.  Anns,  Plymouth.  ^ 

The  aged  sainVs  rejltction  and  hope. 

1  IV/TY  God,  my  everlasting  hoj)e, 
-^'-'-    I   live  upon  thy  truth ; 

Thine  hands  have  held  my  childhood  up, 
And  strengthtn'd  all  my  youth. 

2  My  flesh  was  fashion'd  by  thy  power, 

With  all  these  limbs  of  mine; 
And  from  my  mother's  painful  hour, 
I've  been  entii'ely  thine. 


572  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

3  Still  hath  my  life  new  wonders  seen, 

Repeated  every  year ; 
Behold  my  days  that  yet  remain, 
I  trust  them  to  thy  care. 

4  Cast  me  not  off  when  strength  declinesj 

When   hoary  hairs  arise  ; 
And  round  me  let  thy  gloi-y  shine, 
Whene'er  thy  servant  dies. 

5  Then  in  the  history  of  my  age, 

When  men  review   my  days. 
They'll   read  thy  love  in  every  page, 
In  every  line,  thy  piaise. 


572} 


PSALM  71.    3d  Part.    CM. 
Durham,   Canterbury. 


The  aged  Chrlifian's pmifer  and  sonjc  ;    or,  old  age, 
death,  and  the  resurrection. 

1  pi-OD  of  my  childhood  and  my  youth, 
^^     The  guide  of  all  my  days, 

I  have  dedar'd  thy  heavenly   truth. 
And  told  thy  wondrous  ways. 

2  Wilt  thou  forsake  my  hoary  liairs. 

And  leave  my  fainting  heart? 
Who  shall  sustain  my  smking  jears, 
If  God,  my  strength,   depart  ? 

3  Let  me  thy  power  and  truth  proclaim 

To  the  sui-viving  age. 
And  leave  a  savour  of  thy  name 
When  I  shall  quit  the  stage. 

4  The  land  of  silence  and  of  death 

Attends  my  next    remove  ; 
O  may  thes<i  poor  remains  of  breath 
Teach  the  wide  world  thy  love. 

PAUSE. 

5  Thy  righteousness  is  deep  and  high; 

Unsearchable  thy  deeds ; 
Thy   glory  spreads  beyond  the  sky. 
And  all  my   praise  exceeds. 

6  Oft  have  I  heard  thy  threatenings  roar, 

And   oft  endur'd  the  grief; 
But  when  thy  hand  hath  press'd  me  sore, 
Thy  grace  was  ray  relief. 


FAST    DAYS.  573 

7  By  long  expei'ience  have  I  known 

Tliy  sovereign   power  to  save  ; 
At  thy  command  I   venture  down 
Securely  to  the  grave. 

8  When  I  lie  buried  deep  in  dust, 

My  flesh  shall  be  thy   care  ; 
These  withering  limbs   with   thee  I  trust, 
To  raise  them  strong  and  fair. 

FAST   AND    THANKSGIVING 
DAYS,  &c. 

K707  PSALM  10.     C.  M.  b 

*^ «  ^  5  Windsor,  Wantage.  ^ 

Prayer  heard ^ and  sahits  saved;  or^pride,  atheism^ 

and   oppression   punished. 

[For  a  humiliation  day.] 

1  "VyHY  doth  the  Lord  stand   off  so  far? 

^^      And   why  conceal  his  face, 
When  great  calamities  appear, 
And  times   of  deep  distress. 

2  Lord,  shall   the  wicked  still  deride 

Thy  justice  and  thy  power? 
Shall  they  advance  their  heads  in  pride, 
And  still  thy   saints  devour? 

3  They  put  thy  judgments  from  their  sight, 

And  then  insult  the  poor. 
They  boast,  in  their  exalted  height. 
That  they   shall  fall  no  more. 

4  Arise,  O  God,  lift  up  thine  hand ; 

Attend  our  humble  cry; 
No  enemy  shall  dare   to  stand 
When  God  ascends   on  high. 

PAUSE. 

5  Why  do  the  men  of  malice  rage. 

And  say,  with  foolish  pride, 
•'  Tiie  God  of  heaven  will  ne'er  engage 
*'  To  fight  on  Zion's  side  ?" 
0  But  thou  forever  art  our  Lord ; 
And  powerful  is  thine  hand. 
As  when  the  heathens  felt  thy  sword, 
And  perish'd  from  thy  land. 
7  Thou  wilt  prepare  our  hearts  to  pray. 
And  cause  thine  ear  to  hear; 


574  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

Hearken  to  wliat  thy  children  say. 

And  put  the  world  in  fear. 
8  Proud  tyrants  shall  no  more  oppress, 

No  more  despise  the  just; 
And  mighty  sinners  shall  confess  '! 

They  are  but  earth  and  dust. 

K74>  PSALM  12.    CM.  hoi* 

«^*^5  St.  Anns,   Colchester.  ^ 

Complaint  of  a  general  corruption  of  manners  ;  ort 

the  promise  and  signs  of  Christ^  s  coming  to 

judgment. 

1  XJELP,  Lord,  for  men  of  virtue  fail, 
■*^    Religion  loses   ground; 

The  sons  of  violence  prevail, 
And  treacheries  abound. 

2  Their  oaths  and  promises  they  brea1>, 

Yet  act  the  flatterer's  part; 
With  fair,  deceitful  lips  they  speak. 
And  with  a  double  heart. 

3  If  we  reprove  some  hateful  lie^ 

How  is  their  fury  stirr'd! 
'♦  Are  not  our  lips  our  own,"  they  cry, 
"  And  who  shall  be  our  Lord  ?" 

4  Scoffers  appear  on  every  side, 

Where  a  vile  race  of  men 
Is  rais'd  to  seats  of  power  and  pride, 
And  bears  the  sword  in  vain. 

PAUSE. 

5  Lord,  when  iniquities  abound. 

And  blasphemy  grows  bold. 
When  faith  is  hardly  to  be  found. 
And   love  is  waxing  cold; 

6  Is  not  thy  chariot  hastening  on  ? 

Hast  thou  not  giv'n  the  sign? 
May  we  not  trust  and  live  upon 
A  promise  so  divine? 

7  "  Yes,"  saith  the  Lord,  **  now  will  I  rise, 

"  And   make  oppressors  flee  ; 

"  I  shall  appear  to  then-  surpri?e, 

•*  And  set  my  servants  free." 


575} 


FAST  DAYS.  575,576 

8  Thy  word,  like  silver  seven  times  ti7'd. 
Through  ages  shall  endure: 
The  men  who  in  thy  truth  confide 
bhall  find  the  promise  sure. 

PSALM  12.     L.  M.  \;)orjfi 

Limehouse,  Bath. 
The  srlnts'  safety  and  hope  in  evil  times  ;  or,  sins 
of  the  tongue  cotnplnined  vf,  riz.  blasphemy, 
falsehood,  &c. 

1  T  OR  D,  if  thou  dost  not  soon  appear, 
-*-^    Virtue  and  truth   will  flee  away  ; 
A  faithful  man  auiong  us  here 

Will  scarce  be  found,  if  thou  delay. 

2  The  whole  discourse,  when  neighbours  meet, 
Is  fill'd  with  trifles  loose  and  vain; 

Their  lips  are  flattei-y  and  deceit. 
And  their  proud  language  is  profane. 

3  But  lips,  that  with  deceit  abound. 
Shall  not  maintain  their  triumph   long; 
The  God  of  vengeance  will  confound 
The  flattering  and  blaspheming  tongue. 

4  "  Yet  shall  our  words  be  free,"  they  cry, 
"Our  tongues  shall  be  controll'd  by  none: 
"  Where  is  the  Lord,   will  ask  us  M'hy  ? 
"Or  say,  our  lips  are  not  our  own?" 

5  The  Lord,  who  sees  the   poor  oppress'd. 
And  hears  the  oppressor's  haughty  strain. 
Will  rise  to  give  his  children  rest, 

Nor  shall  they  trust  his  word  in  vain. 

6  Thy  word,  O  Lord,  though  often  try'd. 
Void  of  deceit  shall   still  appear ; 

Not  silver,  seven  times  punfy'd 

From  dross  and  mixture,  shines  so  clear. 

7  Thy  grace  shall,  in  the  darkest  hour. 
Defend  the  holy  soul  from  harm  ; 
Though  when  the  vilest  men   have  power, 
On  every  side  will  sinners   swarra. 

Kna\  PSALM  60.       C.  M.  K 

0  l\y^  Wantage,  Chelsea.  ^ 
On  a  day  of  humiliation  for  disappointments  in  ivar. 

1  T  ORD,  hast  thou  east  the  nation  off? 
'-^    Must  we  forever  mourn  ? 

Wilt  ihou  indulge  immortal  wrath  ? 
Shall  mercy  ne'er  return. 


577  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

2  TJie  terror  of  one  frown  of  tliine 

Melts  all  our    strength  away ; 
Like  men  that  totter,  drunk  with  wine. 
We  tremble  in  dismay. 

3  "  Our  Zion  trembles  at  thy  stroke, 

"  And  dreads    thy  lifted  hand  ! 
"  O,  heal  the  people   thou  hast  broke, 
"  And  save  the  sinking  land." 

4  Lift  up  a  banner  in  the  field 

For  those   that  fear  thy  name ; 
Save  thy   beloved   with  thy   shield, 
And  put  our  foes  to  sliame. 

5  Go  with  our  armies  to  the  fight, 

Like  a  confederate  God  ; 
In  vain  confederate  powers  unite 
Against  thy  lifted  rod. 

6  Our  troops  shall  gain  a  wide  renown 

By  thine  assisting  hand  ; 
'Tis  God  that  treads  the  miglity  down, 
And  makes  the  feeble  stand. 

K77 1  PSALM  20.      L.  M.  m 

*^*  '  S  quercy,  Wells. 

Prayer  and  hope  of  victory. 
[For  a  dfay  of  prayer  in  time  of  war.] 

1  "^JOW  may  the   God  of  power  and  grace 
-^^    Attend  his  people's  humble  cry ! 
Jehovah   hears  when  Israel   prays, 

And   brings  deliverance  from  on  high. 

2  The  name  of  Jacob's  God  defends 

Better   than   shields  or  brazen  walls;  ' 

He  from  his  sanctuary   sends 

Succour  and   strength  when  Zion  calls. 

3  Well  he  remembers  all   our  sighs; 
His  love  exceeds  our  best  deserts; 
His  love  accepts  the  sacrifice 
Of  humble  groans  and  broken  hearts. 

4  In  his   salvation  is   mw  hope, 
And  in  tlie  name  of  Israel's  God 
Our  troops  shall   lift  their  banners  up, 
Our  navies  spread  their  flags  abroad. 

5  Some  trust   in  horses  train'd  for  war, 
And  some  of  chaviots  make  their  boasts ; 


THANKSGIVING  DAYS.  578,579 

Our  surest  expectations  are 

From  thee,  the  Lord  of  heavenly  hosts. 

6  [O  may  the  memory  of  thy  name 
Inspire  our  armies  for  the  fight! 

Our  foes  shall  fall  and  die  with  shame, 
Or  quit  the  field  with  shameful  flight.] 

7  Now  save  us,  Lord,- from  slavish  fear; 
Now  let  our  hopes  be  firm  and  strong, 
Till  thy  salvation  shall  appear, 

And  joy  and  triumph  raise  the  song. 

'^7ft"l        HYMN  30.    B.  1.    L.  M.  ^ 

OtO^  Winchester,  Shoel. 

Prayer  for  deliverance  answered. 

1  TN   thine  own  ways,  O   God   of  love, 
■^    We  wait  the  visits  of  thy  grace ; 
Our  souls'  desire  is  to  thy  name. 
And  the  remembrance  of  thy  face. 

2  My  thoughts  are  searching,    Lord,  for  thee, 
'Mongst  the  black  shades  of  lonesome  night : 
My  earnest  cries   salute   the  sikies. 

Before  the  dawn  restore  the  light, 

3  T,cok  how  rebellions  men  deride 
The  tender  patience  of  my  God  ; 
But  they  shall  see  thy  lifted  hand, 
And  feel  the  scourges  of  thy  rod. 

4  Hark !  the  Eternal  rends  the  sky, 
A  mighty  voice  before  him  goes, 
A  voice  of  music  to  his  friends, 
But  threatening  thunder  to  his  foes. 

5  "  Come,  children,  to  your  Father's  arms, 
"  Hide  in  the  chambers  of  my  grace, 

"  Till  the  fierce  storms  be  overblown, 
"And  my  revenging  fury  cease. 

6  "  My  sword  shall  boast  its  thousands   slain, 
"And  drink  the  blood  of  haughty  kings, 
"While  heavenly  peace  around   my  flock 
"  Stretches  its  soft  and  shady  wings." 

HYMN  1.    B.  2.    L.  M.  Jg 

Bath,  Castle  Street. 
A  sonfr  of  praise  to  God. 
ATURE,  with  all  her  powers,  shnll  sing; 
God  the  Creator  and  the  King: 


579} 


N 


580  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

Nor  air,  nor  earth,  nor  skies,  •or  seas, 
Deny  the  tribute  of  their  piaise. 

2  Begin  to  make  his  glories  known, 
Ye  seraphs,  that  sit  near  his  throne; 

Tune  your  hai-ps  high,  and  spread  the  sound 
To  the  creation  s  utmost  bound. 

3  [All  mortal  things  of  meaner  fame. 
Exert  your  force,  and  own  his  name ; 
While  with  our  souls  and  with  our  voicej 
We  sing  his  honours  and  our  joys.] 

4  [To  him  be  sacred  all  we  have. 
From  the  young  cradle  to  the  grare : 
Our  lips  shall  his  loud  wonders   tell, 
And  every  word  a  miracle.] 

5  [These  Western  sliores,  our  native  land, 
I.ie  safe  in  the  Almighty's  hand  : 

Our  foes  of  victoiy  dream  in  vain, 
And  wear  the  captivating  chain.] 

6  Raise  moiinmental  praises  high 

To  him  who  thunders  through  the  sky. 
And,  with  an  awful  nod  or  frown, 
Shakes  an  aspiring  tyrant  down. 

7  [Pillars  of  lasting  brass  proclaim 
The  triumphs  of  th'  Eternal  Name ; 
While  trembling  nations  read  from  far 
The  honoms  of  the  God  of  war.] 

8  Thus  let  our  flaming  zeal  employ 

Our  loftiest  thoughts  and  loudest  songs  I 
Let  there    be  sung,  with  warmest  joj, 
Hosanna  from  ten  thousand  tongues. 

9  [Yet,  mighty  God,  our  feeble  frame 
Attempts  in   vain  to  reach  thy  name  ; 
The  strongest  notes  that  angels  raise. 
Faint  in  the  MOrship  and  the  praise.] 


580} 


PSALM  144.    L.  M. 

Dunstan,  Nantwich. 

Grace  above  riches ;  or,  the  happy  iiatioTt. 


1  Tl  APPY  the  city,  where  their  sons, 
-*^     Like  pillars  round  a  palace  set. 
And  daughters,  bright  as  polish'd  stones. 
Give  strength  aud  beauty  to  the  state. 


TIIAXKSGIVIXrr    DAYS.  «1 

2  Happy  the  country,  where  the  sheep. 
Cattle  and  corn  have  large  increase ; 
Where  men  sr*ciirely  work  or  sleep, 
Nor  sons  of  plunder  break  their  peae?. 

3  Hap])y  the  niitlon  thus  endowM ; 
But   more  divinely  b!est  are  those, 
On  whom  the  ail-sufficient 'God 
Himself  with  all  liii  grace  btstovrs. 

f\Q.i  I  PSALM  67.    C.  M.  ig| 

•-'^  ^  5  Stade,  Swanwick. 

The  nutloit's prospLvitij,  and  the  churcJi^s  increase* 
■  1  ^III^E,  niiphty  God,  on  this  our  land, 
►■^     With  beams  of  heavejily  grace  ; 
Reveal  thy  power  throut^h  all  our  coasts, 
And  shew  thy  smiling  face. 

2  [\midst  our  States,  exalted  high, 

Do  tl»ou  our  glory  stand. 
And  like  a  wall  of  giisrdian  fire, 
Sunound  thy  favourite  land.] 

3  When  shall  thy  name  fiom  shore  to  shore 

Sound  all  the  earth  abroad. 
And  <iistnnt  nations  know  and  love 
'Iheir  Saviour  and  their  God? 

4  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands. 

Sing  loud  with  solemn  voic^' ; 
While  thankful  tongues  exalt  his  praise. 
And  grateful  hearts  rejoice. 

5  He,  the  great  Lord,  the  sovereign  Judge. 

That  sits  enthrrm'd  aljove. 
Wisely  commands  the  worlds  he  made 
In  justice  and  in  love. 

6  Eavth  shall  obey  her  Maker's  will. 

And  yield  a  full  increase; 
Onr   (iod   will   crown  his  chosen  land 
With  fruitfuiness  and  peace. 

7  God,  the  Redeemer,  scatters  round 

His  choicest  favours  here ; 
While  the  crtation's  r.tmost  bound 
Shall  see,  adore,  and  tlar. 
Bb 


582  TIMES   AND    SEASONS. 

KQO")     PSALM  107.     Last  Part.     L.  M.  Sg 

*^"-''^5      Ninety-seventh  Psalm,  (^ueicy. 
Colonies  planted;  or,  nations  blest  and  punislied- 
A  Psalm  for  New-England. 

1  TXTHEN  God,  provok'd  with  daring  crimes, 

^^     Scourges  the  madness  of  the  times, 
He  turns  their  fields  to  barren   sand, 
And  dries  the  rivers  from  the  land. 

2  I-Iis  word  can  raise  the  springs  again, 
And  make  the  wither'd  mountains  green, 
Send  showery  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  harvests  in  the  desert  rise. 

3  [Where  notliing  dwelt  but  beasts  of  prey, 
Or  men  as  fierce  and  wild  as  they. 

He  bids  the  oppressed  and  jioor  repair. 
And  build  them  towns   and  cities  there. 

4  They  sow  the  fields,  and  trees  they  plant, 
"Whose  yearly  fruit  supplies  their  want : 
Their  race  groM's  up  from  fruitful  stocks, 
Their  wealth  increases  with  their  flocks. 

5  Thus  they  are  blest ;   but  if  they  sin. 
He  lets  the  heathen  nations  in  ; 

A  savage  crew   invades  their  lands; 
Their  children  die  by  barbarous  hands. 

6  Their  captive  sons,  expos'd   to  scom. 
Wander  unpitied  and  forlorn ; 

The  country  lies  unfenc'd,  untillM, 
And  desolation  spreads   the  field. 

1  Yet  if  the  humbleil  nation  mourns. 
Again  his  dreadful  hand  he  turns; 
Again  he  makes  their  cities  thrive. 
And  bids  the  dying  churches  live.] 

S  The  righteous,  with  a  joyful  sense, 
Admire  the  works  of  providence ; 
And  tongues  of  atheists  shall  no  more 
Blaspheme  the  God  that  saints  adore. 

9  How  few,  with  pious  care,  record 
These  wondrous  dealings  of  the  Lord! 
But  wise  observers   still  shall  find 
The  Lord  is  holy,  just,  and  kind. 


THANKSGIVING   DAYS.  '583,  58i 

eQO>       HYMN  111.    R.  2.    C.  M,  ^ 

*^^'^  5  Arundel,  Pembroke. 

Thanksgiving  for  victory  ;   or,    God's   dominion, 
and  our  deUve^-ance. 

1  'JTION,  rejoice;  and  Judah,  sing; 
■^^  Tlie  Lord  assumes  his  throne ; 
Corae,  let  us  own    the  heavenly  King, 

And  make  his  glories  known. 

2  The  great,  the  wicked,  and  (he  proud 

From  their  Jiij^h  seats  are  hurl'd ; 
Jeliovah  rides  upon  a  cloud. 
And  thunders  through  the  world. 

3  He  reigns  upon  th'  eternal  hills, 

Distributes  mortal  crowns ; 
Empires  are  fix'd  beneath  his  smiles, 
And  totter  at  his  frowns. 

4  Navies,  that  rule  the  ocean  wide, 

Are  vanquish'd  by  liis  breath, 
And  legions,  arm'd  witli  power  and  pride. 
Descend  to  watery  death. 

5  Let  tyrants  make  no  more  pretence 

To  vex  our  happy  land : 
Jehovah's  name  is  our  djfcnce. 
Our  buckler  is  his  hand. 

6  [Still  may  the  King  of  grace  descend, 

To  rule   us  by   his   word  ; 
And  all  the  honours  we  can  give, 
Be  ofFer'd  to  the  Lord.] 

'^iQdl      PSALM  18.     1st  Part.    CM.  ^ 

OO^^  Wareham,  Irisli. 

Victory  and  triumph  over  temporaf  ennnics. 

1  W^E  love  thee.  Lord,  and  we  adore ; 

'*     Now  is  thine  arm  reveal'd ; 
Thou  art  our  strengtli,  our  lieaveiily  tower, 
Our  bulwark  and  our  shield. 

2  We  fly  to  our  eternal   Rock, 

And  find  a  sure  defence  ; 
His  lioly  name  our  lips   invoke. 
And  draw  salvation  ther.ce. 

3  When  God,  our  leader,  shines  in  arms, 

What  mortal  heart  can  Ijear 

The  thunder  of  his  loud  alarms, 

The  lightning  of  his  spear  ? 


585  TIMES    AND    SEASONS. 

4  He  rides  upon  the  winged  wind, 

And  angels  in  array, 
In  millions  wait,  to  know  his  mind; 
And  swift  as  flames  obey. 

5  He  speaks,  and  at  his  fierce  rebuke 

Whole  armies  are  dismay'd ; 
His  voice,  his  frown,  his  angiy  look 
Strikes  all  their  courage  dead. 

6  He  forms  our  generals  for  the  field, 

With  all  their  drt-adful  skill. 
Gives  them  his  awful  sword  to  wield. 
And  makts  tlieir  hearts  of  steel. 

7  [He  arms  our  captains  to  the  fight, 

Though   there  his   name's  forgot ; 
(He  girded  Cyrus  with   his   might, 
When  Cyrus  knew  him  not.) 

8  Oft  has  tlie  Lord  whole  nations  blest, 

For  his  own  church's  sake ; 
The  powers   that  give  his  people  rest, 
Shall  of  his  care  partake.] 

KQK")         PSALM  18.     2d  Part.     CM. 
rjao  ^  Devizes,  St.  Martins. 

T/te  conqueror'' s  so7ig. 

1  ri^O  thine  almighty  arm  we  o\ve 

-■■      The  triumphs  of  the  day ; 
Thy  terrors,  Lord,  confound  the  foe, 
And  melt  their  strength  away. 

2  'Tis  by  thine  aid  our  troops  prevail. 

And  break  tmited  po«  ers ; 
Or  burn  their  boasted  fleets,  or  scale 
The  proudest  of  their  towers. 

3  How  have  we  chas'd  them  through  tlie  liclii 

And  trod   tliem  to  the  ground, 
While  thy  salvation  was  our  shield ; 
But  tliey  no  shelter  foiind  I 

4  In  vain  to  idoi   saints  they  cry, 

And  perish  in  their  blood  : 
Where  is  a  rock  so  great,  so  high, 
So  poweifiil  as  our  God  i" 

5  The  Rock  of  Israel  ever  lives  ; 

His  name   be  ever  blest ; 
'Tis  liis  own  arm  the  victory   gives, 
And  gives  his  people  vest. 


THANKSGIVING  DAYS. 

6  On  kings  that  reign  as  David  did, 
He  pours  liis  blessings  down; 
Secures  their  honouis  to  their  seed, 
And  well  supports   their  crown. 


586} 


All  Saints,  Castle-Street. 
A  song  for  public  deliverance. 

1  TJAD  not  the  Lord,  may   Israel  say, 

"-  Had  not  the  Lord   luaintain'd  our  side, 
Wlien  men,  to  make  our  lives  a  prey. 
Rose  like  the  swelling  of  the  tide, 

2  The  swelling  tide  had  stopt  our   breath, 
So  fiercely  did  the  waters  roll. 

We  had  been  swallow'd  deep  in  death; 
Proud  waters   had  o'ervvhelm'd  our  soul. 

3  We   leap  for  joy,  we  shout  and  sing, 
Who  just  escap'd  the  fatal  stroke  ; 
So  flies  the  bird   with  cheerful  wing. 
When  once  the  fowler's  snare  is  broke. 

4  Forever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Who  broke  the  fowler's  cursed  snare. 
Who  sav'd  us  from  the  murdering  sword, 
And  made  our  lives  and  souls  his  care. 

5  Our  help  is  in  Jehovah's  name. 

Who  form'd  tlie  earih  and  built  the  skies-j 
He,  that  upholds  that  wondrous  frame. 
Guards  his  own  church  with  watchful  eyes. 

^OnX        HYMN  92.     B.2.     CM.  ^ 

«^^  '  5  Bray,  Rochester. 

The  church  saved,  and  her  enemies  disappointed; 
or,  deliverance  from  treason. 

1  GHOU T  to  the  Lord,  and  let  our  joys 
^     Through  the    whole  nation  run: 
Ye  western    skies,  resound  the  noise 

Beyond    the  rising  sun. 

2  Thee,  mighty   God,  our  souls  admire ; 

Thee  our  glad   voices  sing  ; 
And  join  with   the  celestial  choir, 
To  praise  th'  eternal   King. 

3  Thy  power  the  whole  creation   rules, 

A»d,  on  the  starry  skits, 


.588  TIMES  AND  SEASONS, 

Sits  smiling  at  the  weak   designs 
Thine  envious  foes  devise. 

4  Thy  scorn  derides  their  feeble  rage, 

And,  with  an  awful  fiown. 
Flings  vast  confusion  on  their  jjlots. 
And  shakes  their  Babel  down. 

5  [Their  secret  fires  in  caverns  lay. 

And  we  the  sacrifice  ; 
But  gloomy  caverns  -strove  in  vain 
To  'scape  all-searching  eyes. 

6  Their  dv^rli.  designs  were  all  reveal'd; 

'I  heir  treasons  all   betray'd  : 
Praise  to  th<-  i.ord,  who  broke  the  snare 
Their  cursed  hands  had  laid.] 

7  In  vain  the  busy  sons  of  hell 

Stiii  new  lebeilious  try; 
Their  souls  shall  pine  with  envious  rage, 
And  vex  away  and  die. 

8  Ahuighty   grace  defends  our  land 

From  th^ir  maiicious  power; 
Then  let  us   with   united  songs 
Almighty  grace  adore. 

'^ft^l  PSALM  76.    C.  M.  ^ 

.Joo^        Peterboro',  Rockbridge. 
Israel  saved,  and  the  Assyrians  destroyed;  or,  God's 
vengeance  against  his  enemies  proceeds  from  his 
church. 
1  I N  Judah   God  of  old  was  known, 
^    His  name  in  Israel  great; 
In  Suicivi  stood  his  holy  throne, 
And  Zion  was  his  seat. 
3  Among  the  praises  of  his  saints^ 
His  dwelling  there  he   chose; 
There  he  receiv'd  their  just  complaints 
Against  their  haughty  foes. 

3  From  Zion  went  liis  dreadful  word, 

And  broke  the  threatening  spear, 
The  bow,  the  arrows,  and  the  sword. 
And  crush 'd  the  Assyrian   war. 

4  What  are  the  earth's  wide  kingdoms  else 

But  mighty  hilis  of  prey  ? 
Ihe  hiii  on   which  Jehovah  dwells 
Is  glorious  more  than  they. 


THANKSGIVING  DAYS.  589 

5  'Twas  Zion's  King  tliat  stopp'd  the  breath 
Of  captains  and  their  bands  : 
The  men  of  mi^ht  slept  fist  in  death. 
And  never  found  their  hands. 
^  At  thy  rebuke,  O  Jacob's  God, 
Both  horse  and  chariot  fell  I 
V/lio  knows  the  terrors  of  thy    rod  ! 
Thy  vengeance  w  ho  can  tell  ? 
7  What  power  can  stand  before  thy  sight. 
When  once  thy  wrath  appears  ? 
When  heaven  shines  round   with  dreadful  light. 
The  earth  lies  still  ar.d  fears. 
«  Wlien  God  in  his  own  sovereign  Mays, 
Conies  down   to  save  the  oppress'd. 
The  M'rath  of  man  shall  work  his  praise. 
And   lie'il   restrain  tlie  rest. 

9  [Vow  to  the  Lord,  and  tribute  bring; 

Ye  princes,  fear  his  frown : 
His  terror  shakes  the  proudest  king, 
And  cuts  an  army  down. 

10  The  iliunder  of  his  sliarp  rebuke 

Our  haughty  foes  sliall  feel: 
For  Jacob's  God  hath  not  forsook. 
But  dwells  in  Zion  still.] 

KQQT.         HYMN  149.     B.  2.    C.  ]VI.  gj 

^aa  ^  Arundel,  Kingston. 

Honour  to  magistrates  ;  vr,  iroveniinent  from  Cod. 

1  INTERNAL   Sovereign  of  the  sky, 
J^     And   Lord  of  all  below, 

We  mortals  to  thy    majesty 
Our  first  obedience  owe. 

2  Our  souls  adore  thy  throne  supreme, 

And  bless  thy  providence 
For  magistrates  of  meaner  name, 
Our  glory  and  defence. 

3  [The  rulers  of  these  States  shall  sliine 

With  rays  above  the  rest. 
Where  laws  and  liberties  combine 
To  make  a  nation  blest.] 

4  Kingdoms  on  firm  foundations  stand, 

While  virtue  finds  reward ; 
And  sinners  perish  from  the  land 
By  justice  and  the  sword. 


5C»,59l        TIMES  ASD  SEASONS. 

S  Let  Cesar's  tine  be  ever  paid 
To  Cfcsar  and  his  throne  ; 
But  consciences  and  souls  were  made, 
To  be  the  Lord's  alone. 

'^Qn^  PSALM  101.     L.  M. 

^^^y  Newconrt,  All  Saints. 

T/)e  ntogiitrate''s  psatm. 

1  1\TERCY   and  judgment  are  my  song.' 
-'-'■■■  And  since  ihey   both  to  thee  belong, 
l^Iy  gracious  God,  ruy  liglueous  King, 
To  thee  my  songs  and  vows  I'll   bring. 

2  If  I  am  rais'd  to  bear  tlie  sword, 
I'll  take  my  counsels  from  thy   word  ; 
Thy  justice  aiid  thy  heavenly  grace 
Shail  be  the  pattern  of  my  ways. 

3  Let  wisdom  ail  my  actions  guide, 
And   let   my    God    with  me   reside; 
No  wicked  thing  shall  dwell  with  me, 
^Vhicll  may  provoke  tliy  jealousy. 

4  No  soins  of  slander,  rage  and  strife. 
Shall  be  companions  of  my   life : 

The  haughty   look,  the  heart  of  pride, 
Within  my  door  shall  ne'er  abide. 

5  [I'll  search  the  land,  and  raise  the  just 
'l"o  posts  of  hojionr,  wealth   and  trust; 
The  men  that  work  thy    Jiuly  vill 
Shall  be  mj   friends  and  flivourites  stiil.] 

6  In   vain  shall  sinners  ho])e  to  rise 
By  flatt'ring  or  malicious  lits; 
And  while  the  innocent  I  guard. 
The   bold  offender  shan't  be  spav'd. 

7  The  impious  cre^^,  that  factious  hand, 
Shall  hide  their  heads,  or  quit  the  land ; 
And  all   that  break   the  public  rest, 
"Where  I  have  power,  shall  be  suppressed. 

'^Ql  Z  PSALM  75.     L.  M. 

*^^^3  Old  Hundred,    Eaton. 

Voivcr  and  qovenimetit  from   God  alone- 

1  n''0  thee,  Most  Holy,  arid  Most  High, 
-*-    'J'o  thee  we  bring  our  thankful  praise  ; 
Thy  works  declare  thy  name  is  nigh, 
Thy  works  of  wonder  and  of  grace. 


THANSGIVING  DAYS.  592 

2  *'  To  slavery  doom'd,  thy  chosen  sons 
"  Bthekl  their  foes  triumphant   rise; 

'•  And,  sore  oppressed  by  earthly  thrones, 
"  They  sought  the   Sovereign  of  tlie  skies. 

3  "  'Tvvas  then,  great  God,  witli  equal  power, 
"  Arose  thy  vengeance  and  thy  grace, 

"  To  scourge  their  legions   from  the  shore, 
"  And  save  the  renuiant  of  thy   race." 

4  Let  haughty  sinners  sink  their  pride, 
Nor  lift  so  high  their  scornful  head; 
But  lay  their  fooli^ih  thoughts  aside, 
And  own  the  "empire"   God  hath  made. 

5  Such  honours  never  come  by  chance, 
Nor  do  the  winds  promotion   blow  ; 
'Tis  God  the  judge  doth  one  advance, 
'Tis  God  that  lajs  anoiher  Sow. 

6  No  vain  pretence  to  royal  birth 
Shall  fix  a  tyrant  on  the  tlirone; 
God,  the  great  sovereign  of  the  earth, 
Will  rise,  and  make  his  justice  known. 

7  [His  hand   holds  out  the  dreadful  cup 

Of  vengeance,  mix'd   with  various  plagues, 
'l"o  make  the  wicked  drink    them   up. 
Wring  out,  and  taste  the  bitter  dregs. 

8  Now  shall  the  Lord  exalt  the  just: 
And  while  he  tramples  on  the  proud, 
And  lays  their  glory  in  the  dust. 
Our  lips  shall  sing  his  praise  aloud.] 

KQ2I  PSALM  21.     CM.  « 

*'"'^3         Hymn  Second,  Arlington. 

Our  cDuntrij  the  care  of  Heaven. 

1  I^UR  land,  O  Lord,   with  songs  of  praise, 
'^    Shall  in  thy  strength  rejoice, 

And,  blest  with  thy  salvation,  raise 
To  heaven  their  cheerful  voice. 

2  Thy  sure  defence,  through  nations  round, 

Has  spread  our  wondrous  name  : 
And  our  successful  actions  crown'd 
With  dignity  and  fame. 

3  Then  let  our  land  on  God  alone 

For  timely  aid  rely  : 
His  mercy,  which  adorns  his  throne, 
Shall  all  our  wants  supply. 


593  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

4  But,  righteous   Lord,  tliy  stubborn  foes 

Shall  fee)   thy   (headful  hand  ; 
'Iliy  venjjtful  arm  shall  find   out  those 
\V1jo  hate  all  just  command. 

5  "When  thou  against  them  dost  engage, 

'Ihy  just,  but  dreadful   doom 
Shall,   like  a  fiery  oven's  rage, 
Their  hopes  and  them  consume. 

6  Thus,  Lord,  thy  Mondrons  power  declare, 

And  thus  exalt  thy  fame ; 
While  ^ve  glad  songs  of  praise  prepare 
For  thine  almighty  name. 


PSALM  58.     L.  P.  M. 
St.  Hellens. 


593} 

Warning  to  magistrates. 

1  JUDGES,  who  rule  the  world  by  laws, 
"    Will  ye  despise  the  righteous  cause. 

When  th'  injur'd   poor  before  you  stands  ? 
Dare  ye  condemn  the  righteous  poor. 
And   let  rich  sinners  'scape  secure, 

While  gold  and  greatness  bribe  your  liands  ? 

2  Have  ye  forgot,  or  never  knew. 
That   God  will  judge  the  judges  too  ? 

High  in  the  heavens  his  justice  reigns  ; 
Yet  you   invade  the  rights  of  God, 
And  send  your  bold  decrees  abroad. 

To  bind  the   conscience  in  your  chains. 

3  A  poison'd   arrow  is  your  tongue, 
I'he  arrow  sharp,  the  poison  strong. 

And  death  attends  where'er  it  wounds : 
You  hear  no  counsels,  cries  or   tears ; 
So  the  deaf  adder  stops  her  ears 

Against  the  power  of  charming  sounds. 

4  Break  out  their  teeth,  eternal  God, 
Those  teeth  of  lions  dy'd  in  blood  ; 

And  crush  the  serpents  in  the  dust : 
As  empty  chaff,  when  whirlwinds  rise. 
Before  the  sweeping  tempest  flies. 

So  let  their  hopes  and  names  be  lost. 

5  Th'  Almighty  thunders  from  the  sky. 
Their  grandeur  melts,  their  titles  die, 

As  hills  of  snow  dissolve  and  run, 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.        594,  595 

Or  snails  that  perish  in  their  slime, 
Or  births  that  come  before  their  time, 

Vain  births,  that  never  see  the  sun. 
6  Thus  shall  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord 
Safety  and  joy   to  saints  affoid  ; 

And  all  that  hear  shall  join  and  say, 
"  Sure  there's  a  God    that  rules  on  high, 
"  A  God  that  hears  his  children  cry, 

"And  will  their  sufferings  well  repay." 

^JQdl  PSALM  82.     L.  M.  ^ 

*^^^5  Islington,  Italy. 

God  the  supreme  governor  ;  or,viaqjjstrates  ivarned, 

1  AMONG  the  assemblies  of  th^  gi'eat, 
-^*-  A  greater  Ruler  takes  his  seat ; 
The   God  of  heaven,  as  Judge,  surveys 
Those  guds  on  earth  and  all  their  ways. 

2  "Why  will  ye  then  frame  wicked  laws? 
Or  why  support  th'  unrighteous  cause  ? 
When  will  ye  once  defend  the  poor, 
That  sinners   vex  the  saints  no  more  ? 

3  They  know  not,  Lord,  nor  will  they  know  j 
Dark  are  the  ways  in  which  they  go  : 
Their  name   of  earthly  gods  is  vain. 

For  they  shall  fall  and  die  like    men. 

4  Arise,  O   Lord,  and  let  thy  Son 
Possess  his  universal  throne. 

And  rule  the  nations  with  his  rod  ; 
He  is  our  Judge,  and  he  our   God. 

SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY. 

KQK?     PSALM  102.    1st  Part.    CM.  K 

tJZf^ ^         Brattle-Street,  Plymouth. 
A  prayer  for  the  afflicted. 

1  XJEAR  me,  O  God,  nor  hide  thy  face, 
•■-^  But  answer,  lest  I  die  ; 

Hast  thou  not  built  a  throne  of  grace, 
To  hear  when  dinners  cry  ? 

2  My  days  are  wasted  like  the  smoke, 

Dissolving  in  the  air; 
;My  strength  is  dried,  my  heart  is  broke, 
And  sinking  in  despair. 


595  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

3  My   spiiits  flag,  like  withering  grass 

Hiuiit   with   excessive  iieat ; 
In  secret  gioans  my  minutes  pass, 
And  I  forget  to  eat. 

4  As  on  some  lone'y  building's  top, 

Tli  ■  spanow   teUs  her  inoan. 
Far  fioni  thv-  trnts  of  joy  and  hope, 
I  8  1  and  grieve  aione. 

5  My  soul  is   like  a  wilderness, 

Whf^re  beasts  of  midnight  howl  : 
There  the  vad   raven  firds  her  place, 
And  there  the  screaviiing  om!. 

6  Dark  dismal  thoughts  and  boding  fears 

Dwell  in  my  troubled  breast ; 
While  sharp  reproaches  wound  my  ears. 
Nor  give  my  spirit  rest. 

7  My  cup  is  mingled  with  my   woes, 

And  tears  are  mv  repast ; 
My  daily   bread  like  ashes  grows 
Unpleasant  to  my   taste. 

8  Sense  can  afford  no  real  joy 

To  souls  that  feel  thy  frown  ; 
Lord,  'twas  thy  liand  advanced  me  high, 
Thy  hand  hr.th  cast  me  di>ivn. 

9  INIr  locks  like  wilher'd  leaves  appear, 

And   life's  declining  light 
Grows  faint,  as  evening  shadows  are  . 
That  vanish  into  night. 

10  But  thou  forever  art  the  same, 

O   my   eten»al   riod  ! 
Ages  to   come  shall  know  thy  name, 
And  spread  thy  works  abroad. 

11  Thou  wilt  arise,  and  show  thy  face; 

Nor  will  my  Lord  delay 
Beyond  th'  appointed  hour  of  grace. 
That  long  expected  day. 

12  He  hears   his  saints,  he  knows  their  ciy, 

And  by  mysterious  ways 
Redeems  the   prisoners  doom'd  to  die, 
And  fills  their  tongues  with  praise. 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.        596, 537 

KQo->         PSALM  39.    3d  Part,    CM.  5 

OoU^  Plymouth,  Colchester. 

Sick-bed  devotion  ;  or^plendiiig  without  repining. 
1  f^OD  of  my   life,  look   gently  down, 
^-^     Behold    the   j)ains   I    feel  ; 
But  I  am  dumb  before  thy  throne, 
Nor  dare  dispute  thy  will. 

2  Diseases  are  thy  servants.  Lord ; 

They  come  at  thy  command; 
I'll  not  attempt  a  mnrmuring  word 
Against  thy  chastening  hand. 

3  Yet  I   may  plead  with  humble  cries, 

"  Kemovp  thy  sharp  rebukes  :" 
My  strength  consumes,  my  spirit  dies, 
Through  thy  rej)cated  strokes. 

4  Crush'd  as  a  moth  beneath   thy  hand, 

We  moulder  to  the  dust ; 
Our  feeble  powers  can  ne'er  withstand, 
And  all  our  bea\tty's  lost. 

5  [This  mortal  life  decays  apace. 

How   soon    the  bubble's   broke ! 
Adam   and  all  his  numerous  race 
Are  vanity  and  smoke.} 

6  I'm  but  a  sojourner  below, 

As  all   my  fathers  vere ; 
May  I   be  well  prepar'd   to  go. 
When  I  the  summons  liear. 

7  But  if  my  life  be  spav'd  a  while, 

Before  my  last  remove, 
Thy  praise  shall   be  my  business  sti;!, 
And  I'll  declare  thy  love. 


597} 


PSALM  119.     14ihPart.    CM.         k 
Bangor,  London. 


Benefit  ofa^uctionu  and  support  under  them. 
Verse  153,  SI.  82. 
3    CONSIDER  all  !uy  snrioxvs.  Lord, 
*~"     And  thy  deliverance  send  ; 
My  soul   f<;r  thy   saiva'ao;;   fnints; 
When   will  my  troubles  end  ? 
Verse  71. 
2  Yet  I  have  found   '(is  good  for  iv.e 
To  bear  my  Fathtr's  rod; 


598  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

Afflictions  make  me  leani   thy  law, 
And  live  upon  my  God. 
Verse  50. 

3  This  is  the  comfort  I  enjoy 

When  new   distress  begins, 
I  read  thy  word,  1  run  thy  way, 
And  hate  my  former  sins. 
Verse  92. 

4  Had  not  thy  word   been  ray  delight, 

When  earthly  joys  were  fled, 
My  soul,  opprest  with  sorrow's  weight, 
Had  sunk  among  the  dead. 
Verse  75. 

5  I  know  thy  judgments.  Lord,  are  right, 

Though  they  may  seem   severe  : 
The   sharpest  sufferings  I  endure 
Flow  from  thy  faithful   care. 
Verse  67. 

6  Before  I  knew   thy  chastening  rod, 

My  feet  were   apt   to  stray  ; 
But  now   I  learn  to  keep  thy  word. 
Nor  wander  from  thy  way. 

^Qftl     PSALM  119.    Last  Part.    L.  M.  h 

*^^^5  Carthage,  Winchester.  ^ 

Sanctified  ajftictions  :  or,  delight  in  the  word  of  God. 
Verse,  67,  59. 

3  Xj^ATHER,  I  bless  thy  gentle  hand  ; 
-*-  How  kind  was  thy  eliastising  rod, 
That  fore'd  my  conscience  to  a  stand. 
And  brought  my  wandering  soul  to  God ! 

3  Foolish  and  vain,  I  went  astray. 
Ere  I  had  felt  thy  scourges,  Lord  ; 
I  left  my  guide,  and  lost  my  way. 
But  now  I  love  and  keep  thy  word. 

Verse  71. 
S  'Tis  good,  for  me  to  wear  the  yoke. 
For  pride  is  apt  to  rise  and  swell ; 
'Tis  good  to  bear  my  Father's  stroke. 
That  I  might  learn  "his  statutes  well. 
Verse  72. 

4  The  law  tliat  issues  from  thy  month 
Shall  raise  my  cheerful  passions  more 
Than  all  the  treasures  of  the  South, 
Oi-  AVeitern  bills  of  golden  or^. 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.        599,  600 

Verse  73. 

5  Thy  hands  have  made  my  mortal  frame, 
Thy  spirit  form'd  jny  soiii  within; 
'leach  me  to  knovJ  thy  wondrous  name. 
And  guard   me  safe  from  death   and  sin. 

Verse  74. 

6  Then  all  that  love  and  fear  the  Lord, 
At  my  salvatioiv  shall  rejoice ; 

For   I  have  hoped  in  thy  word; 
And  made  thy  grace  my  only  choice. 

KQQ7  PSALM  6.    L.  M.  h  or  ^ 

Oz!kJ  ^  Bkndon,  Armley. 

Temptations  in  sicfc7iess   overcome. 

1  T  ORD,  I    can  suffer  tliy  rebukes, 

U     When  thou  with  kindness  dost  chastise  ; 
But  thy  fierce  wrath  I  cannot  bear; 
O   let  it  not  against  me   rise  I 

2  Pity  my  languishing  estate. 

And  ease  the  sorrows  which  I   feel ; 

The  wounds  thine  heavy  hand   hath  made, 

O  let  thy  gentler  touches  heal  I 

3  See  how  I  pass  my  weary  days, 

In  sighs  and  groans;  and  when   'tis  night, 
My  bed  is  water'd  with   my   t-ars ; 
My  grief  consumes  and  dims  my  sight. 

4  Look  how  the  powers  of  nature  mourn  1 
How  long,  Almighty  God,  how  long ; 
When  shall  thine  hour  of  grace  return  ? 
"When  shall  I  make  thy  grace  my  song  ? 

5  I  feel  my  flesl»  so  near  tlie  grave. 
My  thoughts  are  tempted  to  despair: 
But  graves  can  never  praise  the  Lord, 
For  all  is  dust  and  silence  there. 

6  Depart,  ye  tempters,  from  my  sou! ; 
And  all   despairing  thoughts,  depart; 
My  God,   who  hears  my  humble  iHoan, 
Will  ease  my  flesh,  and  cheer  my  heart. 

(\0()l  PSALM  6.    CM.  hor» 

OUU  ^  Plymouth,  London.  ^       ^ 

Complaint  in  sickness;  or,  diseases  fxated. 
1  TN  anger.  Lord,  rebuke  nie  not, 
-"■    Withdraw  the  dreadful  storm ; 


601  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

Nor  let  tliy  fiii-y  grow  so  hot 
Against  a  feeble  worn.. 

2  My  soul's  bow'd  down  with  Iipavy  cares, 

My  ttcsh  w itli   pain  oppress'd ; 
My  couch  is   wi)nt-ss  to   my  tears, 
My   teai-s  forbid   my  ixest. 

3  Sorrow  and  pain  \\ear  out  my  days  ; 

I  waste  th.'  night  with  cries, 
Counting  the  minutes  as  they  pass, 
Till   the   Blow  morning  rise. 

4  Shall   I  be  still  tormented  more  ? 

Mine  eyes  consum'd  with   grief? 
How    long,  mv  Ciod,  how    Jong  before 
Thine  hand' afford  relief? 

5  He  hears  when  dust  and   ashes  speak; 

He  pities  all  our  groans  ; 
He  saves  us  for  his  intrcy's  sake, 

And  heais  our  broken  bones. 
§  The  virtue  of  his  sovereign  Avord 

Restores  our  fainting  breath  ; 
But  silent  graves  ]iraise  not    the  Ltord, 

Nor  is  he  known  in  death. 


601} 


PSALM  91.      L.  M. 

Eaton,   Italy. 

Safety  in  puhlic  diseases  and  dan^^ers. 

1  1-TE  that  hath   made  his  refuge,  God, 
*-^   Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode: 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  shade, 
And  tliere  at  night  shall   rest  his  head. 

2  Then  will  I  say,  "  My  God.  thy  power 
"Shall  be  my  fortress  and  my  tower: 
"I,  that  am  fonn'd  <f  feeble  dust, 

"  Make  thine  almighty  ana  rr.y  trust." 

3  'I'hrice  haj)py  man  .'  thy  Maker's  care 
Shall  keep  thee  from  the  fowler's  snare; 
Satan,  the  fowler,  who  betrays 
Unguarded  souis  a  thousand  ways. 

4  .Tii.t  as  a  hen  protects  her  brood 
(From  birds  of  prey  that  scrk  tiiesr  b1oQ.d) 
Under  her  feathers,  so  the  Lord 

Makes  his  own  arm  his  people's  guarH. 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.  602 

5  If  bui'ning  beams  of  nooii  consi)iie 
To  dart  a  pestilential  fire, 

God  is  their  life,  liis  wiiij^  aio  spread 
To  shioid  them  with  an   healthful  shade, 

6  If  vapours,  with  ma'iguaiit  hreath. 
Rise  thick,  and  scatter  midnight  deaths 
Israel   is  safe :    The  poison'd  air 
Grows  pure,  if  Israel's  God  be  there. 

PAUSE. 

7  What  though  a  thousand  at  thy  side, 
At  tliy   right  hand  ten  thousand  died  ? 
Thy  God   his  chosc^n  people  s.ives, 
Among  the  dead,  amid  the  graves. 

8  So  when  he  sent  his  an^el  down 

To  make  his  wrath   in    Egypt  known, 
And  slew  their  sons,  his  careful  eye 
Pass'd  ail  the  doors  of  Jacob  by. 

9  But  if  the  fire,  or  plague,  or  sword. 
Receive  commission  from  tlie  Lord 
'l"o  strike  his  saints  among  the  rest, 
Their  very  pains  and  deaths  are  blest. 

30  The  sword,  the  pestilence,  or  fire, 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  best  desire; 
Frojn  sins  and  sorrows  set  them  free. 
And  bring  thy  childri'n,  Lord,  to  thee. 

fiOO  I  PSALM  91.    C.  ISl.  at 

\J\J^  ^  Braintrre,  Devizes. 

Protection  from  death,  t^niard  of  angels,  victory  ar^d 
deliverance^ 

1  'U'R   sons  of  men,  a  feeble  race, 

-*-     Exposal  to  every  snare. 
Come,  make  the  Lord  your  dwelling  place, 
And  try,  arid  trust  his  care. 

2  No  ill  shall  enter  where  you  dwell; 

Or  if  the  plague  come  nigh. 
And  sweep  the  wicked  down  to  hell, 
'Twill  raise  liis  saints  on  high. 

3  He'll  give  his  angels  charge   to  keep 

Your  feet  in  all  their  ways! 
To  watch    your  pillow  while  you  sleep 
And  guard  your  happy  dfl)s. 


603  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

4  Their  hands  shall  bear  you,  lest  j'ou  fall. 

And  dash  against  the  stones; 
Are  they  not  servants  at  his  call, 
And  sent  t'  attend  his  sans  ? 

5  Adders  and  lions  ye  shall  tiead ; 

The  tempter's  \vile<;  defeat; 
He  that  hath  bro!:e  the  serpent's  head 
Puts  him  beneath  yoin*  feet. 

6  "  Because  on  nie  they  set  their  love, 

"  I'ii   save  them  (saith  the  Lord) 
"  I'll   bear  their  joyful   souls  above 
"  Destruction   and  the  sword. 

7  "My  grace  shall  answer  when  they  call; 

"In   trouble  I'll   be  nigh; 
'*  My  power  shall  he!p  them  when  they  fall, 
"  And   raise  them  w  hen   they  die. 

8  "  Those  that  on  earth  my  name  have  known, 

"  I'll  lionour  them  in  heaven  : 
"  There  mv  salvation  shall   be    shown, 
"  And  endless  life  be  given." 

FiO'^l        PSALM  30.    2d  Part.    L.  M.  | 

UUeJ  ^  Porttigal,  Armley. 

Health,  sickness,  and  recovery^ 

1  I^^IRM  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright, 
-■-     And   I  presum'd  'twould  ne'er  be  night; 
Fondly  I   said   within  my  heart, 
♦'Pleasure  and  peace  shall  ne'er  depart." 

2  But  I   forgot  thine  arni  was  strong, 
V/hich  mad"  my  mountain  stand  so  long ; 
Soon  as  thy  face  began  to  liiile, 

;My  health  was  gone,  my  comforts  died= 

3  I  cried  aloiul  to  thee,  my  God, 

"  Wliat  canst  tiiou  profit  by  my  blood  ? 

*'  Deep  in  the  dust,  can  1  declare 

"  Thy  truth,  or  sing  thy  goodness  there  ? 

4  "  Hear  me,  O  God  of  grace,"  I  said, 

*'  And  bring  me  from  among  the  dead :" 
Thy  word  rebuked  the  pains  I  feJt, 
Thy  pardoning  love  remov'd   my  guilt. 

5  My  groans,  and  tears,  and  forms  of  wo 
Ave  turn'd  to  joy  and  ^praises  now ; 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.        604,605 

I  throw  my  sackcloth  on  the  giomid, 
And  ease  and  giadncss  gird  me  round. 
6  My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame. 
Shall  ne'er  be  siU-nt'of  thy  name ; 
Ihy  praise  shall  sound  through  earth  and  heaven. 
For  sickness  lieal'd,  and  sins  forgiven. 

nn/l"l         PSALM  30.     1st  Part.     L.  r.I.  m 

UU^>  German  Hymn,  Bath. 

Sickness  healed,  and  sorroiv  removed, 

1  T  WILT,  extol   thee.  Lord,  on   high; 
-*-     \t  thy  command  diseases  fly  ; 
Who  but  a  God  can  speak  and  save 
From  the  dark  borilers  of  tho  grave  ? 

2  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  his. 
And  tell   liow   large"  his  goodness   is-. 
Let  ai!   your  poweis   rejoice  and   bless, 
Wliile  you   record  his   holiness. 

3  His  anger  but  a  nwment  stays  ; 
His  love  is  life  and  length  oi'  days ; 
Though  grief  and  tears  the  night  empio}, 
'J  he  morning  star  restores  the  joj. 


605] 


PSALM  31.     IstPart.     CM. 
Stade,  York. 


Deliverance  from  death. 
i  INTO  thine  hand,  O   God  of  triuli, 
-*-     My  spirit  I   commit ; 
Ihou  hast  rcdeemVl  my  soul  from  death, 
And  sav'd  me   from  the  pit. 

2  The  passi(ms  of  my  hope  and  fear 

Maintuiu'd  a  doubtful  strife. 
While  sorrow,  ]>ain,  and  sin  conspire-'l 
To  take  a.vay  my  life. 

3  "r.?y  tiines  are  in  thy  hand,"  I  crvVJ. 

Though   I  diaw  near  the  {\\m,\^ 
Thoii  art  the  refcge,  whcr-e  I  liid'^', 
'iVe  God  in  v. horn  I  trust. 

4  O  nia';o  thy  reconciled  face 

L'l'on  thy  st-rvant  shine, 
Ar<i  s-ive  me  for  thy  meroj's  salce, 
i'')!   I'm   iiitirtly  tjune. 


606  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

PAUSE. 
5  ['Twas  in  my  haste  my  spirit  said, 
"  I  must  despair  and  die, 
"  I   am  cat  off  before  thine  eyes  ;" 
But  thou  hast   heard   luy   cry.] 
i  Tliy  goodness,  how  divinely  fi^c ! 
How   wondrous   is   thy  fjrace 
To   tho*e  tJiat  fear  thy  majesty. 
And  trust  thy  promises ! 
7  O  love  the  Lord,  all   ye   liis  saints. 
And  sinjjf  his  praises  loud; 
He'll  bend  his  ear  to  your  complaints, 
And  recompense  the  proud. 


(ROfi^         PSALM  116.     1st  Part.    CM.  28 

UUU^  Dundee,   York. 

Recovery  from  sickness. 

1  T  LOVE  the  Lord :  he  heard  my  cries, 
-*-    And  pity'd  every  proan  ; 

Long  as  I   live,   when   troubles  rise, 
I'll  hasten  to  his  throne. 

2  I  love  the  Lord:  he  bow'd  I-.is  ear, 

And  chas'd  my  griefs  av  ay : 

O  let  my  heart  no  more   despair, 

While  I  have  iireatli  to   pray ! 

3  My  flesh  deciin'd,  my  spirits  fell. 

And  I  drew  near  th-   dead ; 
While  inward  pangs,  and  feai-s  of  hell, 
Perplex'd   my  wakeful   head. 

4  "My  God,"  I  cry'd,  '*thy  servant  save, 

"Thou    ever  good  pnd  just; 
"Thy  po^ver  can   rescue  fi-om  the  grave, 
"  Thy  power  is  all   my  trust." 

5  The  Lord   l^hold   me  sore  distrest, 

He  bade   my   pains  remove: 
Return,  my  sou  I.  to  God  thy  rest. 
For  thou  hast  known  his  love, 
ft  My  God  hath  sav'd  my  soul  from  death. 
And   dried  my  falling  tears  ; 
Now  to  his  praise  I'll  spend  my  breath. 
And  my  remaining  years. 


SICKNESS  AND  RECOVERY.        607,1 

fifYfl         HYMN  55.    B.  1.     CM. 
^^  *  5  Canterbury,  Meav. 

Hezekiah^s  song ;  or.,  xickness  and  recovery. 

1  "YY'^HEN   we  are   rais'd  from  deep  distress, 

*'       Our  God  d  selves    a  song; 
We  tak.    the  patten-  of  our  praise 
From  Hezekiah's  tongue. 

2  The  gates  of  tlit  deroMnng  grave 

Are  open'd  wide  in  vain, 
If  he  that  holds  the  keys  of  death 
Commands  them  fast  again. 

3  Pains  of  the  flesh  are  wont  t'  abuse 

Our  minds  with  slavish  fears ; 
*'Our  days  are  past,  and  we  shall  lose 
"  The  remnant  of  our  years." 

4  We  chatter  with  a  swallows  voice, 

Or  like  a  dove  we   mourn. 
With  bitterness  instead  of  joys, 
Afflicted  and  foriorn. 

5  Jehovah  speaks  the  healing  word, 

And  no  disease  withstands  ; 
Fevers  and  piagues  obey  the  Lord, 
And  fly  at  his  commands. 

6  If  half  the  strings  of  iife  should  break, 

He  cnn  our  frame  restore: 
He  casts  our  sins  behind  his  back, 
And   they  are  found  no  more. 


608} 


PSALM  118.    2d  Part.    CM.  ^ 

Arundel,  Mear. 


Public  praise  for  deliverance  from,  death. 

1  T  OlvP,  thou  hast  heard  thy  servant  cry, 
-*-^     And  rescu'd  from  the  grave ; 

Now  sha'.i  he  live :  (and  none  can  die, 
If  God  resolve   to  save.) 

2  Thy  praise,  more  constant  than  before. 

Shall  fill  his  daily   breath; 
Thy  hand,  that  hath  chastis'd  him  sore. 
Defends  him  stiii  from   death. 

3  Open  the  gates  of  Zion  now. 

For  we  shai'  >  r.rship  there  ; 
The  h'iuse,  uhere  a;,   the  righteous  go, 
Thy  mercy  to  declare. 


009,610        TIME    AND    ETERNITY. 

4  Aniorif^  tlie  assemblies  of  thy  saints, 
Our  thankful  voice  wc  raise; 
Tlieie  we  have  told  thee  our  complaints, 
And  there  we  speak  iJiy  praise. 

TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

r^nO  I       HYMN  88.    B.  1.    L.  M.         h  or  3g 
UU^^  Genmn  Hymn,   Wells.  ^ 

Life,  the  day  of  grace  and  hope. 

1  T  IFE  is  the  time  to  serve  the    Lord, 
^^     The  time  t'  ensure  the  great  reward ; 
And  while  the  lamp  iiolds  out  to  burn, 

The  vilest  sinner  may  return. 

2  [Life  is  the  hour  that   God  hath  given 
i'o  'scape  from  hell,  and  rty  to  heaven; 
The  day  of  grace,  and   tiiortais   may 
Secure  Uie  blessings  of  the   day.j 

3  The  living   know  that  they  must  die, 
But  ail   the  drad  forgotten  lie; 

'I'lieir  memory  and  their  sense  is  gone, 
Alike  unknowing  and  unknown. 

4  [rheir  hatred  and  tlieir   love  is  lost, 
Their  t-nvy   bury'd  in  the  dust; 
Tlity   have  no  share  in  ali  that's  done 
Beneath  the  circuit  of  the  sun." 

5  Then   what    my  thoughts  design  to  do. 
My  hand;,  with  all  your  might,  pursue; 
Since  n  >  device  nor  work  is  found. 

Nor  faith,   nor  hope,  beneath  tlve  ground. 
5  There  are  no  acts  of  pardon  pass'd 
In   the   cold  grave,   to  which   we  haste; 
But  darkness,  death,  and   long  despair 
Reign  in  etenial  silence  there. 


610} 


HYMN  39.     B.  2.     C.  M. 
Wantage,  Canterbury. 

The  shortness  at.d  misery  of  life. 


1  l~^UR  days,  alas!  our  mortal  days 
^-^     Ave  short  a.id  wretched   too! 
'•Evil  and  few,"  the  patnareli  says, 
And  well  tlj*  patriarch  knew. 


TIME    AND    ETERNITY.  611 

2  'Tis  h\n,  at  best,  a  iianow  bound, 

That  Heaven  allows  to  men  ; 
And  pains  and  sins  run  through  the  round 
Of  threescore  years  and  ten. 

3  Well,  if  ye  must  be  sad  and  few, 

Uun  on,  my  days,  in   haste; 
Moments  of  sin,  and  months  of  wo, 
Ye  cannot  fly  too  fast. 

4  Let  heaTenly  love  prepare  my  scul, 

And  call  her  to  the  skies, 
Whtre  years  of  long  salvation  roll, 
And  glory  never  dies. 

fi^  ^  7         I.iYMN  58.     B.  2.     C  M.  K 

*^  ■*■■*■  5  Plymouh,  Abridge.  ^ 

The  .y /tartness  of  life,  and  the  goodness  of  God, 

1  '^I^IME!    what  an  empty  vapour   'tis! 

-■•    And  days,  how  swift  they  are! 
Swift  as  an  liidian  arrow  flies, 
Or  like  a  shootinjj  star. 

2  [The  present  moments  just  appear. 

Then  slide  away   in  hastt 
Tliat  we  can  nev^er  say,  cliei/re  here; 
But  on;y  say,  thei/vc  pnxt.^ 

3  [Our  life   is  ever  on  tin.   wing, 

And  death   is  ever  nigh  ; 
The  moment  when  our   lives  begin, 
We  all  begm  to  die.] 

4  Yet,  mighty  God,  our  fleeting  days 

Thy  lasting  favours  shaie; 
Yet,  with  the  bouniits  of  tl\y  grace, 
Tliou   load'st  the  rolling  jear. 

5  'Tis  sovereign  mercy  finds  us  food, 

And  we  are  cloth'd   \\  iih  lov*- ; 
While  grace  stands  pointing  out   the  load 
That  leads  oni-  sou  is  above. 

6  His  goodness  runs  an  endless  round ; 

All  glory  to  the  Lord ! 
His   mercy  never  knows  a   bound-, 
And  be  his  name  ador'd. 

7  Thus  we  begin  the  lasting  song; 

And,  when  we  close  our  eyes. 
Let  the  next  age  thy  praise  proloBgj 
'     Till  time  and  ratfve  diti.  ' 


612} 


612,  613        TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

PSALM  144.    2d  Pan.    C.  M.  K 

Wjndsoi-,  Durham. 
The  vanity  of  man,  and  condencensUn  of  GocL 
1  1   ORD,  what  is  man,  poor  feeble  man, 
-*^     Born  of  the  earth  at  first! 
His  life  a  shadow,   light  and  vain. 
Still   hastening  to  the  dust. 
3  O  what  is  feeble,  dying  man, 
Or  any   of  his  race. 
That   God  should  make  it  his  concern 
To   visit  hira   with   grace? 
3  That   God,  who  darts  his    lightnings  down, 
Who  shakes  the  worlds  above. 
And  mountains  tremble  at  his  frown. 
How   wondrous  is  his  love! 

p,ic>X     PSALM  39.    2d  Part.    CM.  h 

^AO^  Carolina,  York.  ^ 

The  vanity  of  man  as  mortal. 

1  npEACH   me  the  measure  of  my  days, 

-■-    Thou   Maker  of  my  frame ! 
I  would   sui-vey  life's  narrow  space. 
And   learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that   we  can  boast, 

An  inch  or  two  of  time  ; 
Man  is  but  vanity  and   dust, 
In  all  his  flower  and  prime. 

3  See  the  vain  race  of  mortals   move 

Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain  ; 
They  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love, 
But  all   their  noise  is  vain. 

4  Some  walk  in  honour's  gaudy  show. 

Some  dig  for  golden  ore ; 
They  toil  for  heirs,  they  know  not  who. 
And  straight  are  seen  no  more. 

5  What  should  I  wish  or  wait  for  then 

From  creaiures,  earth  and  dust? 
They  make  our  expectations  vain, 

And  disappoint  our  trust. 
AT  Now  I  forbid  my  carnal  hope. 

My  fond  desires  recal ; 
J  give  my  mortal  interest  up, 

And  make  my  God  ray  all. 


TIME   AND   ETERNITY.        614,615 

fiiAX        HYMN  32.    B.  2.     CM.  [) 

\ji-^-^  Durham,  Cauterbury. 

Frailty  and  folly. 

1  TlOW  short  and  hasty  is  our  life! 
-"     How  vast  our  souls'  affairs! 
Yet  senseless  mortals  vainly  strive 

To  lavish  out  their  years. 

2  Our  (lays  run  thoughtlessly  along, 

Without  a  moment's  stay; 

Just  like  a  story,  or  a  song, 

We  pass  our   lives  away. 

3  God,  from  on  high,  invites  us  home, 

But  we  march  heedless  on ; 
And,  ever  hastening  to  the  tomb, 
Stoop  downward  as  we  run. 

4  How  we  deserve  the  deepest  hell, 

That  slight  the  joys  above! 
What  chains  of  vengeance  should  we  fed, 
I'hat  break  such  cords  of  love! 

5  Draw  us,  O   God,  with  sovereign  grace. 

And  lift  our  thoughts  on  higli. 
That  we  may  end  this  mortal  race. 
And  see  salvation  nigh. 

£*  I  K  >        HYMN  55.    B.  2.    C.  M.  K 

"''«^5  Abridge,  Windsor.  ^ 

Frail  life  and  succeedirig  eternity, 

1  nPHEE  we  adore,  Eternal  Name, 

-■-    And  humbly  own  to  thee 

How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame: 

What  dying  worms  are  we ! 

2  [Our  wasting  lives  grow  shorter  still. 

As  months  and  days  increase; 

And  every  beating  pulse  we  tell 

Leaves  but  the  number  less, 

3  The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  away 

The  breath  that  first  it  gave; 

Whate'er  we  do.  where'er  we  be, 

We're  travelling  to  the  grave.] 

4  Dangers  stand  thick  through  all  the  ground, 

To  push   us  to  the  Tomb; 
And  fierce  diseases  wait  around^ 
To  hurry  mortals  hoH»e» 


616  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

5  Good  God,  on  what  a  slender  thread 

Hang  everlasting  things! 
Th'  eternal  states  of  ail  the  dead 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings ! 

6  Infinite  joy,  or  endless  wo 

Attends  on  eveiy  breath ; 
And  yet  how  iinconcern'd   we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death! 

7  "Waken,  O  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense 

To  walk  this  dangerous  road  ! 
And,  if  our  sou  is  are  hurrv'd  hence^ 
May  they  be  found  with  "God. 

K<fi>       PSALM  90.     1st  Part.    CM. 
^■'-'-'3  Durham,  Piympton. 

Man  frail,  and  God  eternal. 
X  OUR  Gild,  our  help   in  ages  past, 
^-^   Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home; 

2  Under  the  shadow  of  thy  throne 

Thy  saints  have  dwelt'  secure ; 
Sufficient  is  thine  arm  alone, 
And  our  defence  is  sure. 

3  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood. 

Or  earth   receiv'd   her  frame. 
From  everlasting  thou  art   God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

4  Thy  word  commands   our  flesh  to  dust, 

"  Return,  ye  sons  of  men :" 
All  nations  rose  from  earth  at  first, 
And   turn  to  earth  again. 

5  A  thousand  ages  in  thy  sight 

Are   like  an  evening  gone ; 
Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  night, 
Befure  the   rising  sun. 

6  [The  busy  tribes  <,f  flesh  and  blood, 

With  all  th  'ir  livis  and  cares. 
Are   carry'd   downward  by  the  flood. 
And  I  )st  in  foiiowing  years. 
f  Time,  like  an  ever-rolling  stream, 
Bears  all   its  sons  away  ; 
They  fly,  forgotten,  as  a  dream 
Dies  at  the  opening  day. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.    617,618 

8  Like  flowery  fields  the  nations  stand, 

PleasM  with  the  morning  light; 
The  flowers  beneath  the  movvei's  hand 
Lie  withering  ere  'tis   night.] 

9  Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Be  thou  our  guard  while  troubles  last, 
And  our  eternal  home. 

f\ir[l  PSALM  90.    S.  M.  (5 

'-'-■••  5     Aylesbury,  Little  Marlborough. 

The 'frailty  and  shortness  of  life. 
1      T  ORD,  what  a  feeble  piece 
*^    Is  this  our  mortal  frame! 
Our  lift,  how  poor  a  trifle  'tis, 
'Ihat  scarce  deserves   the  name. 
3      Alas!   the  brittle  clay 

That  built  our  body  first! 
And  every  month  and  every  day 
'Tis  mouldering  back  to  dust. 

3  Our  moments  fly  apace, 
Nor  will  our  minutes  stay; 

Just  like  a  flood  our  hasty  days 
Are  sweeping  us   away. 

4  Well,  if  cur  days  must  fly. 
We'll  keep  their  end  in  sight; 

We'll  spend  them  all  in  wisdom's  way» 
And   let  them  speed  their  flight. 

5  They'll   waft  us  sooner  o'er 
This"  life's  tempestuous  sea  : 

Soon  we  shall  reach  the  peaceful  shore 
Of  blest  eternity. 

DEATH  AND  THE  RESURRECTION. 

fH  $i  I  PSALM  90.      L.  M.  K 

*^-»-^5  Putney,  Armley.  ^ 

Man  mortal,  and  God  eternal. 
A    mournful   song   at   a   funeral. 
1  'THROUGH  every  age,  eternal  God, 
-*     Thou  art  our  rest,  our  safe  abode : 
High  was  thy  throne  ere  heaven  was  made, 
Or  earth  thy  humble  footstool  laid. 


619        DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 

2  Long  hadst  thou  reigfn'd  eie  time  began^ 
Or  dust  was  fashion'd  into  man ; 

And  loug  thy  kingdom  shall  endure, 
"When   earth  and  tune  shall  be  no  morco 

3  But  man,  weak  man  is  bom  to  die. 
Made  up  of  guilt  and  vanity: 

Thy  dreadful  sentence,  Lord,  was  justj 
"Retuxii,  ye  sinnei-s,  to  your  dust." 

4  [A  thousand  of  our  years  amount 
Scarce  to  a  day  in  thine  account ; 
Like  yesterday's  departed  light, 

Or  the  last  watch  of  ending   night.} 

PAUSE. 

5  Death,  like  an  overflowing  stream. 
Sweeps  us  away ;  our  life's  a  dream  ; 
An  empty  tale;  a  morning  flowtr, 
Cut  down  and  wither'd  in  an  hour. 

6  [Our  age  to  seventy  years  is  set : 

How  short  the  term  !  how  frail  the  state ! 

And   if  to  eighty   we  arrive, 

We  rather  sigh  and   groan  than  live. 

7  But  O  how  oit  thy  wrath  appf-ars, 
And  cuts  off  i.'ur  expected   years  : 
Ihy  wrati)  awakes  our  humble  dread; 
AVe  fear  the  power  that    strikes  us  dead.] 

8  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  how  frail  is  man  I 
And  kindly  lengthen  out  our  span, 
Till  a  wisf  care  of  piety 

Fit  us  to  die  and  dwell  with  thee. 


f!^Q7  PSALM  102.    L.  M.  () 

^  ■*-  ^^  5        Limehouse,  German  Hymn. 
Mali's  mortality  and  Chj-isfs  eternity ;  or^  sttints 
die,  but  Christ  and  the  church  live. 

1  TT  is  the  Lord  our  Saviour's  hand 

J-  Weakens  our  strength  amid  the  race; 
Disease  and  death,  at  his  command, 
Arrest  us,  and  cut  short  our  days. 

2  Spare  us,  O  1-ord,  aloud  we  pray, 
Ner  let  our  sun  go  down  at  noon ; 
Thy  years  are  one  eternal  day, 
An4  must  thy  children  die  so  soon  ? 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.       620 

3  Yet,  in  the  midst  of  death  and  gv'itC, 
This  thought  our  sorrow  shall  assuage; 
"  Our  Father  and  our  Saviour  live ; 

'♦  Christ  is  the  same  through  everj   age." 

4  'T«as  he  this  earth's  foundation   laid, 
Heaven  is  the  building  of  his  hand  ; 

This  earth  grows  old,  these  heavens  shall  fade  ; 
And  all  be   chang'd  at  his  command. 

5  The  starry  curtains  of  the   sky. 
Like  garments,  shall  be  laid  aside ; 

But  still  thy   throne  stands  firm  and  high, 
Thy  church  forever  must  abide. 

6  Before  thy  face  thy  church   shall  live, 
And  on  thy  throne  thy   children  reign  ; 
This  dying  world  shall  they  suiTive, 
And  the  dead  saints  be  rais'd  again. 

fi9n^  HYMN  52.     B.  2.     C.  M.  K 

U^\J^  Chelsea,  Canterbury.  ^ 

Death  dreadful,  or  delightful 

1  TJEATH  !  'tis  a  melancholy  day 
-*-^  To  those  that  have  no  God, 
When  the  poor  son  I  is  forc'd  away 

To  seek  her  last  abode. 

2  In  vain  to  heaven  she  lifts  her  eyes ; 

Rut  guilt,  a  htavy  chain. 
Still  drags  her  downwarl  from  the  skies, 
To  darkness,  fire,  and  pain. 

3  Awake,  and  mourn,  ye  heirs  of  hell. 

Let  stubborn  sinneis  fear; 
You   must  be  driven  from  earth,  and  dwell 
A  long  FOREVER   there! 

4  See  how  the  pit  gapes  wide  for  you. 

And   flashes  in  your  face  ; 
Apd  thou,  my  sou!,  look  downward  too, 
And  sing  recovering  grace. 

5  He  is  a  God  of  sovereign   love, 

Who  projnis'd  h<  aven  to  me. 
And  taught  my  thoughts  to  soar  above. 
Where  happy  spirits   l;e. 

6  Prepare  me.  Lord,  for  thy  right  hand, 

Then  come  the  joyful  day; 
Come,  death,  and  some  celestial  band. 
To  bear  my  soul  away. 


621,622    DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 

ao  i  X        HYMN  17.     B.  1.    C.  M. 
XJ^f.^  St.  James,  Mear. 

Victory  over  death. 

1  f\   FOR  an  ovticomiiig  faitli 
^^    lo  cheer  my  dying  horns, 

To  triumph  o'er  the  monster,  death. 
And  ali  his  frightful  powers. 

2  Joyful,  with  all  the  strength  I  have, 

My  quivering  lips  should  sing, 
"  Where  is  thy  boasted  victory,  grave  ? 
"  And  where  the  monster's  sting  ?" 

3  If  sin  be  pardon'd,  I'm  secure ; 

Death  hath  no  sting  beside ; 
1  he  law  gives  sin  its  damning  power ; 
But  Clirist,  my   ransom,  died. 

4  Now  to  tlie  God  of  victory 

Immortal  thanks  be  paid, 
WJio  makes  us  conquerors,  while  we  die, 
Through  Christ,  our  living  head. 

C99  7         HYMN  6.    B.  1.     C.  M. 
\J^^^  York,  London. 

Triumph  over  death. 
1  Q.REAT  God,  I  own  thy  sentence  jusf, 
^-*     And  nature  must  decay  ; 
I  yield   my  body  to  ihe  dust. 
To  dwell  with  fellow  clay. 
3  Yet  fai(h  may  triumph  o'er  tlie  grave. 
And  trample  on  the  tombs ; 
My  Jesus,  my   Redeemer  lives. 
My  God,  my  Saviour  cames. 

3  The  mighty  Conqueror  shall  appear 

High  on  a  royal  seat, 
And   death,  the  last  of  all  his  foes, 
Lie  vanquish'd  at  his  feet. 

4  Though,  greedy  worms  devour  mj'  skin. 

And  gnaw  my  wasting  flesh. 
When  God  shall  build  my  bones  again, 
He'H  clothe  them  all  afresh. 

5  Then  shall  I   see  thy  lovely  face 

With  strong,  immortal   eyes. 
And  feast  upon  thy  unknow      grace, 
V/itli  pleasure  and  surprise. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION".  623,624,625 

£?90>  HYMN  18.    B.  1.    CM.  h 

U/i>€>  J  Duiham,  Windsor. 

Blessed  are  the  (lend  that  die  in  the  Lord. 

1  TJ  EAR  what  the  voice  from  heaven  proclaims 
^^   For  all  the  pious  dead  ; 

Sweet  is  the  savour  of  their  names, 
Aiul  soft  their  sleeping  bed. 

2  Tliey  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  blest ; 

How  kind  their  slumbers  are  ! 
Froui  sufferings  and  from  sius  releas'd. 
And  freed  froni  every  snare. 

3  Far  from  tliis  world  of  toil  and  strife, 

They're  present  with  the  Lord ; 
The  labours  of  their  mortal  life 
End  in  a  large  reward. 

f;94^         HYMN  i9.    B.  2.     C,  M.  h 

^•^  ^^       Dundee,  Stade,  Plymouth. 

Moses  dijing  in  the  embraces  of  God. 

1  TAEA TH  cannot  make  our  soiils  afraid, 
■*-'    If  God  be  with  ns   there  ; 

We  may  walk  through  its  uarkest  shade. 
And  never  yield  to  fear. 

2  I  could  renounce  my  all  below, 

If  my  Creator  bid  ; 
And  run,  if  I  were  call'd   to  go, 
And  die  as  Moses  did. 

3  Might  I  but  climb  to   Pisgah's  top, 

And  view  the  promisM  land, 
My  flesh  itsilf  would  long  to  drop. 
And  pray  for  the  command. 

4  Clasp'd  in  my  heavenly  Father's  arms, 

I  would  forget  my  breath, 
And  lose  my  life  among  the  charms 
Of  so  divine  a  death. 

a<^KX        HYMN  19.     B.  1.      CM.  Sg 

KJ^tJ  ^  Biaintree,  St.  Davids. 

The  song  of  Simeon  ;  or,  death  ?nade  desirable^ 
I  T  ORD,  at  thy  temple  we  appear, 
■*-^    As  happy  Simeon  came. 
And  hope  to  m(jet  our  Saviour  here ; 
O  make  pwr  joys  the  same  I 


626        DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 

2  With  what  divioe  and  vast  delight 

'Ihe  good  old  man   was  fill'd, 
When   fondiy  in   his  withti'd  arras 
He  clasp'd  the  holy  child  ! 

3  "  Now  I  can  leave  tliis  world,"  he  cried  ; 

"  Bt'hold  thy  servant  dies  ] 
"  I've  seen  thy  great  salvation,  Lord ! 
*'  And  close  my   peaceful  t^yes. 

4  "  This  is   the  I-ight  piepar'd   to  shine 

"  Upon   the   Gentile  lands  ; 
**^Thine  Israel's    glory,  and  their  hope, 
"  To  break  their  slavish  bands." 

5  [Jesus!  the  vision  of  thy  face 

Hath  overpowering  charms  ! 
Scarce  shall  I  feel   deatli's  cold  embrace, 
If  Christ  be  in  my  arms. 

6  Then,  while  ye  hear  my  heart-stiings  break, 

How  sweet  my  minutes  roll  I 
A  mortal   paleness  on   my  cheek, 
And  glory  in  my  soul.j 


fi9fi  I        HYMN  66.     B.  2.     C.  M. 
U^i\J ^     Braintiee,  Arundel,  St.  Asaphs. 

A  prospect  of  heaven  makes  death  easy. 

1  'T^HERE  is  a    land  of  pure  delight, 

-*-      VVliere    saints  immortal  reign. 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides. 

And  never-withering  flowers ; 

Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 

This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3  [Sweet  fields,  beyond   the  swelling  flood,. 

Stand  dress'd  in   living  giH-'i. 

So  to  the  Jews   old  Canaan    ;:oi)(i, 

While  Jordan  rolTd  between. 

4  Rut  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink 

lo  cioss  this  narrow  sea. 
And  linger;  shivt-ring  on  the   brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away.] 
6  0  !    could  we  make  our  doubts  remtiTe, 
These  gloomy  doubts  that  rise— 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.    627,623 

And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love. 

With  linbeuloudtd  eyes: 
0  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood. 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er ; 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood 

Should  fright  us  from   the  shore. 

fiO*7l        HYMN  31.    B.  2.    L.  M.  8S 

^■^  '  5  Italy,  Portujjai. 

Christ^s  preseiu:e  innkct  death  easy. 
"HY  should   we  start  and  fear  fo  die? 
AVhat  timorous  wtjrms  we  mortals  are! 
Death   is  the  Rate  of  endless  joy. 
And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there. 

2  The  paias,  the  groans,  and  dying  strife 
Fright  our  jipproacliiiig  souls  away. 
Still  we  shrink  back   again  to  life, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay. 

3  O  !  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet. 
My  soul  would  stretch  her  wings  in  haste. 
Fly,  fearless,  through  death's  iron  gate, 
Nor  feel  the  terrors  as  she  pass'd. 

4  Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed 
Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are. 
While  on   his  broiist  I   lean  niy  bend. 
And  breathe  my  life  out  sweetly  there. 


w 


HYMN  27.     B.  1.    CM. 
Carthage,  Windsor. 
heaven  ;  »i\  a  saint  prepared  to  dl"' 
Ijody  : 
w ; 
slow. 


628} 

Assurance  of  heaven  ;  »r,  a  saint  prepared 

1  [TJEATH  may   dissolve  my  body  now, 

■■'     And  bear  my   spirit   borne- 
Why  do  my  niinutts  move  so 
Nor  my  salvation  come  ? 

2  With  lieaveuly  wea])ons  I   have  fougJit 

The  battles  of  the  I-ord, 
Finish'd   rny  eouise,  and   kept  the  liiith. 
And   wait  the  sure  reward.] 
T  God  has  laid  up  in  heaven  for  me 
A  crown   which  cannot  fade ; 
The  righteous  Judge  at  that  great  day 
Shall  place  it  on  my  head 
Dd 


(629,630    DEATH  AND  RESURRFXTIOX. 

4  Nor  hath  the  King  of  grace  decreed 

This  prize  for  nie  alone ; 
But  all  that  love  and  long  to  see 
Th'  appearance  of  his  Son. 

5  Jesus  the  Lord  shail  guard  me  safe 

From   every  ill  disign ; 
And  to  his  heavenly  kingdom  talce 

'J  his  feeble   soul  of  mine. 
fi  God  is  my  everlasting  aid, 

And  hell  shall  rage  in  vain: 
To  him  he  highest    gloiy  paid. 

And   endless  praise.    Amen. 

f;9Q  7         HYMN  110.     B.  1.    C.  M. 
\J^XJ  ^  Canterbury,  Bedford. 

Death  and  immediate  glory. 

1  ^HEYtE  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands, 

-*-      Eternal  and  on  high ; 
And   here  my  spirit  M-aiting  stands. 
Till   God  shall   bid  it  fly. 

2  Shortly  this  prison  of  my  clay 

Must  he  dissoiv'd  and  fall  ; 
Then,  O  my  soul,  with  joy  obey 
Thy  heavenly  Father's  call. 

3  'Tis  he,  by  his  almighty  grace. 

That  forms  thee  fit  for  heavtii; 
And,  as  an  earnest  of  the  place. 
Hath  his  own   Spirit  given. 

4  "VVe  walk  by  faith  of  joys  to  came ; 

Faith  lives  upon  his  word  ; 
But  while  the  body  is  our  home, 

We're  absent  from  the  Lord. 
.5  'Tis  pleasant  to  believe  thy  grace. 

But  we  had  rather  see; 
■\Ve  would  be  absent  fiom  the  flesh, 

And  present,  Lord,  with  theti. 

6qri7         HYMN  2.    B.  2.    CM.  I 

^^  5  Windsor,  Carolina. 

77;e  death  of  a  sinner, 
I  li/fY  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll, 
-"■*•    Damnation  and  the  dead: 
What  horrors  seize  the  guilty  sow' 
■J-on  ?.   dying  bed! 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.        63i 

2  LiHgeiing  about  these  mortal  shores, 

She  makes  a  long  delay  ; 
Till,  like  a  flood,  with  rapid  force. 
Death  sweeps  the  wretch  away. 

3  Then,  swift  and  dreadful  she  descends 

Down  to  the  fiery  coast. 

Among  abojninable  fiends ; 

Herself  a  frighted  ghost. 

4  There  endless  crowds  of  sinners  lie, 

And  darkness  makes  their   chains; 
Tortur'd  with  keen  despair,  they  cry. 
Yet  wait  for  fiercer  pains. 

5  Not  all  their  anguish  and  their  blood 

For  their  old  guilt  atones. 
Nor  the  compassion  of  a  God 
Shall  hearken  to  their  groans. 

6  Amazing  grace,  tliat  kept  my  breath, 

Nor  bade  my  soul  remove. 
Till   I  had  learn'd  my  Saviour's  death, 
And  well  insur'd  his  love.' 


rjO^  7         HYMN  3.    B.2.    CM. 
^^  *■  ^  Canterbury,  Bangor. 

The  death  mid  burial  of  a  saint. 

1  "VyHY  do  we  mourn  departing  friends, 

''^      Or  shake  at  death's  alprnis  ? 
'Tis  but  the  voice  that   Jesus  sends, 
To  call  them  to  his  arms. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward  too, 

As  fast  as  time  can  move? 
Nor  would  we  wish  the  hours  more  slo>v. 
To  keep  us  from  our  love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb? 
There  the  dear  flesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  his  saints  lie  Wesf, 

And  soften'd  every   bed: 
AVheve  should  the  dying  membevs  restj, 
But  with  the  dying  head? 

5  'Ihence  he  arose,  ascending  high. 

And  show'd  our  feet  the  way ; 


632, 633    DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 

Up  to  the  Lord  o«r  flesh  shall  fly 

At  the  great  rising  day.  i 

6  Then   let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound. 

And  bid  our  kindred  rise: 
Awake,  ye  nations  under  ground; 

Ye  saints,  ascend  the  skies. 

fi^Ol        HYMN  28.    R.  2.     CM.  k 

^O^^  Wantage-,  Plymouth.  ^ 

Death  and  eterriity. 

1  GTOOP  down,  my  thoughts,  that  us"d  to  rise, 
*^     Converse  a  while  with  death: 

Think  liow  a  gasping  mortal  lies. 
And  pants  away  his  breath. 

2  His  quivering  lip  hangs  feebly   down, 

His  pulse  is  faint  and  few : 
Then,  speechless,  with  a  doleful  groan. 
He  bids  the  world  adieu. 

3  But  O  the  soul,  that  never  dies  ! 

At  once  it  leaves  the  clay  I 
Ye  thoughts,  pursue  it  where  it  flies. 
And  track  its  wondrous  way ! 

4  Up  to  the  cotnts  where  angels  dwell. 

It  mounts— triumphing  there  ; 
Or  devils  plunge  it  down  to  hell. 
In  infinite  despair! 

5  And  must  my  body  faint  and  die? 

And  mint  this    soul   remove  ? 
O,   for  some  guardian  angel   nigh. 
To  bear  it  safe  above ! 

6  Jesus,  to  thy  dear  faithful  hand 

My  naked  soul   I   trust  ; 
And  my  flesh  waits  for  thy  command 
To   drop  into  my  dust. 

600")  HYMN  61,     B.  2.     CM.  K 

^^3  Mear,  St.  Jami'S,  York.  . 

A  thought  of  death  and  jiluyy. 
1  IVfY  soul,    come,  meditate  the  day, 
-^'-»-  And   think    how  near  it  stands, 
When  thou  must  quit  this  house  of  clay, 

And  fly  to  unknown  lands. 
[And  you.  mine  eyes,  look  down  and  ^ievr 
The"  hollow,  gaping  tomb  : 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.    634,635 

This  gloomy  prison  waits  for  you, 

Whene'er  the  summons  come.] 
S  O !  could  we  »iie  with  those  that  die, 

And  place  ^is  in   their  stead; 
Then  .would  our  spirits  learn  to  fly. 

And  cotiverse   with  the  dead 

4  Then  should  we  see  the   saints  above, 

In  thtir  own  glorious  forms, 
And  wonder  why  our  souls  should  love 
To  dwell  with  mortal  worms. 

5  [How  should  we  scorn  these  clothes  of  flesli^ 

These  fetters,  and  this   load, 
And  long  for  evening  to  undress. 
That  we  may  rest  with  God.] 
^  We  should  almost  forsake  our  clay, 
Before  the  summons  come, 
And  pray  and  wish  our  souls  away 
To  then-  eternal  home. 

fi"^^!        HYMN  63.    B.  2.    C.  M.  h 

yjO~t^  Canterbury,  Wantage.  ^ 

A  funeral  thought. 

1  TJARK!  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound  J 
-'■■'     Mine  ears   attend  the  cry— 

"  Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  ground 
"  Where  you  must  shortly  lie. 

2  "  Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed, 

''In  spite  of  all  your  towers; 
"  3?he  tail,  the  wise,  the  reverend  head 
"  Must  lie  as  low  as  ours." 

3  Great  God,  is  this  our  certain  doom  ? 

And  are  we  still  secure? 
Still  walking  downward    to  tlie  tomb^ 
And   yet  prepare  no  more  ? 

4  Grant  us  the  powers  of  quickening  grace. 

To  fit  our  souls  to  fly; 
Then,  when  we  drop  this  dying  flesh, 
We'll  vise  above  the  sky. 

fiOKl         HYMN  24.    B.  1.    L.  M.  K 

xjij^  ^         German  Hymn,  Putney. 
The  rich  sinner  dying. 
1  TN   vain  the  wealthy  mortals  toil, 
-■-    And  heap  their  shining  dust  in  vain; 


636       DEATH  AND  RESURRECTIO.V, 

Look  down  and  scorn  the  humble  poor. 
And  boast  their  lofty  hills  of  gain. 

2  Their  golden  cordials  cannot  ease 
Their  pained  hi^arts,  or  aching  heads, 
Nor  fright,  nor  bribe  approaching  death 
From  glittering  roofs  and  downy  beds. 

3  The  lingering,  the  unwilling  soul 
The  dismal  summons   must  obey. 
And  bid  a  long,  a  sad  farewell 
To  the  pale  lump  of  lifeless  ciay. 

4  'ihence  they  are  huddled  to  the  grave, 
Wh'-re  knigs  and  slaves  have  equal  thrones^ 
Their  bonts  \Mthout  distinction  lie 
Among  the  heap  of  rav.aner  bones. 

fl^^R^  PSALM  40.    L.  M.  K 

XJtiXJ  ^  Liraehouse,  Putney.  ^ 

The  rich  sinner''s deaf h,tind  the  saint''s  resurrection^ 

1  Y17"HY  do  the  proud  insult  the  poor, 

'*     And  boasl  ihe  h^rge  estates  they  have? 
How  vain  are   riches  to  secure 
Their  haughty  owners  from  the  grave ! 

2  They  can'f  redeem  one  hour  from  death, 
With  all  tht    wraitK   in   which  ♦hey  trust ; 
Nor  give  a  dyiup    brotiier   breaih. 

When  God   commands  him  down  to   dust. 

3  There  the  dark  earth  and  disma!  shade 
Shall  chasp  their  naked  bodies  round; 
That  flesh,  so  delicately  fed. 

Lies  cold,  and  moulders  in  tiie  ground. 

4  Like  thoughtless  sheep  the  sintier  dies. 
Laid  in  the  grave  for  worms  to  eat; 
The  saints  shall  in  tlie  morning  rise; 
And  find  the  oppressor  at  their  feet. 

5  His  honours  perish  in  the  dust. 

And  pomp  and  b'-aaty,  birth  and  blood: 
That  glorious  day  exalts  the  just 
To  full  dominion  o'er  the  proud. 
5  My  Saviour  shall  my  life  restore. 
And  raise  me  from  my  dark  abode  : 
My  flesh  and  soul  shall  part  no  more. 
But  dwell  foreviii'  near  my  God. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION,       637 

fi-r>7  7       PSAI.M  49.    1st  Part.    C.  M.  % 

^•^  •  3  Dundee,  Duih;in». 

Pride  and  death  ;  ar,  the  vanity  of  life  and  riches^ 

1  X\?^HY  tloth  the  man  of  riches  grow 

^^    To  insoienee  and  pride, 
To  see  his   wealth  and  honours  flow 
With  every  rising  tide? 

2  [Why  doth  he  treat  the  poor  with  scorn. 

Made  of  the  self-same  clay. 
And  boast  as   thongli  his  flesh  were  boiti 

Of  better  dust  than  they?] 
6  Not  all  his  treasures  can  procure 

His  soul  a  short   reprieve. 
Redeem  from  death  one  guilty  hour. 

Or  make  his  brother  live. 

4  [Life  is  a  blessing  can't  be  sold. 

The  ransom   is  too  high; 
Justice  will  ne'er  he  brib'd  with  gold. 
That  man  may   never  die.] 

5  He  sees  the  brutish  and  the   wise, 

'I'he  timorous  and   the  biave 
Quit  their  possessions,  close  their  eyes. 
And  hasten  to  the  grave. 

6  Yet  'tis  his  inward  thought  and  pride, 

"  My  house  shall  ever  stand  ; 
"  And  that  my  name  may   long  abide, 
"  I'll  give  it  to  my   land." 

7  Vain  are  his  thoughts,  liis  hopes  are  lost. 

How   soon   his   memory  dies  I 
His  name  is  written   in  the  dust, 
Where  his  own  carcass  lies. 
PAUSE. 

8  This  is  the  folly  of  their  way; 

And  yet  their  sons,  as   vain, 
Appmve  the  words  their  fathers   say. 
And  act  their  works  again. 

9  Men   void  of  wisdom  and  of  grace 

If  honour  raise  them  high, 
Live  like  the  beast,  a  thoughtless  race, 
And    like  the  beast  they  die. 

10  [Laid   in  the  grave  like  silly  sheep, 

Death  feeds   upon  them  there, 
Till  the  last  trumpet  breaks  their  sleep, 
In  terror  and  despair.] 


<55S,639    DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 


638] 


PSALAf  49.    2d  I'arf.    C.  M. 

St.  Ann?,  China. 
Death  and  the  resurrection. 


1  "Y^E    sons  of  pride,  that  hate  the  just, 

-^     And  Iriimple  on  the  poor, 
When  death  has  brouglit  you  down  to  dust, 
Your  pomp  shall  rise  no  more. 

2  The   last  great  day  shall  cliange  the  scene: 

When  will  that  hour  appear? 
Wheji  shall   the  just  revive  and  reign 
O'er  all  that  scorn'd  them  here? 

3  God  will  my  naked  soul  receive, 

When  sep'rate  from  the  flesh ; 
And  break  the  prison  of  tlie  grave, 
To  raise  my  bones  afresh. 

4  Heaven  is  my  everlasting  home : 

1  h'  inheritance  is  sure  : 
Let  men  of  pride  their  rage  resume, 
But  I'll   repine  no  more. 


639} 


PSALM  89.      2d  Part.     L.  M.  \q 

Liinehouse,  Putney,  Bath. 

Mortality  and  hope- 
A  funeral  psalm. 

1  TJEMEMBER,   Lord,  our  mortal  state, 

^-^   How  frail  our   life!   how  short  the  date  I 
Where  is  the  man   tliat  draws  his  breath 
Safe  from  disease,  secure  from  death  ? 

2  Lord,  while  we  see  whole  nations  die. 
Our  Hesh  and  sense  repine  and  cry, 

"  Must  death   forever  rage  and  reign, 
"  Or  hast  thou  made  mankind  in  vain  ? 

3  "  Where  is  tliy  promise  to  the  just  ? 

"  Are  not  thy  servants  turn'd  to  dust  ?" 
But  faith  forbids  these  mournful  sighs. 
And  sees  the  sleeping  dust  arise. 
4  That  glorious  hour,  that  dreadful  day 
Wipes  the  reproach  of  saints  away, 
And  clears  the  honour  of  tliy  word : 
Awake,  our  souls,  and  bless  the  Lord* 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.    640,641 

Kdnl  PSALM  89.    P.  M.  t) 

\J^S:\j ^  St.  Hellens,  Newcouit. 

Life,  death,  and  the  resurrection. 

1  nnHINK,  mighty  God,  on  feeble  man ; 

-*-    How  few  Ins  horns,  how  short  his  span; 

Short  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave. 
Who  can  secure  his  vital  breath 
Against  the  bold  demands  of  death, 

Witli  skill  to  fly,  or  power  to  save  ? 

2  Lord,  shall  it  be  forever  said, 

"  The  race  of  man  was  only  made 

"For  sickness,  sorrow,  and  the  dust?" 
Arc  not  thy  servants,  day  by  day, 
Sent  to  their  graves,  and  turn'd  to  clay  ? 
Lord,  Where's  thy  kindness  to  the  just? 

3  Hast  tliou  not  promis'd  to  thy  Son, 
And  all  his  seed,  a  heavenly  crown  ? 

But  flesh  and  sense  indulge  despair: 
Forever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
That  faith  can  read  his  holy  word, 

And  find  a  resurrection  there. 

4  Forever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Who  gives  his  saints  a  long  reward 

For  all  their  toil,  reproach  and  pain  : 
Let  all  below,  and  all  above. 
Join  to  proclaim  thy  wondrous  love, 
And  each  reiieat  a  loud  Amen, 

Ad-i  1      PSALM  16.     3d  Part.      L.  M.  K 

'"^^5  Bath,  Green's  Hundredth.  ^ 

Courage  in  death,  and  hope  of  the  resurrection. 

1  Xiy  HEN  God  is  nigh,  ray  faith  is  strong : 

'"     His  arm  is  my  almighty  prop: 
Be  glad,  my  heart ;  rejoice,  my  tongue ; 
My  dying  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope. 

2  Though  in  the  dust  I  lay  my  head. 
Yet,  gracious  God,  thou  wilt  not  leave 
My  soul  forever  with  the  dead. 

Nor  lose  thy   children  in  the  grave. 

3  My  flesh  shall  thy  first  call  obey. 
Shake  off  the  dust,  and  rise  on  high: 
Then  shalt  thou  lead  the  Mondrous  way 
Up  to  thy  throne  above  the  sky. 


642,643    DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 

4  There  streams  of  endless  pleasure  flow. 
And  full  discoveries  of  thy  grace, 
(Which  we  but  tasted  here  below) 
Spread  heavenly  joys  through  all  the  place. 

R491        HYMN  no.    B.  2.    S;  M.  ^S 

^  '■^  $  Sutton,  Watchman. 

Triumph  over  death  in  hope  of  the  resurrection. 

1  AND  must  this  body  die? 
-^^  This  mortal  frame  decay  ? 

And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 
Lie  mouldering  in  the   clay  ? 

2  Corruption,  earth  and  worms 
Shall   but  refine   this  flesh, 

Till  my  triumphant  spirit  comes, 
'I'd  put  it  on  afresh. 

3  God  my  Redeemer  lives, 
And  often  from  the  skies 

Looks  down,  and  watches  all  my  dust, 
Till  he  shall  bid  it  rise. 

4  Array'd  in  glorious  grace 
Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine  ; 

And   every  shape,  and  every  face 
Look  heavenly   and  divine. 

5  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 
To  Jesus'  dying  love  ; 

We  would  adore  his  grace  below, 
And  sing  his  power  above. 

6  Dear  Lord,  accept  the  praise 
Of  these  our  humble  songs. 

Till  tunes  of  nobler  sound  we  raise 
With  our  immortal  tongues. 

R4QI        HYMN  102.     B.  2.     L.  M.  » 

^^'^  5  All  Saints,  Eaton. 

A   happy  resurrection. 

1  "\ro,   I'll   repine  at  death  no  more, 
-*-^    But,   with   a    cheerful   gasp,   resign 
To  the   cold   dungeon   of  the  grave 
These  dying,  withering  limbs  of  mine. 

2  Let  worms  devour  my   wasting  flesh, 
And  crumble  all  my  bones  to  dust. 
My  God  shall  raise  my  frame  anew, 
At  the  revival  of  the  just. 


DAY    OF    JCDGMENT.  64"!,  645 

3  Break,  sacred  morning,  through  the  skies, 
Bring  that  delightful,  dreadful  day  ; 

Cut  short  the  hours,  dear  Lord,  and  come, 
Thy  lingering  wheels,  hoAV  long  they  stay  ! 

4  [Our  weary  spirits  faint  to  see 
The  light  of  thy  returning  face ; 
And  hear  the  language  of  those  lips 
Where  God  has  shed  his  richest  grace.] 

5  [Haste,  then,  upon  the  wings  of  love. 
Rouse  all  the  pious  sleeping  clay  ; 
That  we  may  join  in  heavenly  joys, 
And  sing  the  triumph  of  the  day.] 

vvvvvx-vx/v 

DAY   OF  JUDGMENT. 

f»AA  I        HYMN  65.    B.  1.    L.  M.  ^ 

"  *^  S  Eaton,  Blendon. 

The  kingdoms  of  the  world  become  the  kingdom  of 
the  Lord;  or,  the  day  of  judgment. 

1  T  ET  the  seventh  angel  sound  on  high, 

-"   Let  shouts  be  heard  through  ail  the  sky  ; 
Kings  of  the  earth,  with  glad  accord. 
Give  up  your  kingdoms  to  the  Lord. 

2  Almighty  God,  thy  power  assume, 
Wilt   wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come; 
Jesus,  the  Lamb,  who  once  was  stain, 
Forever  live,  forever  reign  ! 

3  The  angry  nations  fret  and  roar, 

That  they  can  slay  the  saints  no  more  ; 
On  wings  of  vengeance  flies  our  God, 
To  pay  the  long  arrears  of  blood. 

4  Now  must  the  rising^  dead  appear ; 
Now  the  decisive  sentence  hear ; 
Now  the  dear  martyrs  of  the  Lord 
Receive   an  infinite  reward. 

f\Af^\      PSALM  97.    I8t  Part.    L.  M.  ^ 

^^^  5  Old  Hundred,  Eaton. 

Christ  reigning  in  heaven,  and  coming  to  judgment. 

1  Ti  E  reigns  !  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  reigns  I 
-*^   Praise  him  in  evangelic  strains; 
Let  the  whole  earth  in  songs  rejoice. 
And  distant  islands  join  their  voice. 


046  DAY  OF  JUDGMENT. 

2  Deep  are  his  counsels  and  unknown, 
But  gi-acf  and  iiuth  support  his  throne  ; 
Though  gloomy  clouds  his  \va)s  surround, 
Justice  is  their  etc  nal  ground. 

3  lu  robes  of  judgin  tit,  lo,  he  conies  I 
Shikcs  the  wide  oarth,  and  cleaves  the  tombs; 
Btfort-  huii  burns  devouring-  fire, 

Ihe  mountaiiw  melt,  the  seas  retire. 

4  His  en(  mils,  with  sore  dismay. 

Fly  from  the  sight,  and  sliun  the  day  ; 
Tlien   lift  your  heads,  ye  saints,  on  high, 
And  sing,  for  your  redemption's  nigh. 

f\Aal  HYMN  107.    B.  2.    CM.  1 

W^U^  Bangov.  Durham. 

The  everlastin;^  ahsencp  of  God  intolerable^ 

1  "TpHAl"  awful  day  will  siuely  come, 

-*^     'I'h'  appointed  hour  makes  haste, 
"When  I  must  stand  before  my  Judge, 
And  pass  the  solemn  test. 

2  Thou  lovely  Chief  of  all  my  joys, 

Tliou   Sovereign  of  my  heart. 
How   couid  I  bear  to  hear  thy  voice 
Pronounce  the  sound.  Depart.- 

3  The  thunder  of  that  dismal  word 

Would  so  torment  my  ear, 
'Twould  tear  my  soul  asunder,  Lord, 
With  most  tormenting  fear. 

4  [What,  to  be  banish'd  from  my  life, 

And  yet  forbid  to  die  ! 

To  linger  in  eternal  pain, 

Yet  death  forever  fly  1] 

5  O  !  wretched  state  of  deep  despair, 

To  see  my  God  remove, 
And  fix  my  doleful  station  where 
I  must  not  taste  his  love  1 

6  Jesus,  I  throw  mine  arms  around. 

And  hang  upon  thy  breast ; 
"Without  a  gracious  smile  from  thee 
My  spirit  cannot  rest. 

7  0  2  tell  me  that  my  worthless  name 

Is  graven  on  tby  bands ; 


DAY  OF  JUDGMENT.  647,  64S 

Show  me  some  promise,  in  thy  book. 

Where  my  salvation  stands. 
8  [Give  me  one  kind,  assuring  word, 

To  sink   my  feais  again  ; 
And  cheerfully  my  soul    shall   wait 

Her  threescore  years  and  ten.] 

f\4rf1     PSALM  9.     1st  Part.     CM.  «if 

^  *  '  S  St.  James,  Devizes. 

Wrath  and  mercy  from  the  judgment  seat. 

1  Tyi TH  my  whole  heart  I'll  raise  ray  song^, 

' "     Thy  wonders   I'll  proclaim  ; 
Thou,  sovereign  Judge  of  right  and  wrong, 
Wilt  put  my  foes   to  shame. 

2  I'll  sing  thy   majesty  and  grace ; 

My   God  prepares  his  throne 
To  judge  the  world   m   righteousness. 
And  make  his  vengeance  known. 

3  Then  shall  the   Lord  a  ref-ge  prove 

For  all  the  poor  oppress'd  ; 
To  save  the  people  of  his  love. 
And   give  the  weary  rest. 

4  The  men  that  know  thy  name  will  trust 

In  thy   abundant  grace; 
For  thou  hast  ne'er  forsook  the  jujt, 
Who  humbly  sought  thy  face. 

5  Sing  praises  to  the  righteous  Lord^, 

Who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill, 
Who  executes  his  threatening  word, 
And  doth  his  grace  fulfil. 


York,  Buckiiigham. 
The  last  judgment. 

1  ^EK  where  the  great  incarnate  God 
*^     Fills  a  majestic  throur. 

While  from  the  skies  his  awful  voice 
Bears  the  last  judgment  down. 

2  ["I  am   the  first,  and  I    the  last, 

"  Through  endless  years  the  same , 
••  I  AM  is  my  memorial  still, 
^*Ajid  my  etcraal  name. 


649  DAY  OF  JUDGMENT. 

3  "  Sncli  favours  as  a  God  can  give, 

"  My  royal  grace  bestows ; 
"  Ye  thii-siy  souls,  come  taste  the  streams 
*'  Where  life  and  pleasure  flows.] 

4  ["  The  saint  that  triumphs  o'er  his  sins, 

"  I'll  own  him  for  a  son ; 
"  I'he  whole  creation  shall  reward 
"  The  conquest  he  has  won. 

5  "  But  bloody  hands,  and  hearts  unclean, 

"And  all  the  lying  race, 
"The  faitliless  and  the  scoffing  crew, 
"  That  spurn  at  offev'd  grace  ; 

6  "  Tiiey  shall  be  taken  from  my  sight, 

"  Bound  fast  in  iron  chains, 
"And  headlong  plung'd  into  the  lake 
"  Where  fire  and  darkness  reigns."] 

7  O  may  I  stand  before  the  Lamb 

When  earth  and  seas  are  fled! 
And  hear  the  Judge  pronounce  my  name 
With  blessings  on  my  head. 

8  May  I  with  those  forever  dwell, 

W'ho  here  were  my  delight, 
While  sinners,  banish'd  down  to  helJ, 
No  more  offend  my  sight. 

f\AQl       PSALM  50.     1st  Part.    CM-  S 

IJ^a  ^  Pembroke,   Braintree. 

Tfie  last  judgment ;  or,  the  saints  rewarded. 

1  npHE  Lord,  the  judge,  before  his  throne 

-■-     Bids  the  wlioi'i  earth  draw  nigh  j 
The  nations  near  the  rising  sun, 
And  near  the  western  sky. 

2  No  more  shall  bold  blasphemers  say, 

"Judgment  will  ne'er  begin;" 
No  more  abuse  his   long    delay 
To  impudence  and  sin. 

3  Thron'd  en  a  cloud,  our   Gotl  shall  come, 

Bright  flames  prepare  his  way  : 
Thunder  and  darkness,  fire  and  stomi 
Lead  on  the  dreadfui  day. 

4  Heaven  ftom  above  his  call  shall  hear. 

Attending  angels  ccine, 


DAY  OF  JUDGMENT.  650,651 

And  earth  and  hell  shall  know  and  fear 
His  justice  and  their  doom. 

5  "But  gather  all   my  saints,"   he  cries, 

"  That  made  their  peace  with  God 
"  By  the  Redeemer's  sacrifice, 
'•  And  seal'd  it  with  his   blood. 

6  •♦  Their  faith  and  works,  brought  forth  to  light, 

"  Shall  make  the  woild  confess 
"  My  sentence  of  reward  is  right, 
"And  heaven  adore  my  grace.'" 

flP^nl        PSALM  50.    3d  Part.    CM.  SH 

fJO\J  ^  Dundee,  Rochester. 

The  judgmeiit  of  htjpocrit  es. 

1  TI7HEN  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend, 

'*       And  saints  surround  their  Lord, 
Jle  calls  the  nations  to  attend, 
And  hear  his  awful  word. 

2  "  Not  for  the  want  of  bullocks  slain 

"  Will  I  the  world  reprove ; 
*' Altars  and  rites  and  forms  are  vain, 
*•  Without  the  fire  of  love. 

3  "  And  what  have  hypocrites  to  do 

"  To  bring  their   sacrifice  ? 
"  They  call  my  statutes  just  and  true, 
"  But  deal  in  theft  and  lies. 

4  *'  Could  you  expect  to  'scape  my  sight, 

"  And  sin  without  control  ? 
"But  I  shall  bring  your  crimes  to  light, 
"  With  anguish  in  your  soul." 

5  Consider,  ye  that  slight  the  Lord, 

Before  his  wrath  appear ; 
If  once  you  fall  beneath  his  sword, 
There's  no  deliverer  there. 

C\Ki\      PSALM  50.     1st  Part.    P.M.  h 

KJO  A  ^  Walworth,  New  50th.  ^ 

The  Inst  judgment. 
1  'T^HE  Lord,the  sov'reign,sends  his  summons  forth, 
-*-    Calls  the  south  nations,  and  awakes  the  north ; 
From  east  to  west  the  sounding  orders  spread. 
Thro'  distant  worlds,  and  regions  of  the  dead: 
-  No  more  shall  atheists  mock  his  long  delay ; 
}lr^  vengeance  sleeps  bo  more :  behold  the  day  ■ 


6jl  BAY  OF  JUDGMENT. 

2  Behold  the  Judge  descends ;  his  guards  are  nigh  : 
Tempest  and  fire  attend  him  down  the  sky : 
Heaven,  earth  and  liell,  draw  near;  kt  all  things 
'lo  hear  his  justice,  and  the  sinner's  doom  i  [conie 
"  But  gather  first  my  saints  (the  Judge  commands^ 
Bring  them,  ye  angels,  from  their  distant  lands. 

3  "  Behold  my  covenant  stands  forever  good, 
SeaI'd   by  the  eternal   sacrifice  in  blood, 

And  sign'd  with  ail  theii  names;  the  Greek, the  Jew, 
That  paid  the  ancient  worship,  or  the  new  ; 
There's  no  distinction  here  ;  come,  spread  their 

thrones, 
And  near  me  seat  my  favourites  and  my  sons. 

4  •'  I,  their  Almiglity  Saviour,  and  their  God, 

I  am  their  Judge :  Ye  heav«ns,  proclaim  abroad 
My  just,  eternal  sentence,  and  declare 
Those  awful  truths  tliat  sinners  dread  to  hear: 
Sinners  in  Zion,  tiemble  atid  retire; 
I  doom  the  painted  hypocrite  to  fire. 

5  "  Not  for  the  want  of  goats  or  bnliocks  slaia 
Do  I  condemn  thee:  bulls  and  goats  are  vaia 
AVithout  the  flames  of  love :  In  vain  the  store 
Of  brutal  offenngs  that  were  mine  befoi-e; 
Mine  are  the  tamer  bmsts  and  savage  breed, 
Fiocks,herds,and  fie!ds,and  forests,where  they  ft>ed. 

6  "  If  I  were  hungry,  would  I  ask  tliee  food  ? 
AVhen  did  I  thirst,  or  drink  thy  bnilocks' bicod? 
Can  I  be  fiatier'd  witli  thy  cringing  bows. 
Thy  solemn  chatterings,  anti  fantastic  vov^s  ? 
Are  my  eyes  charm'd  tby  vestments  to  behold, 
Glaring  in  gems,  and  gay  in  woven  gold? 

7  "  Unthinking  wretch  i  how  couldst  thou  hope  t« 
A  God,  a  Spirit,  with  such  toys  as  these  ?  [please 
"While,  with  my  grace  and  statutes  on  thy  tongue. 
Thou  iov'st  deceit,  and  dost  (by  buoiher  wrong! 
In  vain  to  pious  forms  thy  zeal  ])retends. 
Thieves  and  adultert.s  are  thy  chosen  friends. 

8  "  Silent  I  waited  with  long-suffering  love  ; 
But  didst  ihrm  hope  that  I  should  ne'er  reprove  * 
And  cherish  such  an  impious  thought  within. 
Tluit  God,  the  righteous,  would  indulge  thy  siu  ? 
Behold  my  terrors  now;   my  tlii;nders  roll. 
And  thine  own  crimes  affijgUt  thy  guilty  sou!." 


DAY  OF  JUDGMENT*  652 

9  Sinners,  awake  betimes ;   ye  fools  be  wise ; 
Awake  before  this  dreadful  otorningrise  ;  [amend  J 
Change  your  vaiu  tlioughts,  your  crooked  works 
Fly  to  the  Saviour,  make  the  Judge  yourfriendj 
Lest  like  a  lion  his    last  vengeance  tear 
Your  trembling  souls,  and  no  deliverer  near. 

i\^Ol        PSALM  50.    2d  Part.    P.M.  £ 

"•^•^i  Cherriton,  Landaff. 

The  last  judgment. 

1  'T^HE  God  of  glory  sends  his  summons  forth, 

-■-  Calls  the  south  nations,  and  awakes  the  norths 
From  east  to  we^t  the  sovereign  oiders  spread. 
Through  distant  woiltls,  and  regions  of  the  dead^ 

The  trumpet  sounds;  heil  trembles;  heaven  rejoices; 

Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices, 

2  No  more  shall  aiiieists  mock  his  long  delay ; 
His  vengeance  sleeps  no  more :    Behold  the  day  I 
liehold  the  Judge  descends :  his  guards  are  nigh  i 
'lempest  and  fire  attend  him  down  the  sky. 

When  God  appears,  all  nature  shall  adore  him  ; 
While  sinners  tremble,  saints  rejoice  before  him» 

3  "  Heaven,  earth  and  hell,  draw  near ;  let  all  things 
To  hear  my  justice,  and  the  sinner's  doom  !  [come. 
But  gather  fiist  my  saints,  (the  Judge  commands) 
Bring  them,  ye  angels,  from  their  distant  lands.'' 

When  Christ  returns,  wake  every  cheerful  passion; 
And  shout,  ye  saints  I  he  comes  for  your  salvation, 

4  "  Behold  I  my  covenant  stands  forever  good, 
SeaI'd  by  the  eternal  sacrifice  in  blood. 

And  sign-d  with  all  their  names;  the  Greek,the  Jew, 
'I  hat  paid  the  ancient  Avorship,  or  the  new." 
There's  no  distinction  here;  join  all  your  voices. 
And  raise  your  heads,  ye  saints,  for  heaven  rejoices^ 

5  '•Here(8aith  the  Lord)ye  ange!s,spvead  their  thrones. 
And  near  me  seat  my  favoniites  and  my  sons! 
Come,  my  redeem'd,  possess  the  Joys  pvepar'd 
Ere  time  began  ;  'lis  your  divine  reward." 

When  Christ  returns,  wake  every  cheerful  passion ; 
And  shout,  ye  saints!  he  comes  for  youp:  salvation. 

PAUSE  I. 
5  •'  I  am  the  Saviour,  I  tii'  Almighty  God  ; 
X  am  tbe  Judge :  Ye  heavens,  proclaim  abroadl 


052  BAY  OF  J  DC  OMEN  T. 

My  just,  eternal  sentence,  and  declare 
Those  awful  truths,  that  sinners  dread  to  hear." 
When  God  appears,  all  nature  shall  adore  him: 
"While  sinners  tremble,  saints  rejoice  before  hinu 

7  "  Stand  forth,  thou  bold  blasphemer,  and  profane, 
Now  feel  mj'  wrath,  nor  call  ray  threatenings  vain : 
Thou  hypocrite,  once  dress'd  in  saint's  attire, 
1  doom  the  painted  hypocrite  to  fire." 

Judgment  procet  ds ;  hell  trembles ;  heaven  rejoicesj 
Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices. 

8  Not  for  the  want  of  goats  or  bqllocks  slain 
Do  I  condemn  thee ;    bulls  and  goats  are  vain 
Without  the  Hanits  of  love ;  in  vain  the  store 
Of  brutal  offerings  that  were   mine  before.'* 

Earth  is  the  Lord's;  all  nature  shall  adore  him; 
While  sinners  tremble,  saints  rejoice  before  him. 

©  "  If  I  were  Jiungry,  would  I  ask  thee  food  ; 
When  did  I  thirst,  or  drink  thy  bullocks'  blood  ? 
IMinfe  are  the  tamer  beasts,    and   savage  breed, 
I'locks,herds,and  fields,and  forests  where  theyfeed." 
All  is  the  Lord's;  he  rules  the  wide  creation  ; 
Gives  sinners  vengeance,  and  the  saints  salvation, 

10  "  Can  I  be  flatter'd  with  thy  cringing  bows, 
Thy  solemn  chatterings,  and  faJitastic  vows  ? 
Are  my  eyes  charra'd  thy  vestments  to  behold, 
Glaring  in  gems,  and  gay  in  woven  gold  ?" 

God  is  the  judge  of  hearts ;    no  fair  disguises 
Can  screen  the  guilty,  when  his  vengeance  rises. 

PAUSE  IL 

11  "  Unthinking  u'retch  !  how  couldst  thou  hope  to 
A  God,  a  Spirit,  with  such  toys  as  these  ?  [please 
While  with  my  grace  and  statutes  on  thy  tongue. 
Thou  lov'st  deceit,  and  dost  thy  brother  wrong." 

Judgment  proceeds ;  hell  tiembles ;  heaven  rejoices; 
Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices. 

12  "In  Vain  to  pious  f  ims   thy  zeal  pretends; 
Thieves  and  adulterers  are  thy  chosen  friends ; 
While  the  false  flatterer  at  my  altar  waits. 
His  harden'd  soul  divine  instruction  hates." 

G<.d   is  the  judge  of  hearts;  no  fair  disguises 
Can  screen  the  guilty,  when  liis  vengeance  rises. 

13  "  Silent  I  waited  with  long-suffering  love ; 
But  didst  thou  hope  that  I  should  ne'er  veprore  ? 


HELL    AND    HEAVEN.  ^53, 

And  cherish  such  an  impious  thought  vitliin, 
'I'hat  the   All-holy  would  indulge  thy  sin?" 

See,  Gotl  appears,  all  nature  joins  to  ado.ehim  ; 

Judgment  proceeds,  and  sinners  fall  hefore  him. 

14  "  Behold  my  terrors  now  ;  my  thunders  roll, 
And  thy  own  crimes  afirig;ht  thy  guilty  soul. 
Now  like  a  lion  shall   my  vengeance  tear 
Thy  bleeding  heart,  and  no  deliverer  near." 

Judgment  concludes ;  hell  trembles;  heaven  rfjoices; 
Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices. 

EPIPHONEMA. 

15  "  Sinners,  awake  betimes ;  ye  fools,  be  wise ; 
Awake  before  thb  dreadful  morning  rise  :  [anier-d  ; 
Chauj^eyonr  vaia  thoughts,  your  crooked  works 
Fly  to  the  Savioui',  make  the  Judfje  your  friend." 

Then  join  the  saints;  wake  every  cheerful  passion  ; 
When  Christ  returns,  he  comes  for  your  salvation. 

IVA/V  X/%/^  */W 

HELL  AND  HEAVEN, 

flKc^l        HYMNM4.     B.  2.     L.  M.  K 

^^*^5  Limehouse,  Putney. 

Hell;  or,  the  venueanc'e  of  God. 

1  "VIT'I'I'H  holy  fear,  and  humble  song, 

''       The  dreadful  God  our  souls  atlorej 
Reverence  and  awe  becomes  the  tongue 
That  speaks  the  terrors  of  his  power. 

2  Far  in   the  deep,  wlieVe  darkness  dwells, 
Tlie  land  of  horror  and  despair, 
Justice  has  built  a  dismal  hell. 

And  laid  Iier  stores  of  vengeance  there. 

3  [Eternal  plagues,  and  heavy  chaiiis, 
Tormenting  racks,  and  fiery  coals. 
And  darts  t'  inflict  iinmortal  pains, 
Dy'd  in  the  blood  of  damntd  souls. 

4  There  Satan,  the  first  sinner,  lies. 
And  roars,  and   bites  his  iron  bands; 
la  vain  the  rebel  strives  fo  ri;e, 

Crush'd  with  the  weight  of  both  thine  hands.] 

5  There  guilty  ghosts  of  Adam's   race 
Shriek  out,  and  howl  beneath  thy  rod; 
Once  they  could  scorn  a  Saviour's  gruce, 
But  they  incens'd  a  dreadful  God. 


§54,655  HELL    AND    HEAVEN. 

6  Tremble,  my  soul,  and  kiss  the  Son- 
Sinners,  obey  the  Saviour's  call  ; 
Else  your  damnation  hastens  on, 

.    And  hell  gapes  wide  to  wait  your  fall. 

fif\Al        HYMN  105.     B.  1.    CM.  gg 

"*^^3  St.Jamts,  Dundee. 

Heaven  invisible  and  holy. 

1  VTOR  eye  hath  seen,  nor  ear  hath  heard, 
■^     Nor  sense  nor  reason  known, 
What  joys  the  Father  hath  prepar'd 

For  those  that  love  the  Son. 

2  But  the  good  Spirit  of  the  Lord 

Reveals  a  heaven  to  come  ; 

The  beams  of  glory  in  his  word 

Allure  and  guide  us  home. 

3  Pure  are  the  joys  above  the  sky, 

And  all  the  region  peace ; 
No  wanton  lips,  nor  envious  eye 
Can  see  or  taste  the  bliss. 

4  Those  holy  gates  forever  bar 

Pollution,  sin   and  shame; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there, 
But  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

5  He  keeps  the  Father's   book  of  life, 

There  all  their  names  are  found; 
The  hypocrite  in  vain  shall  strive 
To  tread  the  heavenly  ground. 

CKK7         HYMN  86.     B.  2.    CM.  Sl^  or  k 

"«^»^5  Abridge,  St.  Anns.  *^ 

Freedom  from  sin  and  misery  in  heaven, 

1  rjUR  sins,  alas,  how  strong  they  be! 
^-^     And  like  a  violent  sea 

They  break  our  duty.  Lord,  to  thee. 
And  hurry  us  away. 

2  The  waves  of  trouble,  how  they  rise ! 

How  luud   the  tempests   roar! 
But  death  shall   land  our  veary  souls 
Safe  on  the  heavenly  shore. 

3  There,  to  fulfil  his  sweet  commands, 

Ou.   speedy  feet  shall  move, 
No  sin  shall  clog  our  winged  zeal, 
Or  cool  our  buming  love. 


HELL    AND    HEAVEN.  656,657 

4  There  shall  we  sit,  anil  sing,  and  tell 

The    wonders  of  his  grace ; 
Till  heavenly  raptures  fire  our  hearts, 
And  smile  in  every  face. 

5  Forever  his  dear  sacred  name 

Shall  dwell  upon  our  tongue; 
And  Jesus  and  Salvation  be 
The  close  of  every  song. 

fttZfW        HYMN  40.    B.  1.    L.  M.  SK 

UfJKf^  Nantwich,  Dunstan. 

T/ie  business   and  hltsstdncss  of  glorified  saints. 

1  «  TirHAT  happy  men,  or  angels  tliese, 

TT    •' That  all  their  robes  are  spotless  white? 
"Whence  did  this  glorious  troop  arrive 
"At  the  pure  realms  of  heavenly  light?" 

2  From  torturing  raclis,  and  burning  fires, 
And  seas  of  their  own  blood  they  came ; 
But  nobler  blood  has  wash'd  their  robes, 
Flowing  from  Christ,  the  dying  Lamb. 

3  Now  they  approach  th'   Almighty  Throne 
With  loud  hosaiinas  night  and  day  ; 
Sweet  anthems  to  the  great  Three-One 
Measure  their  blest  eternity. 

4  No  more  shall  hunger  paivi  their  souls; 
He  bids  their  parching  thirst  be  gone ; 
And  spreads  the  shadow  of  his  wings 
To   screen  them  from  the  scorching  sun. 

5  The  Lamb,  that  fills  ihi  middSe   throne, 
Shall  shed  around  his  milder  beams; 
There  shall  they  feast  on  his  rich   love, 
And  drink  full  jojs  from   living  streams. 

6  Thus  shall   their  mighty  bliss  renew, 
Through   the  vast  round   of  endless  years; 
And   the  soft  hand  of  sovereign   grace 

Heals  all  their  wounds,    and  wipes  their  tears. 


657} 


HYMN  41.    B.  1.    C.  M.  JK 

J  Exittr,  Cambiidge. 

The  same  ;   or,  '■he  uiar^yrs  glorified. 
1  "  "^pHESE  glorious  miu.b,  how  b.i»ht  they  shine! 
*-     "Whence  all   their   white  jtrray  ? 
"  How  came  they  to  the  happy  seats 
"  Of  everlasting  day  ?" 


658  HELL    AND    HEAVEN. 

2  From  tortiiiin^  pains  to  endless  joys, 

On  fiery  wheels  tlity  rode, 
And  strangjdy  wash'd  their  raiment  white 
In  Jesui'  dying  blood. 

3  Now  they  approach  a  spotless  God, 

And   bow   before  his  throne  ; 
Tfieir  warblintT  harps  awd  sacred  bougs 
Adore  the   Holy  One. 

4  The  unveii'd  glories  of  his  face 

Among  his  saints   reside. 
While  the  rjeli  treasiue  of  his  grace 
Sees  all  their  wants  supply'd. 

5  Tormenting  thirst  shall  leave  their  souls, 

And  hung;'r  Hee  as  fast  ; 
The  fruit  of  life's  immortal  tree 
Shall  be  their  sweet  repast. 

6  The  Lamb  shall  lead  his  heavenly  flock 

Where  living  fountains  rise. 
And  love  divine  shall   wipe  auay 
The  sorrows  of  their  eyes. 

fi^^Ol        HYMV  "S.    B.  2.     CM. 
*-'-'*^5  Christmas,  Bray. 

The   blesxed  nociety   in   heaven. 

1  "D  AISE   thee,  my  soul,  fly   up,  and  run 
-*^^    Through  every  heavenly  street. 
And  say,    1  here's  nought  below  the  sun 

That's  wortliy  of  thy  fi^t. 

2  Thus  will  we  mount  on  sacred  wings, 

And  tread  the  courts  above: 
Nor  earth,   nor  all  her  mightiest  things 
Shall  tempt  our  meanest  love. 

3  There,  on  a  high   majestic  throne, 

Th'  Almighty  Father  reigns. 
And  sheds  his  glorious  goodness  down 
On  ail  the  blissful  plains. 

4  Bright,  like  a  sun,  the  Saviour  sits, 

And  spreads  eternal  noon  : 
No  evenings  there,  nor  gloomy  nights. 
To   want  the  feeble  moon. 

5  Amid  tliose  ever-shining  skies, 

Beho'd  the  sacred   Dove ; 
While  banish'd  sin,  and  sorrow  flies 
Fiom  all  the  realms  of  love. 


HELL   AND  HEAVEN^.  «55 

6  The  glorious  tenants   of  the  place 
Stand  benciin?  round  the  throne ; 
And  saints  and  seraphs  sing  and  praise 
The  infinite   THREE-ONE. 
V  [But  O,  what  boams  of  heavenly  grace. 
Transport  them  all  the  while! 
Ten  thousand  smiles  from  Jesus'  face, 
And  love  in  every  smile!] 
»  jesus,  and  when  shall  that  dear  day, 
That  jovful  hour,  appear. 
When  I  shall  leave  this  house  of  clay, 
To  dwell  among  them  there  ? 

659} 


HYMN  68.    B.  2.    C.  M. 
Wareham,  Stade. 
The  humble  worship  of  heavtn. 


1  Xi'ArHER,  I   long,  I  faint  to  see 
-■^    Till    place  of  thine  abode ; 
I'd   leave  thy  earthly  courts,  and  flee 

Up  to  thy  seat,  my   God! 

2  Here  I  behold  thy  distant  face, 

And  'tis  a  pleasing  sight ; 
But  to  abide  in  thine  embrace 
Is  infinite  delight ! 

3  I'd  part  with  all  the  joj's  of  sense 

To  gaze  upon  thy  throne  ; 
Pleasure  springs  fresh  forever  thence, 
Unspeakable,  unknown. 

4  [There  all  the  heavenly  hosts  are  seen ; 

In  shining  ranks  they   move  ; 
And  drink  immortal  vigour  in. 
With  wonder,  and  with  lovei 

5  Then  at  thy  feet  with  awful  fear 

Th'  adoring  armies  faill ; 
With  joy  they  shrink  to  NOTHING  there, 
Before  th'  eternal    ALL. 
0  There  1  would  vie  with  all  the  host 
In  duty,  and  in  bhss; 
While  less  than  nothing  I  could  boast, 
And  vanity  confess.] 
7  The  more  thy  glories  strike  mine  eyes, 
The  humbler  I  shall  lie; 
Thus,  while  I  sink,  my  joys  sh»ll  vine 
Unmeftsurably  high. 


eeo.eei       hell  and  heaven. 


660} 


PSALM  Q6.      L.  P.  M. 
46tli  Psalm. 


The  God  of  the  Gentiles. 
t  T  ET  all  the  earth  their  voices  raise 
■*-*   To  sing  the  choicest  psnlin  of  praise, 

To  sing  and  bless  Jehovah's  name  : 
His  glory  let  the  h  athtns  know, 
His  wonders  to  the  nations  show  , 
And  all  his  saving  works  proclaim. 

2  The  heathens  know  thy  glory.  Lord  ; 
The  wondering  nations  read   thy  word  ; 

Among  us  is  JEHOVAH  known: 
Onr  worship  shall  no  more  be  paid 
To  gods  which  mortal  hands  have  made 

Our  ?.laker  is  our  God  alone. 

3  He  fram'd  the  globe,  he  built  the  sky, 
He  made  the  sliining  worlds  on  high, 

And  reigns  complete  in  glory  there : 
His  beams  are  majesty  and   light ; 
His  beauties  how   divinely   bright ; 

His  temple  how  divinely  fair  I 

4  Come,  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour, 
"When  eartli  shall  feel  his  saving   power. 

And  barbarous  nations  fear  his  name  ; 
Then  shall  the  race  of  man  confess 
The  beauty  of  his   holiness. 

And  in  bis  courts  his  grace  proclaim. 

(RR1  X        HYMN  9L     B.  2.    C.  M. 
'^"*-3  Biahitree,  Barby. 

The  glory  vf  Christ    in  heaven, 

1  f\  THE  delights,  the  heavenly  joys, 
^-^  The  'glories  of  the  place. 

Where  Jesus  sheds  the  brightest  beams 
Of  his  o'erflowing  grace. 

2  Sweet  majesty  and  awful  love 

Sit  smiling  on  his  brow; 
And  all  the  glorious  ranks  above 
At  humble  distance  bow. 

3  [Princes  to  his  imperial  name 

Bend  their  bright  sceptres  down  ; 
Porainions,  thrones,  and  powers  rejoice 
Xo  see  him  wear  the  ci-ov.n. 


HELL   AND    HEAVEX.  *2 

4  Archangels  sound  his  lofty  praise 

Through  every  heavenly  street. 
And  lay  their  highest  honours  down 
Submissive  at  his  feet.J 

5  Those  soft,  those  blessed  feet  of  his. 

That  once  rude  iron  tore, 
High  on  a  throne  of  light  they  stand, 
And  all  the  saints  adore. 

6  His  head,  the  dear  majestic  head, 

That  cruel  thorns  did  wound. 
See  what  immortal  glories  shine. 
And  circle  it  around  I 

7  This  is  the  Man,  th'  exalted  Man, 

Whom  we,  unseen,  adore ! 
But,  when  our  eyes  behold  his  face. 
Our  hearts  shall  love  him  raore. 

8  [Lord  !  how  our  souls  are  all  on  fire 

To  see  thy  blest  abode: 
Our  tongues  rejoice  in  tunes  of  praise 
To  our  incarnate  God  ! 

9  And  while  our  faith  enjoys  this   sight, 

We  long  to  leave  our  clay; 
And  wisJi  thy  fiery  chariots,  Lord, 
To  fetch  our  souls  away.] 

f\fiO  X        HYMN  75.    B.  2.     C.  M.  SK 

\J\J^  5    Clnistmas,  Hymn  2d,  Pembroke. 
Spiritual  and  eternal  jous  ;   or,  the  beatific  sight 
of  Christ. 

1  'p'ROM  thee,  my  God,  my  joys  shall  rise, 
-•-     And  run  eternal   rounds. 

Beyond  the  limits  of  the  skies, 
And  all  created  bounds. 

2  The  holy  triumphs  of  my  soul 

Shall  death  itself  out-brave, 

Leave  dull  mortality  behind, 

And  fly  beyond  the  grave. 

3  There,  where  my  blessed  Jesus  reigns, 

In  heaven's  unmeasured  space, 
I'll  spend  a  long  eternity 
In  pleasure,  and  in  praise. 


662  DOXOLOGIES. 

4  Millions  of  years  my   wondering  eyes 

Shall   o'er  thy  btauties  rove; 
And  endless  ag^es  I'll  adore 
The  glories  of  thy  love. 

5  [Sweet  Jesus !  evei7  smile  of  thine 

Shall  fresh  endearments  bring. 
And  thousand  tastes  of  new  delight 
From   all  thy  graces  spring. 

6  Haste,  my  Beloved,  fetch  my  soul 

Up  to  thy  blest  abode-; 
Fly,  for  my  spirit  lonj^s  to  see 
My  Saviour,  and  ray  God-] 


(XT  I  CANNOT  persuade  myself  to  put  a  full 
period  to  these  divine  hymns,  until  I  have  addressed 
a  special  SONG  OF  GLORY  to  God  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Spirit.  Though  the  Latin  name  of 
it  Gloria  Patvi,  be  retained  in  the  English  nation 
from  the  Roman  Church  ;  and  though  there  may  bs 
some  excesses  of  superstitious  honour  paid  to  the  words 
of  it,  which  may  have  wrought  some  unhappy  preju- 
dices in  weaker  Christians,  yet  I  believe  it  still  to  be 
one  of  the  noblest  parts  of  Christian  worship.  Tha 
subject  of  it  is  the  doctrine  of  the  Trinity,  which  is 
that  peculiar  glory  of  the  Divine  Nature,  that  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  has  so  clearly  revealed  unto  men, 
and  is  so  necessary  to  true  Christianity.  The  action 
is  praise,  which  is  the  most  complete  and  exalted  part 
of  heavenly  worship.  I  have  cast  the  song  into  a 
vaiiety  of  forms,  and  have  fitted  it  by  a  plain  version, 
or  a  larger  paraphrase,  to  be  sung  either  alone,  or  at 
the  conclusion  of  another  Hymn.  I  have  added  also 
a  few  Hosannas,  or  ascriptions  of  salvation  to  Christ, 
in  the  same  manner,  and  for  the  same  end. 


DOXOLOGIES.  663,  664, 665 

DOXOLOGIES. 

(Those  of  each  metre  are  placed  together,  begin- 
ning -with  Long  metre.) 

nc^O  I     HYMN  26.     B.  3.    1st  L.  M.  ^ 

UUD^  Old  Hundred,  Bath. 

A  song  of  praise  to  the  ever-blessed  TRINITY? 
GOD  tlie  FATHER,  SON,  and  SPIRIT. 

1  T>LESS'D  be  the  Father  and  his  love, 
-"    lo  whose  celestial  source  we  owe 
Rivers   of  endless  joy  above, 

And  rills  of  comfort  here  below. 

2  Glory  to  thee,  great  Son  of  God, 
From  whose  diar  wounded  body  rolls 
A   precious  stream  of  vital  blood. 
Pardon   and  iife  for  dying  souls. 

3  We  give  the  sacred  Spirit  praise. 
Who  in  our  hearts  of  sin  and  wo 
Makes  living  springs  of  grace  arise. 
And    into  boundless  glory  flow. 

4  Thus   God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And   God  the  Spirit,  we  adore, 
That  sea  of  life  and  love  unknown, 
Without  a  bottom  or  a  shore. 

f^fi4l        HYMN  29.    B.  3.    2d  L.  M.  « 

5  quercy.  Green's  Hundredth,  Bath. 

1  r^LORY  to  God  the    I'rinity, 

^'    Wliose  name  has   mysteries  unknown; 
In  essence  One,  in  persiin  1  hree ; 
A  social  nature,  yet  alone. 

2  When  all  our  noblest  powers  are  join'd 
The  honours  of  thy  name  to  raise, 
Thy  glories  over-match  our  mind. 
And  angels  faint  beneath  the  praise. 


665} 


HYMN  32.     B.  3.      3d  L.  M. 

TO   God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And   God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  honour,  praise,  and  glory  given. 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 


665—669  DOXOI.OGIES. 


666} 


HYMN  33.     B.  6.     L.  M.  ^ 

Or  thus. 

A  LL  fi:l0ry  to  thy  wondrous  name, 
-^*-  Father  of  mticy,  God  of  love ; 
Thus  we  exalt  the  Lord,  the  Lamb, 
And  thus  we  praise  the  heavenly  Dove. 

f\f{7 1        HYMN  27.    B.  3.    1st  C.  M.  jK 

^"  '  3  Bray,  St.  Martins. 

1  /IJ.LORY  to  God  the  Father's  name, 
^~*     Who,  from  our  sinful  race, 
Chose  out  his  favourites  to  proclaim 

The  honours  of  his  grace. 

2  Glory  to  God  the  Son  be  paid, 

Who  dwelt  in  humble  clay, 
And,  to  redeem  us  from  the  dead, 
Gave  his  own    life  away. 

3  Glory  to   God  the  Spirit  give. 

From   whose  almighty  power 
Our  souls  their  heavenly  birth  derive,        ■" 
And   bless  the  happy  hour. 

4  Glory  to  God  that  reigns  abJve, 

Th'  eternal   Three  in   One, 

Who  by  the  wonders  of  his  love 

Has  made  his  nature  known* 

668}         HYMN  30.    B.  3.    23  C.  M,  j^ 

1  HTHE  God  of  mercy  be  ador'd, 

-*-    Who  calls  our  souls  from  death. 
Who   saves  by  his  REDEEMING  WORD^ 
And  new-creating  breath. 

2  To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 

And   Spirit  all  divine. 
The  One  in  Three,  and   Three  in  One, 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 


669} 

N  "" 


HYMN  34.    B.  3.    3d  C.  M. 

OW  let  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit  be  ador'd, 


Where  there  are  works  to  make  him  known, 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 


DOXOLOGIES.  670-67$ 

670}  HYMN  35.    B.  3.    CM.  SB 

Or  thus. 

HONOUR  to  thee.  Almighty  Three, 
\nd  everlasling  One ; 
All  glory  to  the  Father  be. 
The  Spirit,  and  the  Son. 

67 1  I    ^^<' ^^ "^ *^^ ^"^ "f^^^ Psalms.  CM.* 

LET  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit  be  ador'd, 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  him  known, 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 

cni\\        HYMN  28.    B.  3,     1st  S.  M.  m 

0/^^  Dover,  Silver  Street. 

1  T  ET  God  the  Father  live 
-*-^    Forever  on  our  tongues: 

Sinners  from  his  first  love  derive 
The  ground  of  all   their  songs. 

2  Ye  saints,  employ  your  breath 
In  honour  to  the  Son, 

Who  bought  your  souls  from  hell  and  death. 
By  offering  up  his   own. 

3  Give  to  the  Spirit  praise 
Of  an  immortal  strain, 

Whose  light  and  power  and  grace  conveys 
Salvation  down  to  men. 

4  While  God  the  Comforter 
Reveals  our  pardon'd  sin, 

O  may  the  blood  and  water  bear 
The  same  record  within ! 

5  To  the  great  One  in  Three, 
That  seal  this  grace  in  heaven, 

The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 
Eternal  glory  given. 


673} 


HYMN  31.    B.  3.    2d  S.M.  m 


1      T  ET  God  the  Maker's  name 
-^    Have  honour,  love  and  fear  ; 
To  God  the  Saviour  pay  the  same, 
And  God  the  Comfoiter. 


674-677  DOXOLOGIES. 

2      Father  of  lights  above, 
Thy  meicy  we  adore, 
The  Son  of  thine  eternal  love, 
And  Spirit  of  thy  power. 

674}         HYMN  36.    B.  3.    3d  S.  M.  Jjg 

X^E  angels  round  the  throne. 
And  saints   that  dwell  below, 
Worship  the  Father,  love  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 

675}         HYMN  37.    B.  3.     S.  M.  ^ 

Or  thus. 
r^IVE  to  the  Father  praise  ; 
^-*     Give  glory  to  the  Son  ; 
And  to  the  Spirit  of  his  grace 
Be  equal  honour  done. 

676  }  The  5th  at  the  end  of  the  Psalms.  P.  M.  ^ 

NOW  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three, 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 
Eternal  praise  and  glory  given, 
Through    ail  the  worlds  where  God  is  known^. 
By  ail  the  juigeis  near  the  throne. 
And  all  the  saints  in  earth  and  heaven. 


677} 


HYMN  38.     B.  3.     H.  M.  Jg 

Bethesda,  Portsmouth. 


A  son^r  of  praise  to  the  blessed  TRINITY. 

I  GIVE  imniortiil  praise 
To  God  the  Father's  love. 

For  all  my  comforts    here, 

And  better  hopes  above. 
He  sent  his  own         I     io  die  for  sins 
Eternal   Son,  |    I'hat  man  had  done. 

To  God  the   Son  belongs 

Immortal  glory  too, 

Who  bought  us  with  his  blood 

From  everlasting  wo: 
And  now  he  lives      I    And  sees  the  fruit 
And  now  he  rtigns,  |   Of  all  his  paius. 


DOXOLOGIES.  678,679 

To  God  the  Spirit's  name 

Immortal  worship  give. 

Whose  new-creaiiiifj  power 

Makes  the  dead  sjnne;-  live  : 
His  work  completes    I    And  fills  the  soul 
The  great  design,       |    With  joy  divine. 

Almighty  God,  to  thee 

Be  endless  honours  done, 

The    undivided  'i  hree. 

And  tlie  mysterious  One : 
Where  reason  fails      1    Ihere  fintli  prevails, 
With  all  her  powers,  j    And  love  adores. 


f\7ftl        HYMN  39.    B.  3.    H-  M.  ^ 

^  "-'  5  Portsmouth. 

1  ^f'O   Him  that  chose  us  first, 

-*-      B  fore  the  world   began; 

To  Him  that  bore  the  curse 

To  save  rebellious  man; 
To  Him  that  form'd     j    Is  endless  praise 
Our  hearts  anew  |    And  glory  due. 

2  The  Father's  love  shall  run 
Through  our  immortal  songs ; 
We  brmg  to  God  the  Son 
Hosannas  on  our  tongues : 

Our  lips  address  I    With  equal  praise, 

'J'lie  Spirit's  name         |    And  zeal   the  same. 

3  Let  every   saint  above. 

And  angel  round  the  throne. 

Forever  bless  and  love 

The  sacred   Three  in  One. 
Thus  heaven  shall  raise  j    When  earth  and  time 
His  honours  liigh,         1    Grow  old  and  die. 


679} 


HYMN  40.    B.  3.    H.  M. 


nno  God  the  Father's   throne 
-*-     Perpetual  honours  raise  ; 

Glory  to  God  the  Son, 

To  God  the  Spirit  i)raise  : 
And  while  our  lips       |    Our  faith  adores 
Tbeir  tiibyte  bring,    j  Ihe  name  fm  sins;» 


680—683  HOSANNAS. 

f\fif\  X  '       2"/je  &th  at  the  end  of  the  Psalms. 
^^3  [H.  M.        jftl 

ryo  God  the  Father's  throne 

-■-     Perpetual  honours  raise  ; 

Glory  to  God  the  Son, 

To  God  the   Spirit,  praise: 
With  all  our  powers,    I     1  hy  name  \\c  sing, 
Etenial  King,  {  j^hile  faith  adores. 

68  li         HYMN  41.    B.J.    H.  M.  j 

Or  thus. 
I^O  our  eternal  God, 

he   Father,  and  the  Son, 
And   Spirit,  all  divine. 
Three  mysteries  in  one. 
Salvation,  power,        I    By  all  on  earth. 
And  praise  be  given,  |    And  all  in  heaven. 


T 


vx/vwvvw 


THE  HOSANNA: 

OR, 
SALVATION  ASCRIBED  TO   CHRIST^ 

682}  HYMN  42.    B.3.    L.  M.  28 

1  TLfOS\NNA  to  king  David's  Son, 
*^  Who  reigns  on  a  superior  throne; 
We  bless  the  Prince  of  heavenly  birth, 
Who  brings  salvation  down  to  earth. 

2  Let  every  nation,  every  age. 

In  this  jlelightful  work   engage; 
Old  nun  and  babes  in  Sion  sing 
The  growing  glories  of  her  King. 

683}  HYMN  43.    B.3.    CM.  ^K 

1  TI  OS  ANNA  to  the  Prince  of  Grace: 
^1     Sion,  behold  tliy  King  ; 
Proclaiir.  the   Son  of  David's  race. 
And  teach  the  balKs  to  sing; 


HOS. ANNAS,  684,685 

2  iTnsai^na  to  th'  incarnate  Word, 
Who  fioin  ihe  Father  eame; 
Ascribe  salvation  to  the  Lord, 
With  blessings  on  his  name. 

f\QAl        HYMN  16.    B.  1.    C.  M.  X 

^^^3  Bedford,  Parma. 

Hoxanna  to  Christ. 

1  "trOSANNA  to  the  royal  Son 
^^  Of  David's  ancient  line ; 
His  natures  two,  his  person  one. 

Mysterious  and  divine. 

2  The  root  of  David  here  we  find. 

And  offspring  is  the  same ; 
Eternity  and  time  are  join'd 
In  our  Iminaniiers  name. 

3  Bless'd  he  that  comes  to  wretched  men 

With  peaceful  news  from  heaven; 
Hosannas  of  the  highest  strain 
To  Christ  the  Lord  be  given ! 

4  Let  mortals  ne'er  refuse  to  take 

Th'  hosiiiina  on  their  tongues. 
Lest  rocks  and  stones  should  rise,  and  br?ak 
I'heir  silence  into  songs. 

fJQK"?        HYMN  89.    B.  2.    CM.  m 

X)00^  Christmas,  York. 

Christ''s  victoi-y  over  Satan. 

1  Tl  OS  ANN  A   to  our  confiutriug  King! 
**     I'he  prince  of  darkness  flies; 
His  troops  i-ush  headlong  down  to  hell. 

Like  lightning  from  the  skitj. 

2  There  bound  in  chains  the  lions  roar. 

And  fright  the  rescu'd  sheep; 
But  heavy  bars  confine  their  power 
And  malice  to  the  deep. 

3  Hosanua  to  our  conquering  King! 

All  hail,  incaruiite  love! 
Ten  thousand  songs  and  glories  M-ail 
To  crown    thy  h'*ad  above. 

4  Thy  victories  and  thy  deathless  fame 

'rhrougii  the  wi-le  world  shall  rtiu  ; 
And  everlasting  agfs  siug 
The  triumphs, thuu  hast  vinv.. 
F  f 


6S6, 687  HOSANNAS. 


686] 


HYMN  44.    B.  3.    S.  M.  38 

Watchman,  St.  1  homas. 


1  TJ  OS  ANN  A  to  the  Son 
JLTL    Of  Daviii,  and  of  Goil, 

Who  bronght  the  news  of  pardon  tlown, 
And  bought  it  with  his  blood. 

2  To  Christ  th'  anointed   King 
Be  endless  blessings  given  ; 

Let  the  whole  eai-th  his  glory  smg. 
Who  made  our  peace  with  heaven. 


687} 


HYMN  45.     B.  3.     H.  M.  SK 

Portsmouth,  Bethesda. 

1  TTOSANNA  to  the  King 
-"-    Of  David's  ancient  blood  ; 
Behold  he  comes  to  bring 
Forgiving  grace  from  God: 

Let  old  and'  young         I    And  at  his  feet 
Attend  his  way,  |    Their  honours  lay. 

2  Glory  to   God  on  high; 
Salvation  to  the  Lamb  ; 
Let  earth,  and  sea,  and  sliy. 
His  wondrous  love  proclaim : 

Upon  his  head  I    And   eve-.y  age 

Shall  honours  rest.  Pronounce  hnn  bless  d. 


SUPPLEMENT  TO  WATTS. 

■WVWWWWW  I 

A 

SELECTION 

OF 

MORE  THAN  THREE  HUNDRED 

FROM    THE 

MOST  APPROVED  AUTHORS, 

ON  A 

GREAT  VARIETY  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Among  which  are 

ALL  THE  HYMNS  OF  DR.  WATTS, 

ADAPTED  TO  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE 

WORSHIP,  NOT  PUBLISHED  IN 

THE  COMMON  EDITIONS. 

Witli  copious 

IJVDEXES  TO  SUBJECT^:. 


ORDER    OF    INDEXES 

TO   THE   SCPPLEMENT. 


Tuble  of  first  lines, 5 

Index  of  Scriptiues,  .       -       -             -  12 

Index  of  Subjects,  ....       -  IS 
Syllabus. 


PREFACE. 


THE  number  of  Hymns  in  this  Selection  has 
been  limited  to  a  little  over  three  hundred,  for  the 
purpose  of  rendering  it  convenient  to  bind  them 
in  the  same  volume  with  the  Psalms  and  Hymns 
of  Dr.  Watts,  to  which  they  are  designed  as  a 
Supplement.  For  the  same  pui-pose  also,  some  of 
♦he  Hymns  have  been  abridged,  that  the  volume 
might  not  be  extended  to  an  immod-rate  siie. 

In  one  respect  at  least,  it  is  thought  this  Selec- 
tion will  be  preferable  to  any  now  m  circulation. 
It  contains  the  rvhele  of  the  Sacred  Poetiy  of  Dr. 
Watts,  adapted  to  the  purposes  of  devotion  and. 
praise,  not  found  in  the  common  editions. 

An  addition  of  nearly  eighty  Hymns  from  the 
pen  of  that  *'  sweet  singer  in  Israel,"  to  those  al- 
ready in  use,  cannot  but  be  highiy  grateful  to  the 
Chris,tian  public.  In  point  of  sentiment  and  poetry, 
they  will  be  found  worthy  of  the  just  ce.ebnty  of 
their  distinguished  author.  Of  the  cha.actti  of  the 
other  hymns,  it  is  left  for  the  public  to  judge. 

Care  has  been  taken  to  give  as  great  a  variety  as 
the  limits  of  the  work  would  admit.  Many  excel- 
lent Hymns  on  particular  subjects  might  have  been 
inserted,  but  they  would  have  excluded  others  on 
subjects  equally  important- 

A  primary  object,  after  giving  the  whole  of  Dr. 
Watts,  has  been  to  self ct  the  best  Hymns  on  sub- 
jects syhichhehad  omitted;  and  the  compiler  flat- 
ters himself  that  this  work,  containing  as  it  does 
MORE  THAN  A  THOUSAND  Psalmsand  Hymns, 
of  approved  excellence,  will  furnish  the  churches  or 
Christ  with  a  supply  of  sacred  poetry,  better  suited 
to  all  subjects  and  occasions,  than  any  heretofore 
published :  while,  by  throwing  the  whole  into  one 
volume,  the  price  is  reduced,  and  the  confusion 
arising  from  the  use  of  two  books,  avoided. 


iT  PREFACE. 

It  affords  me  no  small  gratification,  that  both  the 
plan  and  the  select  Hymns  have  received  the  appro- 
bation of  many  whose  judgment  and  taste  tlie  public 
have  long  been  accustomed  to  respect.  But  the 
consideration  that  the  book  may  be  used  in  the  same 
congregation  with  the  common  editions  of  Watts, 
■will  highly  recommend  it  to  the  attention  of  Chris- 
tians. 

It  has  long  been  a  subject  of  regret  among  judic- 
ious persons,  of  all  religious  denominations,  that  so 
many  Jiymns  should  have  obtained  circulation, 
which  are  entirely  destitute  of  poetic  merit,  and 
which  serve  only  to  corrupt  the  taste,  and  excite  the 
passions  without  benefiting  the  heart. 

The  injurious  effects  of  such  hymns  it  is  hoped 
the  use  of  this  Supplement  will  have  a  tendency  to 
counteract,  Hiid  at  the  same  time  preserve  entire 
those  inimitable  compositions  of  Dr.  Watts,  which 
many  persons  of  late,  have  discovered  too  much  will- 
ingness to  mutilate  or  neglect.  No  selection,  how- 
fever  excellent,  should  be  suffered  to  supersede  the 
use  of  them. 

"  It  is  deemed  unnecessary  to  make  any  apology 
for  taking  a  few  hymns,  from  authors  who  differ  in 
doctrinal  sentiments,  from  myself  and  the  churches 
■with  which  I  am  in  connexion.  The  hymns  them- 
selves, superior  in  their  kind,  and  on  subjects  in 
which  all  real  Christians  agree,  must  aird  will  be 
their  own  apologj'." 

May  the  great  Head  of  the  Church  bless  this  Iium- 
ble  effort  to  promote  his  glory,  and  the  beauty  of 
Christian  worship. 

JAMES  M.  "WINCHELL. 

Boston,  May,  1819. 


TABLE  OF  THE  FIRST  LINES 

TO   THE   SUPPLEMENT. 


Hymn  and  Page. 

ABSENT  from  flesh,  O  blissful  thought  291 

Absurd  and  vain  attempt  to  bind      -       -  168 

Adam,  our  father  and  our  head         -       -  77 

Afllicted  saint,  to  Christ  draw  near  -        -  104 

Again  the  Lord  of  life  and  light       -       -  182 

All   hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name    -        -  65 

Almighty  King!  whose  wondrous  hand     -  29 

Almighty  Maker  God 178 

Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross         ...  112 

And  is  this  life  jirolong'd  to  me        -       -  27T 

And  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love       -        -  49 

Angels  !  roll   the  rock  away         ...  54 

Another  six  days'  work  is  done          -        -  180 

Are  those  the  happy  persons  here      -        -  229 

As  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung     -        -  91 

As  birds  their  infant  brood  protect    -       -  194 

At  anchor  laid,  remote  from  home    -        -  106 

Awake  my  sou!,  lift  up  thiqf"  eye      •        -  170 

Awake  my  soul,  stretch  evei^  nerve          -  14« 

Awake  my  zeal,  awake  my  love        -        -  278 

Awake,  ye  saints,  and  raise  your  eyes      -  248 

Before  thy  throne,  eternal  King         -        -  217 

Behold   the  sons,  the  luirs  of  God      -        -  114 

Behold  the  long  expected  time  draw  near  220 

Bestow,  dear  Lord,  upon  our  vouth  -       -  257 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds       '  -       -        -  130 

Bkst  is  the  man  whose  luart  expands      -  259 

Blessed  are  the  sons  of  God        -        -        -  71 

Blessed  Redeemer!  how  divine  -        -       -  122 

Blow  yt  the  trumpet,  blow         ...  188 

Celestial  King!  our  spirits  lie      -        -       -  U 

Christ,  th  ■  Lord,  is  risen  to-day         -       -  53 

Come,  Holy   Spirit,  come      ....  105 

Come,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast      -  18S 

Come  in,  thou  blessed  of  the  Lord    -        -  201 

Come,  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid  heart  303 

Come,  let  us  search  our  \\Ay%  and  see      -  123 

Come,  thou  fount  of  every  blessing  -       -  244 


\i  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LfSES. 

Come,  thou  soul-transfoniiing  Spirit  -        -  137 

Come,  weary  suiiis,  witU  sins  distiest         -  103 

Come,  ye  that  love  the   Sa\iouv"s  name   -  64 

Come,  ye  that  know  and  feav  the  Loid   -  14 

Compar'cl  with  Christ,  in  all  beside  •        -  60 

Curst  be  the  man,  forever  curst  -        -        .  y4 

Bear  refuge  of  my  weary  soul    .       .       -  I6i 

35ear  Saviour,  we  are  thine          ...  go 

Dear  Saviour,  we  rejoice  to  Jiear       -        -  200 

Deep  are  the  wounds  which  sin   I»as  made  67 

Didst  tliou,  dear  Jesus,  suffer  shame  -        -  ]42 

Deluded  souls  that  seek  to  find  ...  295 

Do  flesh  and  nature  diead  to  die      -        -  304 

Do  1   believe  what  Jesus  saith    ...  i46 

Do  thou,  ray  soul,  in  sacred  Jays       -       -  15 

Earth  has  engross'd  my  love  too  long       -  305 

Uncompass'd   with  clouds  of  distress-  -        -  154 

Enslav'd  by  sin,  and  bound  in  chains       -  £y 

Eternal  God !  almighty  cause      ...  18 

Eternal  God!  enthron'd  on  high        -        -  257 

Eternal   Power!   whose  Jiigh  abode    .        -  38 

Eternal  Power,  almighty  Go<l      -        -        -  2 

Eternal  Wisdom,  thee  we  piaise         .        -  21 

Exert  thy  power,  thy  right  maintain         .  2iy 

farewell,  dear  iViend,  a  short  farewell      -  287 

lair  Sion's  King,  we  suppliant  bow          -  204 

>'ather,  ador'd  in  worlds  aliove    -        -        -  !S5 

Father,  how  wide  thy  glories  shine    -        -  Q8 

Father,  is  not  thy  promise  ])ledg'd     -       -  221 

Father  of  glory,  to  thy  name      ...  17 

Father  of  mercies!   in' thy   word         -        -  42 

Father  of  our  feeble  race     -        -        -        -  126 

Father  of  all,  thy  care  we  bless         -        -  173 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  house          .        -  2U 

Father  of  faithful  Abrah'ra,  hear       -       .  224 

Fierce  passions  discompose  the  mind          -  107 

For  a  season  oall'd  to  part           -       -       -  251 

Frequent  the  day  of  God  returns       •       -  18 1 

Glory  to  God  on  high          ....  193 

God  is  a  name  my  soul  adores           -       .  10 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way        -        .  24 

God  of  my  life,  through  ail  its  days         -  37 

God  of  eternity,  from  thee           ...  279 

Grace,  'tis  a  charming  sound      ...  79 

Great  Author  of  the  immortal  mind         -  20 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  vii 

GiCiit  Gotl  of  Providence .'  lliy  ways          -  25 

Great  God,  "ris  fiom  thy  sovtTiijju  grace  80 

Ga.il  God,  tliy  holy   Itiw  requires     -        -  124 

Great  God,  thy  matchless  care  we  bless  -  176 

Great  God,  llie  nations  of  the  earth         -  223 

Great  God,  to  thee  my  evening  sonjj        -  235 

Great  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand    -  245 

Great  King  of  glor)',  come          -        -        -  175 

Great  Lord  of  all,  t!iy  matclikss  jjower  -  266 

Great  Lord  of  angels,  we  adore         -        ^  213 

Great  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies           -  267 

^uide  Die,  O  thou  great  Jehovah        -       -  288 

Hail !  iniijhty  Jesus !  how  divine         -        -  89 

Hail !  thou  once  despised  Jesus           -       -  74 

Hark,  the  glad  sound;  the  Saviour  comes  48 

Hark !  the  herald  angels  sing      -       -       r  44 

Happy  beyond  description  lie      -       -        -  111 

Happy  the  man,  who  finds  the  grgce       -  145 

Hatli   God  been  faithful  to  liis  word          -  110 

He  lives !  the  great  Kedeenier  lives    -       -  47 

Hear,  Lord,  tlie  song  of  praise  and  prayer  261 

Hear,  gracious  God,  my  h»"'ble  moan      -  159 

He  dies,  the  fiiend  «f  sinners  dies      -        -  209 

Hence  from  my  soul,  my  sins,  depart       -  137 

Ho !  every  one  that  thirsts,  draw  nigh      -  102 

Holy  and  reverend  is  the  name         -        -  ,9 

Honour  and  liappiness  unite         ...  149 

How  charming  is  the  pJace         .       -        -  177. 

How  are  thy  servants  bless"d,  O  Lord        -  30 

How  helpless  guilty  nature  lies           -       -  92 

How  is  our  nature  spoil'd  by  sin        -        .  73 

How  long  shall  deatli  the  tyrant  reign     -  296 

How  oft,  alas  I  this  wretched  heart    -        -  83 

How  precious  is  the  book  divine        -       -  39 

How  precious  is  thy  word,  O  God     -        -  41 

How  rich  thy  gifts.  Almighty  King  -       -  269 

JJow  soft  the  words  my  Saviour  speaks    -  252 

How  vast  the  treasure  we  possess      -       -  164 

I  ask'd  the  Lord  that  I  might  grow         -  163 

j  love  thy  kingdom.  Lord    -      ,-        -       -  195 

I  see  the  pleasant  bed   -        -        -       -       »  282 

Indulgent  God,  whose  bounteous  care       -  236 

Infinite  power,  eternal  Lord        ...  165 

In  glad  amazement,  Lord,  we  stand         -  36 


viii  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 

Inquire,  ye  pil<?iims,  for  the  way      -       -  196 

Is  it  a  thing  of  good  report        -        -       -  115 

Jesus,  I  love  thy  charming  name       -       -  66 

Jesus,  I  sing  tliy  matchless  grace       -        -  63 

Jesus,  my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone       -       -  69 

Jesus,  my  Lord,  how  rich  thy  grace         -  231 

Jesus,  our  Saviour  and  our  God          -        .  61 

Jesus,  the  spring  of  Joys  divine          .       -  68 

Jesus,  thy  blood  and  righteousness      -        -  82 

Jesus,  thy  blessings  are  not  few         -        -  116 

Jesus,  lover  of  my  soul          -        ...  158 

Jesus,  full  of  all  compassion        ...  150 

Keep  silence,  all  created  things           -       -  4 

Kindred  in  Christ  for  his  dear  sake          -  250 

Let  avarice,  from  shore  to  shore         -       -  4(y 

Let  party  names  no  more    -       -       .       -  131 

Let  those  who  bear  the  Christian  name    -  143 

Let  Zion's  watchmen  all  awake  -        .        -  214 

Lord,  at  thy  feet  we  sinners  lie         -        -  118 

Lord,  at  thy  table  I  behold          -        -        -  207 

Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye      -  189 

Lord,  didst  thou  send  thy  Son  to  die       -  210 

Lord,  hast  thou  made  me  know  thy  ways  286 

Lord,  how  delightful  'tis  to  see  -       -       -  260 

Lord,  in  the  temples  of  thy   grace     -       -  230 

Lord,  I  am  pain'd  but  I  resign  -        -       .  270 

Lord  of  my   life,  O  may  thy  praise  -        -  234 

Lord  of  the  workls   below    -        -        .       -  243 

Lord,  send  thy  word,  and  let  it  fly  -        -  222 

Lord,  'tis  an  infinite  delight        .        -       -  292 

Lord,  what  is  man,  extremes  how  wide   -  169 

Lord,  when  our  raptur'd  thought  surveys  23 

Lord,  when  we  see  a  saint  of  thine  -       -  290 

Mark,  when  tempestuous  winds  arise        -  132 

Mark  the  soft-failing  snow    -        -       -        -  igi 

Methinks  the  last  great  day  is  come  -       -  299 

Mortals,  awake,  with  angels  join         -        -  43 

My  God,  I  bow  before  thy  feet         -        -  228 

My  God,  I  love,  and    I  adore     ...  302 

My  helper  God,  I  bless  his  name      -       -  247 

My  soul,  survey  thy  happiness    -        -       -  144 

My  sorrows  like  a  flood         ....  84 

My  thoughts,  that  often  mount  the  skies  280 

My  times  of  sorrow  and  of  joy  -        -        .  140 

Must  all  the  channs  of  nature  then    -       ►  254 


TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES.  ix 

Must  friends  and  kindred  drop  and  die  -  281 

Not  by  the  laws  of  innocence     -       -  -  108 

Not  all  the  nobles  of  the  earth  -       -  -  72 

No  strength  of  nature  can  suffice       -  -  96 

No  war,  nor  battle's  sound   ...  -  47 

Now  begin  the  heavenly  theme    -       -  -  87 

Now  let  our  drooping  hearts  revive   -  -  286 

Now  let  our  voices  join        ...  -  121 

Now  let  our  faith  grow  strong  and  rise  -  205 

Now  we  are  met  in  holy  fear    -       -  -  199 

O  for  a  closer  walk  with   God    -       -  -  V5 

O  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing        .  .  70 

O  happy  soul,  that  lives  on  high       -  -  157 

O  how   I  love  thy  holy  law         -        -  -  271 

O  righteous  God,  thou  Judge  supreme  -  265 

O  Lord,  another   day  is  flown      .        -  ■  237 

O  Lord,  my  best  desires  fulfil      ...  139 

O  my  soul,  what  means  this  sadness  -  -  62 

O  thou,  before  whose  gracious  throne  -  203 

O  thou  J  the  wretched's  sure  retreat     -  -  138 

O  the  immense,  th'  amazing  height    -  -  241 

O  that  I  knew  the  secret  place         -  -  76 

O  'tis  a  lovely  thing  to  see  -        -        -  -  134 

O  what   stupendous  mercy  shines        -  -  125 

O'er  the  gloomy  hills  of  darkness       -  -  226 

Of  all   the  joys  we  mortals  know        -  -  127 

On  thee  each  morning,  O  my  God  -  -  238 

Our  country  is  Immanuel's  ground    -  -  171 

Our  little  bark  on  boisterous  seas       -  -  32 

Our  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead       .  -  55 

Patience!   O  'tis  a  grace  divine-        -  -  133 

Peace!  'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand  -  294 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  immortal  choir    -  -  34 

Prostrate,  dear  Jesus ;  at  thy  feet      -  -  135 

Questions  and  doubts  be  heard  no  more  -  97 

Rejoice!  the  Lord  is  King  -       -       .  -  53 

Remark,  my  soul,  the  narrow  bound  -  246 

Saviour,  visit  thy  plantation         ...  193 

See,  gracious  God,  before  thy  throne  -  262 

See   how  the  mounting  sun          ...  233 

See  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stand     -  -  174 

Shall  atheists  dare  insult  the  cross       -  -  99 

Shepherd  of  Israel,  bend  thine  ear     -  -  202 

Shepherd  of  Israel         -       .       -       -  .  212 

Shepherds !  rejoice,  lift  up  your  eyes  -  45 


X  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES; 

Sinner,  O  why  so  thoughtless  grown  -  -  301 

Siimtis,  the  voice  of  God  regard       -  -  300 

Sovi'ieigii   of  life,   I    own  thy   hand    -  -  276 

Stand  and  adore.'  how  glorious  he     -  -  19 

Stern  winter  throws  his  icy  chains    »  -  242 

Stretch'd  (in  the  cross,  the  Saviour  dies  -  50 

Sweet  is  thi  love  that  nuitual  glows  -  129 

Sweet  was  the  time  when  first  I  felt  -  160 

The  billows  swell,  the  %\inds  are  high  -  274 

The  demge,  at  the  Ahnighty's  call  -  85 

The  ear'.h  and   ail  the  heavenly  frame  -  33 

The  evils  that  beset  cur  path     -        -  -  273 

The  God  of  love  will  sure  indulge   -  -  293 

The*  glorious  armies  of  the  sky           -  -  35 

The  Lord  on  mortal  worms  looks  down  -  318 

The  Lord  will  Mappniess  divine          -  -  136 

The  Lord  my   pasture  sliail  prepare  -  28 

The  Lord,  how  feaifui  is  his  name   -  -  13 

The  mighty  fiauie  of  glorious  grace  -  56 

The  riglite'  us  Lord,  supremely  great  -  120 

The  spacious  firmament  on  high        -  -  1 

Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive         -  -  193 

'I'h  re   is  a  fountain  fill'd  with  blood  -  62 

Thuii  art,  O   God,  a  spirit  pure         -  -  16 

Thou   didst,  O  mighty  God,  exist      -  -  5 

Thou  only  centre  of  my  rest       -       -  .  272 

Thou  oiiiy  Sovereign  of  my  heart     -  -  197 

I'hrough  all  the  downward  tracts  of  time  141 

'I'hine  eanhly  sabbaths.  Lord,  we  love  -  183 

I'his  is  the  fast  of  heavenly   wine    -  -  203 

Thus  far  'tis  well,  you  read,  you  pray  -  255 

Thy  bounties,  gracious  God  '      -        -  -  232 

Thy  names,  how  infiiiite  they  be      -  -  12 

'lis  a  point  I  long  to  know      .       -  -  128 

'Tis  finish'd  !   so  the  Saviour  cried    -  -  51 

'Tis  my  happiness  below      -        -        .  .  153 

To  thee,  who  reign'si  supreme  above  -  268 

To  praise  the  ever  bounteous  Lord    -  -  240 

'Twas  God  preserv'd  me  by  his  power  -  31 

Unveil  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb        -  -  289 

We  bless  the  eternal  source  of  light  -  216 

>Vhat  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page      -  -  190 

What  heavenly  man,  or  mighty  God  -  205 

What  is  our  God,  or  what  his  name  -  8 

What  scenes  of  horrour  and  of  dread  -  283 


TABLE  or  FIRST  LINES  xi 

What  shall   the  dying:  sinner  do        -       -  95 

What  strange  perplexities  arise   -       -       -  17S 

What  various  hindrances  we  meet     -       -  184 

What  vain  desires  and  passions  vain         -  152 

When  Abrah'm,  fill'd  with  sacred  awe     -  263 

When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God    -       -  26 

when  blooming  youth  is  snatch'd  away    -  282 

When  darkness  lonj^  has  veil'd  my  mind  166 

when  fancy  spreads  htr  boldest  wing^s     -  167 

When,  marshall'd  on  the  nightly  plain     -  156 

When  pale  with  sickness,  oft  hast  thou   -  27 

Yfhen  shall  thy  lovely  face  be  seen           -  SoO 

When  sickness  shakes  the  languid   frame  275 

When  the  Eternal  Imjws  the  skies      -       -  3 

When  the  last  trumpet,  awful  voice         -  298 

When  tumults  of  unruly  fear     -        -        -  113 

When  verdure  clothes  the  fertile  fields      -  239 

Where  is  my  God  ?    does  he  retire    -        -  59 

Where  shall  we  sinners  hide  our  heads    -  93 

Where  shall  the  guilty  sinner  go       -        -  109 

Where  two  or  three,  with  sweet  accord  227 

Wherefore  should  man,  frail  child  of  clay  119 

Wherewith,  O  Lord,  shall  I  draw  near    -  81 

While  I  am  banish'd  from  thy  house        -  179 

W^hile  o'er  our  guilty  land,  O   Lord  -        -  264 
While  shepTierds  watch'd  their  flocks  by  night     46 

Whilst  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power        -  155 

Why  should  our  mourning  thoughts  delight  297 

With  cheerful  voices  rise  and  sing    -       -  249 

With  humble  licait  and  tongue           -       -  256 

With  tears  of  anguish  I  lament          -        -  78 

Witness,  ye  saints,  that  God  is  time           -  151 

Would  you  win  a  soul  to  God           -       -  2lS 

Ye  hearts,  with  youthful  vigour  warm      -  253 

Ye  humble  saints  proclaim  abroad     -        -  6 

Ye  humble  souls,  approach  your  God        -  7 

Ye  humble  so^ils.  complain  no  more         -  117 

Ye  messengers  of  Christ       -        -        -        .  225 

Ye  mourning  saints,  whose  streamhig  tears  284 

Ye  sons  of  men,  with  joy   record       -       -  22 
Yes!   the   Redeemer  rose        -       -       -        -     ■    52 

Ye  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor  -       -  101 

Zeal  is  that  pure  and  heavenly  flame      -  19-r 


INDEX. 

INDEX   OF   SCRIPTURES 

TO  THE  SUPPLEMENT. 


Ch 

Ver.       Hymn. 

S 

4 

2,3, 119 

Genesis. 

IS 

143 

5 

22 

75 

19 

1,39,40 

6 

9 

75 

23 

3 

9 

7 

7— II 

85 

23 

4 

28,  104 

18 

24-32 

263 

24 

54,  5  5 

47 

9 

171 

26 

2 

172 

Exodus. 

34 

18 

137.138 

12 

3-S 

74 

34 

I- 

10          276 

IS 

1 1 

9 

37 

II 

132 

Leviticus. 

41 

I 

257 

20 

7 

9 

42 

I- 

■3  178,  179 

Numbers. 

42 

5 

159,162 

12 

3 

132 

43 

3 

222 

Duteronomy 

43 

56 

159,162 

5 

29 

Jll 

45 

1- 

II            64 

6 

4 

18 

45 

S 

89 

7 

9 

6 

45 

12 

21,22 

21 

15—26 

94 

46 

10 

139 

3» 

to 

I9S 

51 

I 

135,137 

33 

25 

104 

SI 

17 

138 

I.  Samuel, 

6S 

18 

211 

7 

12 

244 

73 

28 

167 

1.  Kings. 

73 

28 

228,229 

8 

22-54  '75 

176 

81 

13 

75,76 

Nehemiali. 

86 

11 

III 

9 

17 

118 

87 

4 

175,176 

Job. 

83 

270 

I 

21        140 

141 

90 

5 

5 

29 

4 

90 

12 

145 

S> 

8 

21 

97 

2 

24 

9 

12        UO, 

141 

99 

5 

9 

II 

7                lO,  12 

89 

28- 

37        271 

23 

3 

76 

103 

13 

III 

24 

5  81,82 

I08 

104 

3 

21-25 

29 

3         76, 

1 60 

107  23- 

■30    31,32 

37 

S— 23    10 

—  12 

H3 

6 

3 

Psalms. 

118 

19-24  182,183 

2 

6 

64 

119 

9 

256 

2 

8 

212 

119 

54 

171 

4 

6 

166 

119 

67 

153,271 

6 

1—9  272, 

270 

119 

67- 

97        27: 

INDEX. 


IIP  75         139 

,140 

8 

23                   67 

1 19  82—89 

190 

9 

23,24           120 

119  105 

39 

10 

7                 111 

122      I            182 

,183 

10 

12               21,23 

133         129,131 

,173 

23 

6                    82 

137 

195 

33 

16                 194 

138     2,6 

3 

Lamentations. 

143      2 

108 

3 

39                  107 

148 

34 

Ezekiel. 

149      2 

64 

33 

11         100,297 

149     4 

132 

35 

10              194 

Proverbs. 

37 

I— lO         189 

3       7 

III 

Daniel. 

3     13,17 

145 

4 

35                    13 

8     17 

253 

7 

10                    IS 

14     IS 

134 

8 

4                   »3 

14     32 

283 

Joel. 

19       8 

I4S 

3 

17                194 

19     II 

134 

Jonah. 

22        3 

134 

4 

7—10          163 

Ecclesiastes. 

Micah. 

3      II              10—12 

6 

6,7,8,    75,81, 

9      7—10277 

,288 

I 

^3,  124,125,126 

12      13 

III 

Zechariah, 

Solomon's  Song. 

13 

I                        62 

4     12 

62 

I 

17                 194 

Isaiah. 

Malacbi. 

9       6,7 

58 

3 

16,18           218 

29     19 

132 

Matthew. 

31       5,6   194- 

196 

2 

2                 156 

3S     I-IO 

222 

5 

s            117 

42     21 

82 

S 

48                     1 

44     24. 

21 

6 

S-13         186 

46     10 

13 

7 

12  122,123.124 

49     16 

195 

9 

12                        67 

53       7 

70 

9 

27                  ISO 

55       I 

104 

10 

38                 142 

55       7 

102 

11 

28                  103 

55     10 

191 

>3 

3                 187 

57     152,3,135 

,138 

15 

22                 150 

61        1-3 

48 

18 

20                227 

03        1-3 

205 

19 

13,14          174 

63       4              87,88 

19 

20,22  254,255 

06       2 

2,3 

22 

I— 10         lOI 

Jeremiah. 

22 

37-39  122,124 

a    13 

02 

23 

35                 147 

3    23 

93 

25 

35,40          231 

XIV. 


INDEX. 


27  30                 91 

26  20                280 

Mark. 

10  U                174 

12  29                    13 

15  27                   91 

Luke. 

1  68  87,88 

2  lO  43,-4-7 
7  38         135,138 

12  s                Jn 

T3  34-                  195 

14-  22         I0t,ii6 

IS  7          135,136 

JG  17                      6 

17  13  ISO 

18  6  174 

18  13118,135,138 
21  19  '33 
23  4  91 
2i  34                   54 

John. 

I  1=              71,71 

I  29                   74 

I  14—17     68,60 

3  3  105 
3  5                    92 

3  14         129,131 

4  6—19  123 
4  9  277,278 
4  24  16 
4  35  220 
6  67,68     90,197 

1 1  16                 2gO 

14  17,18       S0,5t 

17  11                    90 

1 9  30  51 
11  IS                  128 

Acts. 

<!■  37                    9; 

33  12; 

4  12                    68 

10  36                    65 

13  25                  103 

Romans. 

t  19,20             r 


1  16  99,116 

2  4        135. 13G 

3  25  73,109 
3  20—28  108, IC9 
5  I— S            133 

0  23  Oi 
7  5—10  •  96 
7  9  -  103 
7  12—19           7« 

7  14—21  152 

8  1 ,2  1 5  a 
8  2—8  92 
8  14-19  71,72 
8  28                  144 

8  34  74 
"  12,33  5,244 
12  1                       126 

14  1  —  14  IC18 

I.  Corinthians. 

1  9  f. 

1  TP— 31  97,99 
1  31  120 
3  21  144 
3  22        TO4 

9  24,27  148 
Is  10        80 

15  5  5  S'i.^Co 
15  56,57,290,294 

II.  CoriiUlURns. 

S  l~9            291 

7  10         135,136 

89  S6 

9  14                    80 

10  4                 170 

12  9104,107,153 

13  5  172 
Galatians. 

2  20  82 

3  10  94 

3  13  87,83 

4  S  Si7,8» 
46  72 
4  18                  147 

Ephesians. 

1  7             87, SJ! 

t  22                   (S.; 


2        I— 10  92 

2     14  73,74 

4     IS  C3,I43 

4       8—12  aoi 

6     11—13  170 

Philippians. 

1  23  196 

2  S  49 
1       6— ro  s6 

3  11—14  148 

4  8  110,112 

114,143,134 
Colossians. 
J       4  129,131 

1  18  63 
3  1—3  157 
3      II  60 

3  12  132 
#     14                    87,88 

I.Tbessalonians. 

4  I  75 
4     13—18      293,294 

5  24  6 
1.  Timothy. 

IIS  82 

118  1 70 

2  3  366 

3  13  137 

4  13,14  217 

6  16  2 

Titus. 
2        4  87,38 

2  14  93 
32                        132 

3  S  92 

Hebrews, 
i        3  93 

I      II, 12  S 

4  12  89 

6  18  93,155 
C  12  133 

7  25  57,59 
9  2  87,88 
9  24  57,59 


9     14  73,74 

10    23  6 

10     36  133 

10  12  57,59 

11  13  i7r 

12  1  148 

12         2—12  155 

12  3  2IG 

13  I  129,131 

13  17  214 

James. 

I       3,4  133 

4  14  275 

5  10,11  I3i 

I.  I'eter. 

I     15  9 

I      19  73,74 

1  22  129,131 

2  4,7  06 
2     II  I7t 

2      21  49 

2  20  133 

3  4  132 

I.  John, 

2  I  sp 

3  1,2  71 

4  6  I4il03 

5  7  17 
S  10  97 
5     20  6r 

Revelution. 

I      12  2r0 

118  58 

48  a 

S  2—9  192 
5       9       87,88,73,74. 

5      II  15 

5      12  7  + 

717  te 

1 5     1 2  74 

14  3  64,74 
30  12  295 
216  62 

22      50  2nS 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS 

TO  THE  SUPPLEMENT. 


aSBA,  Fathej',  72 
*^    Abraham,  the  fritind  of  God,  82,  v.  3 
Absent  from  flesh,  291 
Adam,  first  and  second,  77 
Adopt iot),  71,  72 
Afflict  ions,   153,  274 

•'  sanctified,  271, 272, 155 

An^eh  pioc. aiming  the  birth  of  Christ,  47 
Ani'ulote  of  death,  6'i 

Appearance  before  God  here  and  hereaftei',  175 
Arrmv.i  of  Christ,  89 
Atheists  and  Injidets,  99 
Monement,  73,  74 

B. 
Bcptism.  313—327 
Bdng  of  God,  1 

Book  of  providence,  decreeSyatidlife,and  gra«e,  4 
Books  opened,  299 
JBIessing  requested,  187 
Brethren,  love  of,   129,  130,  131 

C. 
Canaan,  Christ  the  way,  6^ 
Charity,  &c.  231 
Charitable  collection,  23l,  232 
Children,  deatli  of,  284  / 

CHRIST,  his  incaraation,  43-*4t 

*'  advocate,  59 

"  ALL  IN  ALL,  60 

"  ascension,  55,  56 

"atonement  of.  73 

••his  birth  proclaimed,  47 

*'  characters  of,  59—70 

"coronation  of,  65 

''  dominion,  58 

**Irts  exaltation,  57 

•'example,  49 

"eteraal  life,  61 


jUiiDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.. 

Christ,  fountain,  62 

"  j^ralitudefoi-  his  atonement,  74 

"his  huniijiatioii,  50  T.  3,  4 

"our  hwul,  90,  V.  3 

"head  of  ihe  Chui(;]i,  O 

"  iiiteictision,  57 

"kingdom  of,  58 

"a  kiug.   89 

"kiii^,  64,  65 

"  life  and  ministry,  48 

"a  lamb,  fe«.  192 

"paschal  lamb,  74 

"  mtssap;e  of,  43 

"piecious,  66 

"physieiau,  67 

"  prayer  of,  for  his  eneiiiies,,94,  v.  i 

*'  prai&e  to,  70 

"a  prince,  74,  v.  3 

"pattern,  49 

"  a  refuR* ,  94,  153 

*'  Redeemer,  70 

*'sufteriiigs  and  doolli,  50,  51 

'•  resurrection,  52—54 

"Saviour,  68 

**hi«  U'iuiuph,  -50 

*•  way,  69 
Cjirisft  re^rd  to  little  children,  i;7*4 

"  presence  the  jov  of  his  people,  23.0 
C/iristiaru  the,  149 

""  ea^t  do\fn,  yet  hoping,  162 

"calling  upon  Christ  in  affliction,  274 

*'  comparison  and  complaint  of,  165 

*<  desiring   to  be  as  in  months  past,  I6P 

"desiring  to  praise,  165,  178 

"examination  of  self,  172 

"friends  welcomed,  250 

"  growing  in  grace,  163 

"  hidden   life  of  th^,  157 

"  happy  in   God,  167 

"  longing  for  the  presence  of  Chnst,  2P6 

"  longing  for  the  presence  of  God,  293,  29 

*' pilgrim,  171 

"race.  148 

"  rejoicing,   166 

"sons  of  God,  72 

"supplicating.  l'5n 


xviii  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Chrixtian,  tempte-d,but  flying  to  Christ  Ibr  refuge 
153—161,   and  trusting  in   God,  159 

"treasure  of,  164 

*'  walking'   m  darkness,  159 

"  warfare,  170 
Church,  asking  the  way  to  Zion,  196 

"  choosing  pastors,  202 

*'        "        deacons,  204 

"God  rlie  defence  of,   194 

"lore  to,   195 

"meetings  of,  J99— 204 

"members  recrived,  201 

"  praying  for  nek   Minister,  203 
Christiajut'ji  inward   witness  to,  97,   151 
r/o*eof  the  year,  246,  243 
Come,  Lord  Jesus,  300 
Company,  good  and  had,   115 
Communion  with   God,  75,  76 
Condescension  of  God,  2,  3 
Conference  meetings,  227—230 
Conscience,  95 

"  made  whole,  108 

"cleansed,  113,  v.  5 

"liberty  of,  168 
Contentment,  107 
Coronation  of  Christ,  65 
Creation  and  Providence,  21—33 
Cross,  doctrine  of,  97 

"of  Christ,  94  v.  6. 

"  welcomed,   153 
Curse  of  tlie  law,  94 

D. 
Deacons,  chosen,  204 
Death  and  Eternity,  280—292 
Death  of  friends,  287 

"Christ  the  antidote   of,  66 

"of  kindred  improved,  281 

"  of  a  saint  and  sinner,  282,  283 

"  of  children,  284 

"of  a  young  person,  285 

*'  of  a  minister,  286 

"  welcome  messenger,  290 
Decrees,  and  dorainionof  God,  4 
Deluge,  85 
Depravity,  77,  78 
Devotion,  and  trust,  155 
Doctrines  of  Gospel^  71—93 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  ^U 

Dread  of  departing  from  Christ,  197 
Dying,  Saviour,  50,  51 

Early  piety,  252 

Ebenezer,  erected,  244,  v.  2 

Emfitem  of  the  effects  of  the  Gospe),  19i 

Envy,  131   v.  3 

Eternity,  of  God,  5 

Eternal  life,  Christ  the,  fil 

Evening  and  murning,  235—237 

Everlasting  song,  305 

E^vpcrience,  related,  199,  200 

EzekieCs  vision,  189 

F. 
Faithfulness,  110 

»'  and  truth  of  God,  6 

Faith,  connected  with  salvation,  108 

"  in  sacrifice  of  Christ,  109 

"fainting,  154 
Family   worship,  173,    174 
Fajt  and  thanksgiving,  262—260 
Feast  of  the  gospel,  101 

"  sinners  invited  to,  101 
Fear,  113 

Fear  of  God,  111 
Flood,  85 

Flesh,  and  spirit,  152  ^ 

Forms  of  woi-ship  vain^  17.B 
Fortitude,  112,  113 
Frie7ids,  meeting  of,  250 

"        death  of,  281,  287 
Funeral  Hymn,  289 

G. 
Gentiles,  praying  for  Jews,  224 
God,  his  being,   1 

"  condescension,  2,  3 

"  decrees  and  dominion,  4 

"■  the  defence  of  Zion,   194 

"  exalted  above  praise,  38 

"  eternity  and  immutability,  5 

''  faithfulness,  6 

"  goodness,   7 

"  greatness,  8 

"  goodness  of,  141  v.  3 

"  glorious  and  sinners  saved,  98 

"  glory  of,  iu  creation  and  redmeptiou,  9t 

"  holiness,  9 


XX  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Ced,  incomprehensibility,  10,  11 

"  infinity,  12,  19 

"  Jove,  14 

•'  the  iipfht  and  glory  of  hcaiAm,  S02 

•*'  majesty,  15 

*'^  praise  tOj  34—38 

"  our  portion,  140 

*'  a  i-efiigc  to  the  troubled,  161 

"  sovereigiity,   decrees   and   gracf: 
of,  4,  13 

"  spirituality,  16 

"  our  shei)herd,  28 

"  the  supreme  good,  167 

**  trini'ty,  17 

"•  unity,  18 

"  ways  of,  mysterious,  99 

"  wisdom  of,   141 
Coofl  report,  things  of,  115 
Goodness  of  God  to  men,  2"^ 
Gospel,  and  law,  94—99 

**  power  of  God,  95 

**  pillar  of  our  hope,  95  v. 

"  rational  defence  of,  99 

"■  the  glory  of  God,  98 

"^  emblem  of,   191 
■tirace,  and  Providence,  2^,  33 

"  salvation   by,  79,  80 

"  work  of,  79 

''  efficacious,  89 

"  matchless,  88  v.  4 

"  and   worlds,  96,   103 
Gravity,  and  decency,  114 
Grave,   238,  289 
Grateful  recollection,  244 
Gratiiiide.  for  mercies,  31,  26,  27 

"  for  deliverance  in  storm,  32' 
Guide.  Christ  a,  288 

H. 
Heaven,  302—305 
Midden  lift;  of  a  Christian,  157 
Moiij   Spirit,  105,  106 

"  graces  of,   107 

« invoked,  105 

*'^  prosperous  gale,  105 
Hope,  none  excluded  from,  US 
Humility,  117,  H8,  119 
the  humble,  happy,  132 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS.  3 

I. 

Improvement  of  life,  277,  278,  279 
Instability  of  worldly  enjoyment,  273 
Invitations  and  Promises,  101—104,  llQ 

Jexvs,  prayed  for,  224 
Joy,  in  God,  120 

'•  in  the  ways  of  God,  121 
Joys  of  heaven,  303 
Jubilee^  188 

Judgnient,  299,  300,  301 
Justice,  and  equity,  122,  12S 

♦'  and  truth,  124 
Justification,  81,  82 

K. 
King  of  saints,  Christ,  64 
Kingdom  of  heaven  promised  to  the  poor,  117 

Lamp,  Christ  a,  83  v.  3 
Lamp,  the  scriptures  a,  39 
Law  and  Gospel,  94—99 
Law  fulfilled  by  Christ,  95,  96 

"  curse  of,  94 
Legal  obedience,  and  evangelical,  96 
Liberality,  125 
Liberty  of  conscience,  163 
Little  children  invited  to  Christ,    174 
Longing  for  the  spread  of  the  gospel?  22C 
Lord's  /Jay,  180— 182 

"  morning,  182 

Lord's  supper^  205—^10 
Love,  126—131 

"  to  God  and  man,  126 

"  to  Christ,  127,  128 

"  to  brethren,  129,  130,  131 
Lovely  carriage,  134 

M. 
Man,  by  nature,  graceand  glory,  160 
Moriner's  hymn  for  deliverance,  32 
Marriage,  249 
Meekness,  132,  117 

Meeting  and  .parting  of  friends,  250^  25! 
Message  of  Redeeipev,  46 
Minister,  settled,  212 

**  ordained,  211—215 

"  death  of,  286  ' 

'•  watching  for  souls,  214 


xxli  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS, 

^flinister,  meetings,  216—213 

"  Christ's  care  of,  216 
Ministry,   instituted,  211 
Minsionainj  meetings,  219—225 
Miitionnries  prayed  for,  223 

"  addressed  and  encouraged,  225 
Murmng,  233,  234 

"  and  evening,  238 
Moses,  94,  V  5. 

Mourning  tlie  absence  of  Christ,  127  v.  3,  12fe 
Mutufil  !ov*',  129 
Mysteries  of  Providetice,  24,  25 

N. 
Ncw-7'ear,  3-14,  245 
Noah^  and  the  Ark,  85 

O. 
Obedience,  legal  an(J  evangelical,  94 
Opening  a  place  of  public  v.orslup,  175,  175 

Pardon,  83 

"      and  conPssion,  84 
Pardoning  love,   h\i 
Parting  of  friends,  251 
Paxtors  chosen,  202 
Paticnre,   133 
Perfections  of  tlio  Deifj',  1—2^ 

"  moral,  imitated,  20 

Pcrserreranre,  85 

"  desired,  86 

Physician,  Christ  a,  67 
Pietu,  earlv,  252 

Pleading,  for   mercy,  118,  135,  l37,  138 
Pleasure,  of  social    worship,  177 
Poor  in  spirit,  happy,  1)7 
Prayer,  prevalent,  j8't,  185 

"  for  a  revival,  198 

"  answered  by  crosses,  163 

"  before  sermon^  184 — 187 

"  after  sermon,  190 

"  Lord's,   186 
Praise  to  God,  35—38. 

"  to  Christj  70 

"  for  meicies,  36 

*'  through  all  our  existence,  37 
Presence  of  Christ,  the  joy  of  his  peopled,  2» 

>'  of  God,  worth  dying  for,  292] 
Pridey,  and  humility^"  119 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Privileges  of  sons  of  God,  71,  72 
•'  of  the  living,    &c.  278 

Private  worsbip,  172 
Providence,  33 
Prudence,  134 

R. 
Ransom^  Christ  our,  88 
Secei-oing  jnembers,  201 
Redeeming  love,  87 
Redemption,  87,  88 
Refuge  in  a  storm,  156 
Regeneration,  89,  90,  97  v.  dT,  4,  J 
Relieving  Christ,  &c.  231 
Repentance,  136—138 
Resignation,  139—141 
Resurrection,  296—293 

"  of  Christ,  52,  54 
Return   of  joy,  166 
Revival,  prayed  for,  198 
Rich  fool  sui-prised,  295 
Righteousness,  of  Christ,  81,  82 
Robe  of  Clirist,  spotless,  82  v.  4 

S. 
Sabbath,  180—183 
Sacrifice,  Christ  a,  88  v.  3 
Saint  expiring^,  282 

"  afflicted,  104 
Saints,  conquering,  112 
Salvation,  79 

Sanctijlcation,  and  pardon,  93 
Satisjartion,  in  God,  291 
Scripture,  39—42 

*'  false  and  true,  147 
Self  denial,   142 
Seasons,  243 
Shepherd,  God  our,  23 
Sickness,  comfort  in,  275 

"  of  a  minister,  203 

"  and   recovery,  270,  276 
Sin,  fetters  of,  88  v.  4 

"  a  tyrant,  93  v.  4,  5 

"  original,  77 

"  indwelling,  lamented,  75 

"  and  sorrows,  76 
Sinai,  and   Calvary,.  94  t.  2^ 
Sineefityy  and  truth,  143 


xxiv  INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

Sinners,  captives,  88  v.  I 

"  traitors,  88  v.  2 

"  invited,  100,  101,  102 
Social  worship,   177 
Soulier  of  the  cross,  112 
Sons  of  God,  71,  72 
■Svrro7i)s,  and  sins,  78 
Sovereignty  of  God,  4,  v.  4,4 
Spring,  230 

Star,^of  B.thlthem,  156 
Strength,  tqnai  to  days,  104 
SuOmisdon,  130 

"  under   bereavement,  294 
Successful  resolve,  185 

Sun,  moon,  and  stars  proclaii^  the  being  of  Qod,  I 
Summer,  and  hnrvest,  240 
Supreme,  God  the,  167 
Sunday  sciioors,  25<j— 2<51 
Sivord  of  Christ,  89 

T. 

TJiief  converted,  91 

"prayer  of,  on  the  cross,  91,  y.  3,  4,  5 
Thunder,  God  of,  241 
Time  and  eternity,  277,  279 
Times  and  seasons,  233—276 

"swiftn.ss    of,  246 
Traveller's  Psr.lm,  3o,  31,  32 
Treasure,  Christian's,  164 

U. 
Union  to  Christ,  90 
Universal  praise,  34,  38 
V. 
Victory,  of  Christ,  89 

"  over  his  eisemies,  89 

*'    "     the  grave,  268,  294 
W. 
Walking  with  God,  75 
IVarfare  of  the  Christian,  170 
fVeary,  souls  invited,  103 
Winter,  242 
Wisdom,  of  redeeming  time,  279 

"true,  145 

"her  ways  pleasant,  145 
Witnesses,  a  cloud  of,  148,  v.  2 
Witness,  to  Christianity,  97 


SYLLABUS. 

Word  of  Cod,  glory  of,  WO 

»'  inspired,  39 

"  i-iclies  of,  40 

"  usefulness  of,  41 

"  sufficiency  of,  42 
Worship,  172" 

"  close  of.  182 

<'  delight  in,  179 

»'  fomis  of,  vain,  1?8 

»*  family,  173,  174 

"  private,  172 

**  public,  175,  IfW 
Worthy   the  Lamb,  192 

y. 

Touth,  252—257 

"death  of,  285 

"and  old  age,  258 
K. 
Zeal  and  foititude,  146,  14s 

"false  an4  true,  147 


SYLLAEUS 

OF  THE  Arrangement  in  the 
Supplement. 

THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD  in 

alphabetical  order,  from  -    -    -  1  to    20 

.CREATION    AND    PROVIDENCE  21  --33 

UNIVERSAL   PRAISE      -    -    -    -  34  -  -    38 

SCRIPTURE 39  -.    42 

CHRIST 43  -.    70 

His  birth 43  -  -    47 

Life  and  Ministry  -----  43  --49 

Sufferings  and  Death      -    -    -  50  --    51 

Resurrection  -------  52  --54 

Ascension  and  Exaltation    -    -  55  --    56 

Intercession    -------  57 

Demijaion  -    » ►  5? 


?«ixvi    SYLI,ABUS  OF  THE  SUPPLEMENT. 

CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST  in  al- 
phabetical order,  from       -    -     .    .  59  -  -    70 
DOCTRINES  OF   THE   GOSPEL 
in  alphabetical  order,  from  -    -    -  71  -  -    93 

LAW    AND  GOSPEL 94  .-    99 

Invitations  and  Promises    -    -  100  -  -  104 

HOLY  SPIRIT 105  -  -  143 

Gract's  of  the  Spirit,  in  alpha- 
betical order,  from  -    -    -    -  107  -  -  148 

THE  CHRISTIAN 149  --  171 

"WORSHIP -  172  --  193 

Private       172 

Family 173  --  174 

Public 175  --  179 

Lord's  day      -...<...  i80  --  183 

Before  Prayer 184  --  187 

Before  Sermon 188  -- 189 

After  Sermon 190  --  193 

THE   CHUKCH 194  --232 

Lord's  Snpper     .-----  205  -  -  210 

Ordinations     -...---  211  »-  218 

Missionary   Meetings  ....  219  .  -  226 

Conference  Meetings  -    -    -    -  227  -    230 

Collections 231  .-232 

TIMES  AND   SEASONS   -    -    -    -  233  --276 

Morning  and  J>ening    ...  233  -  -  238 

Seasons  of  the  Year    ...    -  239  --243 

New  and  old    Year     ...    -  ^44  -  -  24£ 

Man-iage     - 24!9 

Meeting  and  parting  of  Friends  250  --251 

Youth  and  old  Age    -    -    -    -  252  --258 

Sunday  Schools 259  -  -  261 

Days  of  Fasting     --■--.  262  -  -  266 

Days  of  Thanksgiving   -    .    -  267  -  -  269 

Sickness  and  Recovery  -     -    -  270  -  -  276 

TIME   AND   ETERNITY     -    -    -  277  --  279 

DEATH   AND    RESURRECTION  280  --298 

DAY   OF    JUDGMENT       -    -    -    -  299  .-301 

HEAVEN 302  --305 

DOXOLOGIES 306  -.312 

BAPTISM 313  - .  326 


SUPPLEMENT   TO 


THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD, 

ALPHABETICALLY    ARRANGED, 

HYMN  1.    L.  M.    Addison. 

Castle  Street,  Nantwich,  Italy. 

Being  of  God  proclaimed  by  creation. 

1  npHE  spacious  firniameiit  on  higli, 

-*-     With  all  the  blue   etheii?al  sky. 
And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  frame, 
Their  great  Original  proclaim. 

2  The  unwearied  sun,  fi-om  day  to  day, 
Doth  his  Creator's  power  display  ; 
And  publishes,  to  every  land, 

The  work  of  an  Almighty  hand. 

3  Soon  as  the  evening  sliades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  uj)  the  wondrous  tale, 
And  nightly,  to  tlie  listening  eartli, 
Repeats  the  story  of  lier  birth  : 

4  While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn, 
And   all  the  planets  in  their  turn. 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll, 

And  spread  the  tiuth  from  pole  to  pole. 

5  What  though  in  solemn   silence  all 
>Iove  round  this   dark,  terrestrial  ball} 
What  though  no  real  voice  nor  sound 
Amid  their  radiant  orbs- be  found:  ' 

fi  In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice; 
Forever  singing  as  they  shine— 
*'  The  hand  that  made  us  is  ttivine." 


2, 3        THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  QQB. 

HYMN  2.    C.  M.    SUele, 

Stade,   St.  Martins,  Barby. 

Condescension  of  God. 

1  T7TERNAL  Power,  Almighty  God. 
■^-'  Who  can  approach  thy  throne  ? 
Accesskss  light  is   thine  abode. 

To  angel  eyes  unknown. 

2  Before  the  radiance  of  thine  eye. 

The  heavens  no  longer  ehine; 
And  all  the   glories  of  the  sky 

Are  but  the  shade  of  thine. 
S  Great  God,  and  wilt  thcMi  eondeseend 

To   cast  a  look  below  ? 
To  this  vile  world  thy  "notiee  bend. 

These  scats  of  sin  and  wo  ? 

4  [But  O  I  to  shew  thy  smiling  face. 

To   bring  thy  glories  near ! 
Amazing  and  transporting  grace. 
To  dwell  with  Tnortals  here! J 

5  How  strange!  how  awfjfil  is  thy  IotcI 

With  trembling  we  adore: 
'Set  all  the  exalted  minds  aboVe 
Its  wondei-3  can  explore. 

6  While  golden  harps  and  angel  tongtm 

Resound  immortal  lays. 
Great  God,  peniiit  our  humble  songs 
To  rise,  and  nenn  thy  pi-ais«. 

HYM?C  3.    C.  M.    Watts's  Lyric  foems, 
Carthage,  St.  Anns,  St.  Davids. 

Condescension  of  God. 

1  TST'HEN  the  Eternal  bowj  the  ski«, 
*'     I'o  visit  earthly  things. 
With  scorn  «U%ine  he  turns  his  eyes 
Fium  towers  of  haughty  kings. 

3  He  bids  his  awful  chariot  roll 

Far  downward  from   the  skies, 
To  visit  every  humble  soui. 

With  i)Ieasure  in  his  eyes.- 
3  Why  should  the  Loi-d,  that  reigns  abore. 

Disdain  so  lofty  kings  ? 
Sey,  Lord,  and  why  such  lookj  of  lof e 

VJ?on  siich  worthless  things? 


THE  1»ERFECTI0NS  OF  GOD. 

4  Mortals,  be  dumb ;  what  creature  dares 

Dispute  his  awful   will  ? 
Ask  no  account  ef  his  affairs. 
But  tremble,  and  be  still. 

5  Just  like  his  nature  is  his  grace. 

All  sovereign  and  ail  free; 
Great  God,  how  search  less  are  thy  wa^r 
How  deep  thy  judgments  be.' 

HYMN  4.    C.  M.    Watts' s  Lyric  Poems. 
Abiidge,  Canterbuiy. 
Decrees  and  Dominion  of  God, 

1  TT'EEP  silence,  all  created  things, 
-*^    And  wait  your  Maker's  nod: 

My  soul  stands  trembling,  while  she  sings 
The  honours  of  her  God. 

2  Life,  death,  and  hell,  and  worlds  unknown 

Hang  on  his  firm  decree: 
He  sits  on  no  precarious  throne, 
Nor  borrows  leave  to  be. 

3  Chain'd  to  his  throne,  a  volume  lies, 

With  all  the  fates  of  men, 
"With  every  angel's  form  and  size, 
Drawn  by  the  eternal  pen. 

4  His  providence  unfolds  the  book. 

And  makes  his  counse-ls  shine; 
Each  opening  leaf,  and  ev'ry  stroke 
Fulfils  some  deep  design. 

5  Here  he  exalts  neglected  worms 

To  sceptres  and  a  crown  : 
And  there,  the  following  page  he  tunaSjr 
And  treads  the  monarch  down. 

6  Not  Gabriel  asks  the  reason    whyj 

Nor  God  the  reason  gives; 

Nor  dares  the  fav'rite  angel  piy 

Between  the  folded  leaves. 

7  My  God,  I  would  not  long  to  see 

My  fate  with  curious  eyes. 
What  gloomy  lines  are  writ  for  me,. 
Or   what  blight  scenes  may  rise. 

8  In  thy  fa<r  book  of  life  and  grace, 

O  may  I  find  my  name 
Recorded  in  some  humble  place, 
Beneath  my  Lord  the  Lamb  I 


5, 6        THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

HYMN  5.    C.  M.    Rmve.  £ 

Devizes,  St.  Anns,  Canterbury. 
Eternity  of  God. 

1  ^HOU  didst,  O  mighty  God,  exist 

-"-     Ere  time  began  its  race; 
Before  the  ample  elements 
Fill'd  up  the  void  of  space. 

2  Before  the  pond'rous  earthly  globe 

In  fluid  air  was  stay'd  ; 
Before  the  ocean's  mighty  springs 
Their  liquid  stores  display'd. 

3  And  when  the  pillars  of  the  world, 

With  sudden  ruin  break. 
And  all  this  vast  and  goodly  frame 

Sinks  in  the  mighty  wreck: 
.4  When  from  her  orb  the  moon  shall  start, 

Th'  astonish'd  sun  loll  back ; 
While  ail  the  trembling  starry  lamps, 

Their  ancient  course  forsake  : 
5  Forever  permanent  and  fix'd. 

From  agitation  free, 
Unchang'd,  in  everlasting  years, 

Shall  thy  existence  be. 

HYMN  6.    L.  M.    Needhanu  j)^ 

Portugal,  Wells,  Shoel. 

Faithfulness    of  God. 

1  "XTE.  humble  saints,  proclaim  abroad 

■■-  The  honours  of  a  faithful  God ; 
How  just  and  true  are  ail  his  ways. 
How  much  above  your  highest  praise ! 

2  The  words  his  sacred  lips  declare. 
Of  his  own  mind  the  image  bear; 
What  should  /dm  tempt,  from  frailty  free. 
Blest  in  his  self  sufficieuej-- 

3  He  will  not  his  great  self  deny : 
A  God  all  truth  can  never  lie: 
As  well  might  he  his  being   quit 
As  break  his  oath,  or  word  forget. 

4  Let  frighted  rivers  ehange  their  course. 
Or  backward  hasten  to  their  source: 
Swift  through  the  air  let  rocks  be  hurl'd, 
Aud  mountaijis  like  the  chaff  be  whirrd; 


THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.        7,8 

5  I,et  suns  and  stars   forget  to  vise. 
Or  quit  their  stations  in  tlie  skies ; 
I,et  licaven  and  earth  both   pass  away. 
Eternal   truth  shall  ne'er  decay. 

6  True  to  his  word,  God  gave  his  Son, 
To  die  for  crimes  whicli   men  Iiad  done; 
Blest  pledge !    he  never  will   revoke 

A  single  promise  he  has  spoke. 

HYMN  7.      C.  M.     Steele.  jfi 

Irish,  Exeter,  Abridge. 
Goodness  of  Goii. 
l  VE  humble  souls,  approach  your  God 
-*■      With  songs  of  sacred  praise. 
For  he  is  good,  immensely  goud. 
And  kind  are  all  his  ways. 
3  All  natui-e  owns  his  guardian  care. 
In  him   we  live  and  move ; 
But  nobler  benefits  declare 
The  wonders  of  his  love. 

3  He  gave  his  Son,  his  only  Son, 

To  ransom  rebel  worms  ; 
'Tis  Iiere  he  makes  Iiis  goodness  known 
In  its  diviner  forms, 

4  To  this  dear  refuge.  Lord,  we  corue; 

'Tis  here  our  hope  relies: 
A  safe  defence,  a  peaceful  home. 
When  storms  of  trouble  rise. 

5  Thine  eye  beholds,  with  kind  regard. 

The  souh  who  trust  in  thee; 
Their  humble  hope  thou  wilt  reward 
With   bliss  di\'inely  free. 

6  Great  God,  to  thy  almiglity  love, 

WJiat  honours  shall   we  raise? 
Not  all  the  raptur'd  songs  above 
Can  render  tqual  praise. 

HYMN  8.     L.  M.     W,itfs-\t  Lyric  Porm.f.     ^ 
Poitugal,  Old  Hundred,  Blendou, 
Great ttcsi-  of  God,  or  God  sufirciue  and  xelf-sti^cirnLf 
1  \S/'HAT  is  our  God,  or  what  his"  name, 
"•     Nor  iTien  can  learn,  nor  angels  teach; 
He  dwells  conceal'd   in  radiant  flame, 
IVlicrg  neither  eyes  nor  tlioui'-hts  can  reach. 
H  h    ■ 


9  THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

2  The  spacious  worlds  of  heavenly  light, 
Compar'd  with  him,  how  short  the^'  fall! 
Thev  are  too  dark,  and  he  too  bright; 
Nothing  are  they,  and  God   is  all. 

3  He  spoke  the  wondrous  word,  and  lo ! 
Creation  rose  at  liis  command; 
Whirlwinds  and  seas  their  limits  know, 
Bound  ia  the  hollow  of  his  hand. 

4  There  rests  the  earth,  there  roll  the  spheres, 
There  nature  leans  and  feeis  her  prop  ; 
But  his  own  self-sufficience  bears 

The  weight  of  his  own   glories  up. 

5  The  tide  of  creatures  ebbs  and  flows. 
Measuring:  their  changes  by  the  moon; 
No  ebb  his  sea  of  glory   knows; 

His  age  is  one  eternal  noon. 

6  Then  fly,  my  song,  an  endless  round, 
The  lofty  tune  let  Gabriel   raise: 

All  nnture  dwell  upon   the  sound. 
But  we  can  ne'er  fulfil  the  praise. 

HYMN  9.    CM.    Rll>pon''s  Selection.    3J8  or  |; 

Bedford,  Abridge,  York. 

Holiness  of  God. 

1  XJOT-Y   and  reverend  is  the  name 
aX     Of  our  eternal   King  : 
Thrice  holy  Lord,  the  angels  cry; 

Thrice   holy,  let  us  sing. 

2  Heaven's  brightest  lamps   with  hira  compar'd, 

How  mean  they  look  and  dim! 

The  fairest  angels  have  their  spots, 

When  once  compar'd  with  him. 

3  Holy  is  he  in  al!   his  works. 

And  truth  is  his  delight  ; 
But  sinners  and   their  crooked  ways 
Shall  perish  from  his  sight. 

4  The  4eepest  reverence  of  the  mind, 

Pay,  O    my  soul,  to  God  ; 
Lift  with  thy  hands  a  holy  heart 
To  his  sublime  abode. 
6  With  sacred  awe  pronouace  his  name, 
WhQm  words  nor  thoughts  can  rearh; 


THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.       lO^^ll 

A  broken  heart  shall  please  hii.i  more 

Tlian  the  best  forms  of  sptech. 
6  Thou  holy  God,  preserve  my  soul 

From  ail  pollution  free; 
The  pure  in  heart  are  thy  delight, 

And  they  thy  face  shall  see. 

HYMN  10.     C.  M.     fVattn's  Lyrics^         ^ 
Green's  Hundredth,  Angels  Hymn. 
InconipifhensibiUty  of  Go(h 

1  rf^OD  is  a  name  my  soul  adores; 

^-^    I  he  Almighty  1  hree,  the  eternal  One! 
Nature  and  grace,  with  all  their  powers. 
Confess  the  Infinite  Unknown. 

2  From  thy  great  self  thy  being  springs: 
Thou  art  thy  own  orignial. 

Made  up  of  uncreated  things, 
And  self-sufficience  bears  tlitni  all. 

3  Thy  voice  produc'd  the  s<  as  and  spheres^ 
Bid  the  waves  roar  and   ji'aiKls  shnie; 
But  nothing   like  thyself  ai)pears 
Through  all  these  spacious  works  of  tliine/ 

4  Still   restless  nature  dies  and  grows; 
From  change  to  change   the  creatures  runji 
Thy  being  no  succession   knov\s, 

And  all  thy   vast  designs  are  one. 

5  Thrones  and  dominions  round  thee  fall. 
And  worship  in  subniissive  forms  ; 
'I'hy  presence  shakes  this  lower  ball, 
This  little  dwelling-place  of  worms. 

6  How  shall  affrighted  mortals  dare 
'I  o  sing  thy  ghuy  or  thy  grace  ? 
Beneath  thy  feet  we  lie' so  far. 
And  see  but  shadows  of  thy  face! 

7  Who  can  behold  the    blazing  light .' 
"Who  can  ajjproach  consuming  liame  ? 
None  but  thy  wisdom  knows  thy  might. 
None  but  thy  word  can  speak  thy  napie. 

HYMN  11.     C.  IVT.    Smart.       ^  or  K 
St.  Anns,  Huddersfield.  ^ 

God  ir.ronipre/ieviible. 
I  r^ELESTIAL  King,  our  spirits  He, 
^^     Trembling  beneath  thy  f^et; 


12  THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

And  wish,  and  cast  a  longing  eye, 
To  reach   thy  lofty  seat. 

2  In  thee  what  endless  wonders  meet! 

What  various  glories  shine  I 
The  dazzling  rays  too  fiercely  beat 
Upon  our  fainting  mind. 

3  Angels  are  lost  in  glad  surprise. 

If  thou   unveil  thy  grace. 
An  humble  awe  runs  through  the  skies. 
When  wrath  arrays  thy  face. 

4  Created  powers,  how  weak  they  be ! 

How  short  our  praises  fall  I 
So  much  akin  to  nothing,  we, 

And  thou,  th'  eternal   All. 
$  Lord,  here  we  bend  our  humble  sonls^ 

And  awfully  adore; 
For  the  weak  pinions  of  our  minds 

Can  stretch  a  thought  no  more. 

HYMN  12.    C.  M.      IVatts's  Lyrics.     ^  or  K 
St.  Asaphs,  Bedford,  Stade.  ' 

Ivjinky  of  God. 

1  rpHY  names,  how  infinite  they  be, 

*-      Great  everlasting  One! 
Boundless  ihy  might  and  majesty. 
And  onconfin'd  thy  throne. 

2  Thy  glories  shine  of  wondrous  size. 

And  wondrous  large  tliy  grace: 
Immortal  day  breaks  from  thine  eyes, 
And  Gabriel  veils  his  face. 

3  Thine  essence  is  a  vast  abyss. 

Which  angels  cannot  sound. 
An  ocean  of  infinities, 
Where  all  our  thoughts  are  drown"(|. 

4  Thy  mysteries  of  creation  lie 

Beneath  enlighten'd  minds; 
Thoughts  can  ascend  above  the  sky. 

And  fly  before  the  winds ;  ^ 

B  Reason  may  grasp  the  massy  hills, 

And  stretch  from  pole  to  pole; 
But  half  thy  name  our  spirit  fills, 

And  overloads  our  soul. 


THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.        J3,  14 

6  In  vain  our  haughty  reason  swells, 
For  uotliing's  found  in  thee 
feut  boundless  inconceivables, 
And  vast  eternity. 

HYMN  13.     C.  M.     Watts's  Lyrics.     Jj;  or  }q 
CauterbHry,  Bedford,  Abridge. 
Sovereignty  and  grace. 
i  'T^HE  Lord,  how  tearful  is  his  naine^ 
■*-    How  wide  is  his  command! 
Nature,  with  all  her  moviiig  frame,   . 
Rests  on  his  mighty  hand. 
2  Immortal   glory  forms  his  throne, 
And   light  his  awful   robe; 
While  with  a  smile,  or  with  a  frown. 
He  manages  the  globe. 
S  A  word  of  his  almighty  breath 
Can  swell  or  sink  the  seas ; 
JBui.'d  the  vast  empires  of  the  earth, 
Or  break  them  as  he  piease. 

4  Adoring  angels  round  him  fiili. 

In  ail  their  shining  forms, 
His  srverrign  eye  looks  thro'  them  all. 
And  pities  mortal  worms. 

5  Now  let  the  Lord  forever  reign. 

And  sway  us  as  he  will. 
Sick,  or  in  hsalth,  in  ease,  or  pain. 
We  are  his  favourites  still. 

HYMN  14.    C.  M.  ^ 

Braintivt,  Irish,  Devizes. 
Love  of  God. 
1  I^OME,  ye  that  know  and  fear  the  Lord, 
^^     And  lift  your  souis  above; 
Let  every  h-i^art  and  voice  accord, 
To  sing,  that  God  is  .ove. 
S  This  precious  truth  his  word  declares. 
And  al'.  liis  merci-s  prove ; 
Jesus,  th'    gift  of  gifts,  appears, 
To  shew,  that  God  is  jove. 
3  Sinai,  in  clouds,  and  smokej  and  fire, 
Thunders  his  dreadful  njime ; 
But  Sion  sings,  in  meitiug  notes. 
The  honours  of  the  J.ainb- 


15,  16       THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

4  III  all  his  doctrines  and  commands, 

His  counsels  and  designs — 
In  ev'ry  work  his  hands  liavc  fram'd, 
His  love  supremely  sfiines. 

5  Angels  and  men  the  news  proclaim 

Through  earth  and  heaven  above, 
The  joyful  and  transporting  news, 
That  God  the  Lord  is  love. 

HYMN  IS.    L.  M.     Upton's  Selection,        £ 
Wells,  Old  Hundred,  Portugal. 
Mnjesty    of  God. 

1  T|0  thou,  my  soul,  in  sacred  lays, 

-*^     Attempt  thy    great  Creator's  praise; 
But,  O,  what  tongue  can  speak  his  fame ! 
"What  mortal  verse  can  reach  the  theme  I 

2  Before  his  throne  a  glittering  band 
Of  seraphim,  and  angels,  stand  ; 
Ethereal  spirits,  Nvho,  in  flight, 
Outwiug  tlie  active  rays  of  light. 

3  To  God  all  nature  owes  its  birth; 

He  form'd  this  ponderous  globe  of  earth, 
He   rais'd  the  glorious  arch  on  high, 
And  measur'd  out  the  azure  sky. 

4  In  all  our  Maker's  grand  designs. 
Omnipotence,  with  wisdom,  shines 

His  works,  through  all  this  wondrous  frame, 
Bear  the  great  impress  of  his  name. 

5  Rais'd  on  devotion's  lofty  wing, 
JDo  thou,  my  soul,  his  glories  sing; 
Ar.d  let  his  praise  employ  thy  tongue, 
TiU  listening  worlds  applaud  the  song. 

HYMN  16.    L.  M.    Rippon^s  Selection.       m 
Leeds,  Castle  Street. 
Spirituality  of  God. 
I  'T'HOIJ  ait,  O  God,  a  Spirit  pure, 
-■-     Invisible  to  mortal  eyes; 
Th'  imraortaU  and  th'  eternal  King, 
The  great    the  good,  the  only  wis*. 
S6  While  nature  changes,  and  her  works 
Corrupt,  decay,  dissolve,  and  die, 
Thy  esstrnce  pure  no  change  sliftH  seCg 
Secure  of  immortality. 


THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD.        17, 1« 

3  Let  stupid  heathens  frame  their  gml* 
Of  gold  and  silver,  wood  and  stone  ; 
Ours  is  the  God  that  made  the  heavens; 
Jehovali  he,  and  God  alone. 

■4  My  soul,  the  purest  homage  pay. 
In  truth  and  spirit  him  adore; 
More  shall  this  please  than  sacrifice, 
'I'han  outward  forms  deliglit  him  more. 

HYMN  17.    C.  M.    mitfs's  Sermom.       igU 
Irish,  Braintree. 
Trinitij. 

1  T^ATHER  of  glory !  to  thy  name 
■*-    Immortal  praise  we  give, 

"Who  dost  an  act  of  grace  proclaim, 
And  bid   us  rebels  live. 

2  Immortal  honour  to  the  Son, 

Who  makes  thine   anger  cease ; 
Our  lives  he  ransom'd  witli  his  own, 
And  died  to  make  our  peace. 

3  'l"o  thy    \lmighty  Spirit  be 

Immortal  glory  given, 
Whose  influence  brings  us  near  to  thee, 
And  trains  us  up  for  heaven. 

4  Let  men  with  their  united  voice 

Adore  th'  etei-nal   God, 
And  spread  his  honours  and  their  joys 
'I'hrough   nations  far  abrwad.  , 

5  Let  faith,  and  love,  and  duty  join. 

One  general  song  to  i-aise ; 
het  saints  in  earth  and  heaven  combinte 
In  harmony  and  praise. 

HYMN  18.     L.  M.     miliams's  Psalms.       ^ 
Old  Hundred,  Portugal. 
Unitii    of   God. 

1  INTERNAL   God]   Almigi  ty  Cause 

-■-^    Of  earth,  and  seas,  and  worlds  uuknoWnj 
All  things  are  subject  to  thy  laws, 
All  thing-s  depend  on  thee  alone, 

2  Thy  glorious  being  singly  stands, 
Of  all   within  itself  possess'd  ; 
ControU'd  by  none  are  thy  commands  | 
7'hou  from  tljiyself  alone  ai't  bicss'd. 


29,20        THE  PERFECTIONS  OF  GOD. 

3  To  thee  alone  omselves  we  owe ; 

Let  iKaveii  and  earth  due  homage  pay; 

Ali  oth;  T  gods  we  disavow, 

Deny  their  claims,  renounce  their  sway. 

4  Spread  thy  great  name  through  heathen  lands; 
Their  idol  deities  dethrone; 

Reduce  the  world  to  thy  commands; 
And  reign,  as  thou  art,  God  alone. 

HY.MN  19.    L.  M.     Walts's  Lyrics.         Jg 
Biendon,  Castle  Street. 
Gad  only  fi7i07vn  to  himself. 

1  GTAND  and  adore!   how   glorious  He, 
''--'     1  hat  dwells  in  bright  eternity  I 
We  ga/.e,  and  we  confound  our  sight, 
PlungM  in  th'  abyss  of  dazzling  light. 

2  Serai)bs,  the  nearest  to  the  throne, 
Begin,  and  speak  the  Great  Unknown; 
Attempt   the  song,  wind  up  jour  strings. 
To  notes  untiied,  and  boundless  things, 

3  How  far  your  highest  praises  fall 
Below   th'  immense  Original .' 

Weak  creatures  we,  that  strive  in  vain 
To  reach  an  uncreated  strain  I 

4  Gieat  God,  forgive  our  feeble  laysj 
Sound  out  thine  own  eternal  praise ; 
A  song  so  vast,  a  theme  so  high. 
Calls  for  the  voice  that  tuned  the  sky. 

HYMN  2C.    I..  M.    Needham.  S 

Islington,  Italy,  Gloucester. 
Mornl  perfections  of  the  Deity  itnitated. 

1  /IJ.KEAT   Author  oi  th'  immortal  mind! 

'^     For  noblest  thoughts  and  views  design'd, 
IMake  me  ambitious  to  express 
The  image  of  thy  lioliness. 

2  While  I  thy  boundless  love  admire. 
Grant  me  to  catch  the  sacred  fire ; 
Thus  shall  my   heavenly  birth  be  known, 
And  for  thy  child  thou  wilt  me  own. 

3  Enlarge  my  soul  with  love  like  thine; 
My  moral  powers  by  grace  refine; 

So  shall   I  feel  another's   wo. 
And  cheerful  feed  an  hungry  foe. 


CREATION  AND  PttOVIDENCE.      21,22 

1  I  hope  for  pardon,  through  thy  Son, 
For  all  the  crimes  which  I  liave  done; 
O,  may  the  grace  tliat  pardons  me, 
Constrain  me  to  forgive  Jike  thee] 

CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE. 

HYMN  21.    C.  M.     Watts's  Lijrics.  » 

Braintree,  Devizes. 
A  song  to  Creating   Wisdom. 

1  17 TERN  AI.  Wisdom,  thee  we  praise  I 
-"     '1  hee  the  crtation  sings! 

With  th}    iov'd  name,  rocks,  hills,  and  seas, 
And  heaven's  high  palace  rings. 

2  Thy  hand,  how  wide  it  spread  the  sky  J 

How  glorious  to  beho  d  ! 
Til  g'd  with   the  blue  of  heavt^nlv  dye, 
And  starr'd  with  sparkling  gold. 

3  Thy  glories  blaze  all  nature  round, 

And  strike  the  gazing  sight, 
Tlui  ugh  skies,  and  stas.  and  solid  groucd^ 
With  terror  and  delight. 

4  Infinite   itiength,  and  tqu?:  skilly 

Shine  tlnongh   the  wor.iis  abroad, 
Our  souls  with  vast  amazement   lilJj 
And  spt^k  the  builder,  God. 

5  But  still  the  wonders  of  thy  grace 

Oui   softer  piissions  Uiove; 
Pjty  di'  ine  iu  Jesus'  face 
We  ste,  adore,  and  iove. 

HYMN  22.    L.  M.    Doddridge.  Si 

Antigua,  Castle  Street. 
Cod^s  gooitness  to  the  children  of  men. 

1  VE  sons  of  men,  wkh  joy  record 

■*•     1  he  various  w  onders  of  the  Lord  ; 
And   let  his  power    and  goodness  sound, 
'Ihrough  ai'  your  tribes  the  earth  arouncl. 

2  Let  the  high  heavens  your  songs  invite, 
Those  spacious  fields  of  brilliant  light; 
Where  sun,  and  moon,  and  pJanets  roll. 

And  stars,  that  glow  from  pole  to  pole. 


23,24      CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE. 

3  But  O !  that  brighter  woild  above. 
Where  lives  and  reigns  incarnate  love! 
God's  onJy  Son,  in  fli'sh  array'd, 

Por  man  a  bleeding  victim  made. 

4  Thither,  my  soul,  with  rapture  soar. 
There,  in  the  land  of  in-aise  adore  ; 
The  theme  demands  an  angel's  lay, 
Deioauds  an  everlasting  day. 

HYMN  23.    C.  M.    Steele.  « 

Irish,  Braintree,  Christmas. 
Creation  and  Providence. 

1  T  ORD,  when  our  raptur'd  thought  sui'vep 
■*^     Creation's  beauties  o'er. 

All  nature  joins  to  teach  thy  praise. 
And  bid  our  souls  adore. 

2  Where'er  we  turn  our  gazing  eyes, 

Thy  radiant  footsteps  shine; 
Ten  thousand  pleasing  wonders  rise. 
And  speak  their  source  divine. 

3  The  living  tribes,  of  countless  forms, 

In  eaith,  and  sea,  and  air, 
The  meanest  flies,  the  smallest  worms. 
Almighty  power  declare. 

4  Thy  wisdom,  power,  and  goodness,  Lord, 

In  all  thy  works  appear : 
And,  O!  let  man  thy  praise  record- 
Man,  thy  distinguish'd  care! 

5  From  thee  the  breath  of  life  he  dveVf', 

That  breath  thy  power  maintains, 
Th^  tender  mercy,  ever  new. 
His  brittle  frame  sustains. 

6  Yet  nobler  favours  claim  his  praise. 

Of  reason's  light  possess'd  ; 

By  revelation's  brightest  rays 

Still  more  divinely  bless'd. 

HYMN  24.    C.  M.    Cowper.  X 

St.  Anns,  Barby,  Stade. 
The  mysteries  of  Providence;  or,  light  shining 

out  of  darkness. 
\  fiOD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 
'-*    His  wonders  to  perform; 


CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE.         25 

He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon   the  sioini. 
i  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 
Of  never-failing  skill, 
He  treasui-es  up  his  bright  designs, 
And  works  his  sovereign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take. 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  shall  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 

4  Judge  not  tJie  Lord  by  feeble  sense. 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace; 
Behind  a  fiownini^  providence 
He  hides  a  sniilmg  face. 

5  His   purposes  will  rijKjn   fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour; 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower, 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err. 

And  scan  his  work  in  vainj 
God  is  his  own  interpreter. 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

HYMN  25.    C.  M.    Beddome.  S 

Bedford,  St.  Martins. 
Mysteries  to  be  explained  hereafter - 

1  rjREA T  God  of  Providence !  thy  waj"? 
'-^     Are  hid  from  mortal  sight; 
Wiapt  in  impenetrable  shades. 

Or  cloth'd  with  dazzling  light. 

2  The  wondrous  methods  of  thy  grace 

Evade  the  human  eye; 
The  nearer  we  attempt  t' approach, 
The  farther  off  they  fly. 

3  But  in  the  world  of  bliss  above, 

Where  thou  dost  ever  reign. 
These  mysteries  shall  be  all  unveil'd. 
And  not  a  doubt  remain. 

4  The  Sun  of  Righteousness  shall  there 

His  brightest  beams  display, 
And  not  a  hov'ring  cloud  obscure 
That  nerer-ending  day. 


26,  27      CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE. 

HYMN  26.    C.  M.    Addison.  % 

Cai-thage,  Arundel,  Irish, 
Gratitude  for  divine  mercies.    Part  I. 
\  TiyHEN  all  thy  mercies,   O  my  God, 
^^     My  rising  soul  surveys, 
Transported  with  the  view,  I'm  lost 
In  wonder,  love  and  praise. 

2  Thy  providence  my  life  sustain'd. 

And  all  my  wants  redress'd. 
When  in  the  silent  womb  I  laj', 
Or  hung  upon  the  breast. 

3  To  all  my  weak  complaints  and  cries 

Thy  mercy  lent  an  ear. 
Ere  yet  my  feeble  thoughts  had  learn'd 
To  form  themselves  in  prayer. 

4  Unnumber'd  comforts  on  my  soul 

I'hy  tender  care  bestow'd, 
Before  my  infant  heart  conceiv'd 
From  whom  those  comforts  flow'd. 

5  When  in  the  slippery  paths  of  yoiith 

With  heedless  steps  I  ran, 
Thine  arm  unseen  convey'd  me  safe, 
And  led  me  up  to  man. 

6  Through  hidden  dangers,  toils,  and  deaths 

It  gently   clear'd  my  way  ; 
And  through  the  pleasing  scenes  of  vice 
Where  thousands  go  astray. 

HYMN  27.    C.  M.    Addison.  « 

Bedford,  St.  Anns,  York. 
.   Gratitude  Jot  divine  mercies.    Part  II. 

1  TIT'HEN  pale  with  sickness,  oft  hast  thod 

'*     With  health  renev'd  my  face; 
And  when  in  sin  and  sorrow  sunk, 
Reviv'd  my   soul  with  grace. 

2  Thy  bounteous  hand  with  worldly  good 

.  Has  made  my  cup  run  o'er ; 
And  in  a  kind  and  faithful  friend 
Has  doubled  all  my  store. 

3  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 

My   daily  thanks  employ. 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart, 
That  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 


CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE.     28,29 

4  Through  every  period  of  my  lift, 

1  hy  goodness  I'll  pursue; 
And  after  death,  in  distant  worlds, 
The  glorious  theme  renew. 

5  Through  all  eternity  to  thee 

A  joyful  song  I'll  raise; 

For  O,  eternity's  too  short 

To  utter  all  thy  praise. 

HYMN  28.     L.  M.    Addison.  2§ 

Psalm  46,    St.   Hellens. 
God  our  Shepherd. 

1  'TPHE  Ivord  my  pasture  shall   prepare, 

^     And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care ; 
His  presence  shall  my  wants  supply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye. 
My  noon-day  walks  he  shall  attend. 
And  all   my  midnight  liours  defend. 

2  When  in  the  sultry  glebe  I  faint. 
Or  on  the  thiisty  mountain  pant ; 
To  fertile  vales,  and  dewy  meads, 
My  weary,  wandering  steps  he  leads  ; 
Where  peaceful   rivers,  soft  and  slow. 
Amid  the  verdant  landscapes  flow. 

3  Though  in  a  bare  and   rugged  way. 
Through  devious,  lonely  wilds  I  stray, 
His  bounty  shall  my  pains  beguile. 
The  barren  wilderness  shall  smile, 
With  lively  greens  and  Jierbage  crown'd, 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around. 

4  Though  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread, 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread. 

My  steadfast  heart  shall  fear  no  ill. 
For  thou,  O  Lord,  art  with  me  still ; 
Thy  friendly  staff  shall  give  me  aid. 
And  guide  me  through  the  dismal  shade. 

HYMN  29.    L.  M.     Cowper.  % 

Dunstan,  Castle-Street. 
Grace  and  Providence. 
,1    ALMIGHTY  Kingi  whose  wondrous  hand 
-^^  Supports  the  weight  of  sea  and   land; 
Whose  grace  is  such  a  boundless  store, 
l?o  heart  shall  brea!^  that  sighs  fot  more. 


30         CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE, 

2  Thy  providence  supplies  my  food, 
And  'tis  thy  blessina:  makes  it  jjood; 
My  soul  is  noiii'ish'd  by  thy  word; 
Ltt  soul  and  body  piaise  tht  Lord. 

3  :My  streams  of  outward  comfort  cam^e 
Fr.)m  him  who  built  this  earthly  frame; 
Whate'er  I  want  Iiis  bounty  gives, 

By  whom  ray  soul  forever  fives. 

4  Either  his  hand   preserves  from  pain, 
Or,  if  I  feel  it,  Juals  again; 

From  Satan's  malice  shields  my  breast, 
Or  over-rules  it  for  the  best. 

5  Forgive  the  song  that  falls  so  low 
.Beneath   the  gratitude  1  owe  ! 

It  nuans  thy  praise,  however  poor, 
An  angei's  song  can  do  no  more. 


HYMN  30.    C.  M.    Addison. 

Tisbury,  Mear,  Rochester. 

T/ic  Traveller^'  Psalm. 

1  TIOW  are  thy  servants  bless'd,  O  Lord, 
^  *■  How  sure  is  their  defence ; 
Eternal  Wisdom  is  their  guide, 

Iheir  help  Omnipotence. 

2  In  foreign  realms,  and  lands  remote. 

Supported  by  thy  care. 
Through  binning  climes  they  pass  unhurt- 
And  breathe  in  tainted  air. 

3  When  by  the  dreadful  tempest  borne 

High  on  the  broken  wave. 
They  know  thou  art  not  slow  to  hear. 
Nor  impotent  to  save. 

4  The  storm  is  laid,  the  winds  retire. 

Obedient  to  thy  will ; 
The  sea,  that  roars  at  thy  command, 
At  thy  connnand  is  still. 

5  In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and  deaths. 

Thy  goodness  we'll  adore; 
We'll  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past. 
And  hiunbly  hope  for  "more. 


CREATION  AND  PROVIDENCE.      3U32 

HYMxV  31.     L.  M.     Upton.  H 

Luton,  Shoel,  Eaton. 
Gratitude  for  journeying  mercies. 

1  ?nnVVAS  God  who  kept  me  by  his  power, 

-■-    His  goodness,   O   ray  soul,  adore  ! 
Presevv'd    by  him,  to  him   1   raise 
This  monument  of  grateful    praise. 

2  Many   go  ""^  ^n*'  ne'er  return. 
But  leave  their  familit-s  to  mourn 
The  sad   irreparable  blow. 
Hasty,  and  vast,  and  awful  too. 

3  Others  return'd  in  safety,  find. 

Fled  from  the  earth,  some  lovely  mind, 
Embrace  in  vain  the  breathless  clay, 
And  wish  to  grieve  themselves  away. 

4  What  woes  beyond  my  powers  to  count, 
What  sorrows  to  unknown   amount 
Might  have  occur'd  to  wound  my  heart, 
And  bid  my   brightest  scenes  depart! 

5  But  God  (his  name  my  soul  shall  bless) 
Still  crowns  my  house  with  life  and  peace  j 
My  life  he  crowns  Avith  every  good. 

And  will  be  known  a  gracious  God. 

6  What  can   I  do  but  ask  his  grace. 
Still  to  enhance  my  debt  of  praise; 
Jesus,  my  soul   to  thee  I  bring, 
And  long  to  serve  thee  while  I  sing. 

HYMN  32.    C.  M.    Madan>s  Coll.  Jg 

Stade,  Mear,  St.  Anns. 
Thanksgiving  for  deliverance  in  a  storm.' 
i  r|UR  little  bark,  on   boist'rous  seas, 
^-^   By  cruel  tempest  tost. 
Without  one  cheerful  beam  of  hope, 
Expecting  to  be  lost. 

2  We  to  the  Lord  in  humble  pi-ayec 

Breath'd  out  our  sad  distress ; 
Though  feeble,  yet  with  contrite  hearts. 
We  begg'd  return  of  peace. 

3  The  stormy  winds  did   cease  to  blow,: 

The  waves  no  more  did  roll ; 
And  soon  again  a  placid  sea 
Spoke  comfort  to  t  ach  soul. 


S3, 34  UNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 

4  O !  may  our  grateful,  trembling  hearts 

Sweet  hallelujahs  sine 
To  him  wlio  hath  our  lives  prescrv'd. 
Our  Saviour  and  our  Xing'. 

5  Let  us  proclaim  to  all  the  world, 

With  ht?arl  and  voice,  again, 
And  tell  the  wonders  he  hath  done 
For  us,  the  sons  of  men. 

HYMN  33.    L.  M.    Evans's  Collection. 
Green's  Hundredth,  Islington. 
Providence. 

1  npHE  earth  and  all  the  heavenly  frame 

-"-      Their  great  Creator's  love  proclaim  i 
He  gives  the  sun  his  genial  power. 
And  sheds  the  soft  refi-eshing  shower. 

2  The  ground  with  plenty  blooms  again, 
And  yields  her  various  fruits  to  men ; 

To  men!   who,  from  thy  bounteous  hand, 
Receive  the  gifts  of  every  land. 

3  Nor  to  tlie  human  race  alone 
Is  his  paternal  goodness  shown; 

The  tribes  of  earth,  arid  sea,  and  air 
Enjo}'  his  universal  care. 

4  Not  c*e^  a  sparrow  yields  his  biealh, 
Till  God  pci-juits  the  stroke  of  death : 
He  hears  the  ravens  when  they  call. 
The  Father,  and  the  Friend  of  all. 

UNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 

HYMN  34.    C.  M.    Watts's  Lyrics. 

Parma,  Pembroke,  Knaresboro'. 

Unix-erxnl  HaUehtjah. 

1  T>RAISE  ye  the  Lord,  immortal  clipjr, 
-*-     Thai  fill  the  realms  above  ; 

Pi'aise  him,  who  form'd  you  of  his  fi;re, 
And  feeds  you  with  his  love. 

2  Shine  to  his  praise,  ye  ci7stal  skies, 

The  floor  of  his  abode ; 
Or  veil  irj  shades  your  thousand  eyes 
Before  your  brighter  God. 


UNIVERSAL  PRAISE.  .55 

3  Thou  restless  globe  of  golden   light, 

Whose  beams  create  our  days, 
Join  with  the  silver  queen  of  night, 
And  own  your  bonow'd  rays. 

4  Winds,  ye  shall  bear  liis  name  aloud, 

Through  the   ethereal  blue ; 

For  when  his  chariot  is  a  eloud, 

He  makes  his  wheels  of  you. 

5  Shout  to  the  Lord,  ye  surging  seas. 

In  yonv  eternal  roar ; 
Let  wave  to  wave  resound  his  praise, 
And  shore  reply  to  shore. 

6  Thunder  and  hail,  and  fires  and  storms^ 

The  troops  of  his  command. 
Appear  in  all  your  dreadful   fonns, 
And  speak  his  awful  hand. 

7  Wave  your  tail  heads,  ye  lofty  pines, 

To  him  that  bid   you   grow  ; 
Sweet  clusters,  bend  the  fruitful  vines 

On  every  thankful  bough. 
9  Thus  while  the  meaner  creatures  sing, 

Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sound  ; 
Echo  the  glories  of  your  King 

Tlirough  all  the  nations  round. 

HYMN  35.    C.  M.    Evans's  Coll.  X 

Tisbury,  Irish,  Devizes. 

Praise  to  Cod. 

1  ^r^HE  glorious  armies  of  the  sky, 

-*-     To  thee,  Almighty  King; 
Triumi)hant  anthems  consecrate. 
And  hallelujahs  sing. 

2  But  still  their  most  exalted  flights 

Fail   vastly  short  of  thee  ; 
How  distant  then  must  human  praiste 
From  thy  pei-fections  be  ? 

3  Yet  how,  my  God,  shall  I  refrain. 

When  to  my  ravislrd  sense, 
Each  creature,  in  its  various  ways, 
Displays  thy  excellence  ? 

4  The  blushes  of  the  morn  confess 

That  ibou  art  rauch  more  fskir; 
li 


3«,37  UNIVERSAL  PRAISE. 

When  in  the  east  its  beams  revive, 

To  gild  the  fields  of  air. 
a  The  singing  birds,  the  whistling  windi, 

And  waters  murmuriiig  fall, 
To  praise  the  first  Almighty  Cause, 

With  different  voices  call. 
6  Thy  numerous  works  exalt  thee  thus, 

And  shall  we  silent  be  ? 
No,  rather  let  us  cease  to  breathe. 

Than  cease  from  praising  thee. 

HYMN  36.    L.  M.     Doddridge.  ^ 

Newcourt,  Nantwich. 
Praise  to  God  for  his  unnumbered  mercies. 

1  TN  glad  amazement.  Lord,  we  stand 
-*-    Amid  the  bounties  of  thy  hand  ; 
How  numberless  those  brmnties  are  I 
How   rich,  how  various,  and  how  fair! 

2  But  O !   what  poor  returns  we  make  ! 
What  lifeless  thanks  we  pay  thee   back  I 
Lord,  we  confess,  with   humble  shame. 
Our  offerings  scarce  deserve  the  name. 

3  Fain   would  oiu-  labouring  hearts    devise 
To  bring  some  nobler  sacrifice; 

It  sinks   beneath  the  mighty  load ; 
What  shall   we  render  to  our  God  ? 

4  To  him  we  consecrate  our  praise. 
And  vow  the  remnant  of  our  days  ; 
Yet  what,  at  best,  can   we  pretend. 
Worthy  such  gifts,  from  such  a  friend  ? 

5  In  deep  abasement.  Lord,  we  see 
Our  emptiness  and  poverty; 
Enrich  our  souls  with  grace  divine. 
And  make  them  worthier  to  be  thine. 

HYMN  37.    L.  M.    Evans's  Coll.  SK 

.    Italy.  Portugal,  Shoel,  Leeds. 
Fraise  to  God  through  the  whole  of  our  existence. 
r  rj-OD  of  my  life,  through  all  its  days, 

^-^    My  grateful  powers  shall  sound  thy  J)raise ; 
The  song  shall  wake  with  opening  light, 
And  warbl^  to  the  silent  night. 


UxVIVERSAL  PRAISE. 

2  When  anxious  cares  Mould  break  my  rest. 
And  piief  would  tear  my  throbbing;  breast. 
Thy  tuneful  praise  I'll  raise  on   hi^li. 
And  check  the   murmur,  and   the  sigh. 

3  When  death  o'er  nature  shall  prevail, 
And  all  its  powers  of  lan>>;uaj!:e  fail, 

Joy  through  my  swinuning  eyes  shall  break, 
And  mean  the  thanks  I   cannot  speak. 

4  But  O !   when  that  last  conflict's   oVr, 
And  I  am  chain'd  to  flesh  no  more, 
With  what  glad  accents  shall   I   nse 
To  join  the  musick  of  the  skies  ! 

5  Soon  shall  I  learn  th'  exalted  stiains. 
Which  echo  through  the  heavenly  plains  ; 
And  emulate,  with  joy  iniknowii, 

I'he  glowing  seraphs  round  thy  ihrone. 

IIYMN  38.    L.  "M.     WatU's  Lyrics. 
,    Old  Hundred,  Wells,  Psalm  97. 
Gud  c.vnlted  nhnvp  nil  praise. 

1  T7TERNAL   Power!    whose  high   abode 
•^    Becomes   I  he  grandf  ur  of  u  God  ; 

Infinite  length   beyond   t!ie  bounds 
Where  stars  revolve  their  liitle  rounds: 

2  The  lowest  step  aroimd  thy  seat 
Rises  too  high  for  Gabriel's  feet ; 
In   vain   the   tall   arcliangel   tries 

To  reach  thine  height  with  wond'ring  eyes. 

3  I,ord,  what  shall  eaith  and  ashes  do  ? 
We  should  adore  our  ISluliei-  too  ; 
From  sin  and   dust  to  thee  we  cry. 
The    Great,  the  Holy,  and  the  High.' 

4  Earth  from  af^ir  has  heard  thy  fame. 
And  worms  liave  karnt  to  lisp   thy   name; 
15ut  O,  the  glories  of  tlty    miiul 

Leave  all  our  soaring  tlioughts  behind. 

5  God  is  in  heaven,  but  man   below  : 
Be  short  our  tunes;   our  words  be  few  : 
A    sacred    reverence  checks  our  songs. 
And  praise  sits  silent  on  our  tonguei. 


39,  40  SCRIPTURE. 

SCRIPTURE. 

HYMN  39.    C.  M.    Rippon's  Selection.  ^  ( 

Baiby,  St.    Davids. 
The  inspired  xvord,  a  syatem  of  kno7vledge  and  joy. 

1  |_|OW  precious  is  the  Ijook  divine, 
■■•'-     By  inspiration   given  ! 

Bright  as  a  lamp  its  i^ctrincs  shine, 
To   guide  our  souis  to  btavtn. 

2  It  sweetly  cheers  our  drOi)piii5   liearts 

In   iliis    dark  vaie  of  tears ; 
Life,  light,  and  joy  it  stili  imparts, 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

3  This  lamp,  through  ail  tlie  tedious  night 

Of  life,  shall   guide  our  way: 
Till  we  beliold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day. 

HYMN  40.    C.  InI.        Dr.  S.  Stemiett,        JjR 
York,  St.  Anns,  Irish. 
The  riches  of  God^i-  word. 

1  T  ET  avftrice  from  sliore  to  shore 
-*^    Her  fav'rite  god   pursue ; 
'I'hy  word,  O  Lord,  we  value  more 

Than   India  or  Peru. 

2  Here,  mines  of  knowledge,  love,  and  joy 

Are  open'd  to  otu-  siglit; 
Tlie  j)urest  gold   ^vi^hollt  alloy. 
Anil   geius  divinely  bright. ' 

3  The  counsels  of  redeeming  grace 

These  sacred  leaves  unfoUl ; 
And  litre  the  Saviour's  lovely  face 
Ouf  raptur'd  eyes  behold. 

4  Here,  light  descending  from  above 

Directi  our  doubtful  feet  ; 
Here,  pr<  rnises  of  heavenly  love 
Our  ardent  wishes  meet. 

5  Our  numerous  griefs  are  here  redrest, 

And  ail  our  wants  supply'd: 
Nought  we  can  ask  to  mak'.-  us  blest 
Is  in  this  book  denied. 


SCRIPTURE.  41,42 

6  For  these  inestimable  gains, 
ihat  so  enrich   the   mind, 
O  may  we  search  with  eager  pains, 
AssurM  that  we   shall   find! 

HYMV  si.    L.  \I.    Beddome.  SS 

Fort'ijja.,  Gietn's  Huiithedth. 
U.:ei  'i,iei.i  'f  the  Scriptures. 
1  TJOW   J). cous    is  thy   word,  O  God, 
*^     '  Tis  f(.r  on     li;?lit  and  guidance  giv'n; 
It  sheds         iistre  all  abroad. 
And  points   th:    path  to  bliss  and  heaven. 
S  It  fills   iht   soui  >Mlh  sweet  delight, 
It  quickens  its  inaetivL   powers  ; 
It    sas  our   waiulfviiig  foutsteps   right: 
Disj)la}s  thy  iove,  and  kindles  ours: 

3  Its  promises  rtjoice  cur  hearts; 
Its  doctrines   are  divijieiy    true ; 
Knowledge   and  pieasine  it   iu.parts  ; 
It   comforts  and  instructs  us   too. 

4  Ye  favoiir'd  lands,  who  have  tliis   word, 
Ye  saints,  who  feel   its  saving   power — 
Unite  your  tongues   to  praise    ilie   Lord, 
And  his  distinguish'd  grace  adore. 

HYMN  42.    C.  M.        Steele.  % 

St.  Anns,  Irish,  Cant(  rbnry. 
The  excellency  and  sufficiency  cfihe  Holy  ScriptU7'es. 

1  IL^ATHER  of  mercies!  in   thy  word 
■■-      Wliat  endless  glory  shines; 
Forever  be  thy  name  adored 

For  those  celestial  lines. 

2  Here  may  the   wretched   sons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches   find  ; 
Richts  above  what  earth  can   grant, 
'    And  lasting  as   the  mind. 

3  Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 

And   yields  a  free  repast ; 
Sublinier  sweets  than  nature  knows 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 

4  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 

Spreads  htavenly  peace  arotmd; 
And    life,  and  everlasting  joys 
Attend  the  blissful  sound. 


4%  44  CHRIST. 

£  O  inay  these  heavenly  pag^es  be 
My   t  v..r  dear  delip^'ht ; 
And  still  new  bi-umies  may  I  see, 
And  still  iucreashi^'  light. 
6  Divine  Instructor,  gracious   Lord  ! 
Be  thou  forever  near  : 
Teach   me  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And   view  my  Saviour  there  ! 

CHRIST. 

HIS   INCARNATION. 

HYMN  43.    C.  M.    Medley. 

Kxeter,  Irish,  Braintree. 

Incarnutiim  of  Chriit. 

1  IVTORTAI-S,  awake,  with  angels  join, 
■^"-'-    And  chant  the  solemn  lay : 

Joy,  love,  and   gratiiude  combine 
To  hail  the  auspicious  day. 

2  In  heaven  the  rapt'rous  song  began, 

And  sweet  seraphic  fire 
Through  all  the  sliiiiiiig  legions  ran. 
And  strung  and  tuu'n  the  lyre. 

3  Swift  through  the   vast  expanse  it  flew. 

And   loud   the  echo  roll'd ; 
The  theiue,  the  song,  tlie  joy  was  new, 
'  I'was  more  than  heaven'  could  hold. 

4  Down  through  the  portals  of  the  sky 

Th'  impetuous  torrent  ran; 
And  angels  flew  with  eager  joy, 
To  bear  the  news  to  man. 

5  Hark  !   the  cherubic  armies  shout, 

And  giory   leads   the  song; 
Good-will  and  peace  are  heard  throughout 
'Ih'  harmonious  heavenly  throng. 

HYMN  44.    7s.    J.  C.  JV. 
Hotham,  Bath- Abbey. 
Nativity  of  Christ. 
1  TJARK!   the  heraUI-angels  sing, 
*^    "Glory  to  the  new-born  King! 
"  Peace  on  earth,  and  mercy  mild, 
'•  God  and  sinners  rcconcil'd." 


iNCARiCATION  OF  CHRIST.  45 

2  Joyful,  all  ye  nations,  rise, 
Join  the  triumphs  of  the  skies ; 
With  the  angelic  hosts   proclaim, 
"  Christ  is  born   in  Bethlehem  !" 

3  Christ,  by  highest  heaven  ador'd, 
Christ,  the  everlasting   Lord ; 
Late  in  time  behold  him  come, 
Offspring  of  a  virgin's  womb. 

4  VeiI'd  in  flesh  the   Godhead  see, 
Hail  th'  incarnate  Deity! 

Pleas'd  as  man  with  men  t' appear, 
Jesus,  our  Immanuel,  here. 

,^.      HYMN  45.    C.  M.    IVatts's  Lyrics.  M 

Arundel,  Cambridge,  Parma. 

Nativity  of  Christ. 

1  "  GHEPHERDS  I   rejoice,  lift  up  your  eyej, 

•^    *'  And  send  your  fears  away; 
**  News  from  the  regions  of  the  skies, 
"Salvation's  born   to-day. 

2  "Jesus,  the  God  whom  angels  fear, 

"Comes   down  to  dwell  with  you; 
•*  To-day  he  makes  his  entrance  here, 
"But  not  as  monarchs  do. 

3  "No  gold  nor  purple  swaddling  bands, 

"Nor  royal  shining  things; 
"  A.  manger  for  his  cradle  stands, 
"And  holds   the  King  of  kings. 

4  "  Go,  shepherds,  where  the  infant  lies, 

"  And  see  his  humble  throne ; 
*'  With  ttars  of  joy  in  all  your  eyes, 
"  Go,  shepherds,  kiss  the  Son." 

5  Thus  Gabriel  sang,  and  straight  around 

The  heavenlj^  armies  throng. 
They  tune  their  harps  to  lofty  sound. 
And  thus  conclude  the  song. 

6  *'  Glory  to  God  that  reigns  above, 

"  Let  peace  surround  the  earth  ; 
"  Mortals  shall  know  their  Maker's  love 
"  At  their  Redeemer's  birth." 

7  Lord,  and  shall  angels  have  their  songs, 

And  men  no  tunas  to  raise  ? 


46,47       INCARNATION  OF  CHRIST, 

O  may  we  lose  our  useless   tougues 
When  they  forget  to  praise. 
S  Glory  to  God  that  reigns  above. 
That  pitied   us  forlorn. 
We  join  to  sing  our  Maker's  love, 
For  there's  a  Saviour  born. 

HYMN  46.    C.  M.      Patrick  or  Tate.         m 
St.  Martins,  Missionary,  Braintree. 
Nativity  of  Christ. 

1  TI/'HILE    shepherds    wateh'd   their   flocks  by 

'"       All  seated  on  the  ground,  [iiig^ti 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down, 
And  glory  shone  around. 

2  "  Fear  not,"  said  he  (for  mighty  dread 

Had  seiz'd  their  troubled  mind,) 
"  Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring 
"  lo  you  and  all  inankmd. 

3  *'  To  you,  in  David's  town,  this  day 

"  Is  born,  of  David's  line, 
"  The  Saviour,  who  is  Christ  the  Lord, 
"And  this  shall   be  the  sign: 

4  "  The  heavenly  Babe  you   there  sliall  find 

"To  Inmian  view  displayed; 
"All  meanly  wrapt  in  swathing-bands, 
"  And  in  a  manger   laid." 

5  Thus  spake  the  seraph,  and  forthwith 

Appear"d  a  shining  throng 
Of  ajtgels,  praising  God,  and  thus 
Address'd  their  jojful  song  : 

6  "All  glory  be  to  God  on  highi 

"  And  to  the  earth  be   peace ! 
<'Good  will  henceforth  from  heaven  to  men 
"Begin  and  never  cease!" 

HYMN  47.    6's  &  lO's.       Milton  altered,      gg 
Courtney,  Auspicious  Morn. 
Angels  proclaimins^  the  bi>-th   of  Christ. 
1  ^[O  war  nor  battle's  sound 
-'-^      Was  heard  the  world  around. 
No  hostile  chiefs  to  furious  combat  ran  ; 
But  peaceful  was  the  night. 
In   which  the  Prince  of  light 
Hi»  reign  of  peace  upon  the  earth  began. 


HIS  LIFE  AND  MINISTRY.  48 

2  The  sheplierds  on  the  lawn, 

Btfoie  ilie  point  of  dawn, 
In  sdcial  circle  sat,  while  all  around 

The  gentle  fleecy   brood. 

Or  cropp'd  the  tlovveiy  food, 
Or  slept,  or  sported  on  the  verdant  ground. 

3  When  lo!  with  ravish'd  ears, 

Each  swaiii   delighted  hears 
Sweet  nuisick,  offspring  of  no  mortal  hand;] 

Divinely   v\aibUd  voice. 

Answering  the  stringed  noise, 
With  blissful  rapture  charm'd  the  listening  band. 

4  Sounds  of  so  swtet  a  tone 

Before   were  never  known. 
But  when  of  old  the  sous  of  morning  sung, 

While  God  di'pos'd  in  air 

Each  consteiliition  fair, 
And  the  well  balanc'd  world  on  lunges   hung. 

5  Hail,  hail,  auspicious  morn  I 

The  Saviour  Christ  is  bom : 
(Such  was  th'  immortal  seraph's  song  sublime) 

Gi>ry  to   God   in  heaven! 

To  man   sweet  peace  be  given. 
Sweet  peace  and  friendship  to  the  end  of  time  1 


LIFE  AND  MINISTRY. 

HYMN  48.    e.  M.        Bippon's  Selection.      ^ 
St.  Asaphs,  Irish,  Hymn  Second. 
The  Redeemer's  message. 

1  XT  ARK,  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour  comes, 
-■■^    The  Saviour  promis'd   long ! 

Let  every  heart  prepare  a  throne, 
And  every  voice  a  song. 

2  On  him,  the  Spirit,  largely  pour'd. 

Exerts  his  sacred  fire; 
Wisdom  and  might,  and  zeal  and  love 
His  holy  breast  inspire. 

3  He  comes,  from  thickest  films  of  vice 

To  clear  the  mental   ray; 
And,  on  the  eyes  oppress'd  with  pight^ 
To  pour  celestial  day. 


49,  BO  DEATH  OF  CHRIST. 

4  Our  glad  hosannas,  Prince  of  Peace, 
Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim; 
And  heaven's  eternal  arches  ring 
With  thy  beloved  name. 

HYMN  4P.    L.  Af.    Steele.  % 

Eaton,  Qiiercy,  Portugal. 
Our  Example. 

1  4  ND  is  the  gospel   peace  and  love ! 
■^  Such  let  our  conversation  be  ; 
The  serpent  blended  with  the  dove, 
Wisdom  and   meek  simplicity. 

2  Whene'er  tlie  angry  passions  rise. 

And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongues  to  strife. 
To  Jesus   let  us  lift   our  eye, 
Bright  pattern  of  the  Christian  life ! 

3  O,  how  benevolent  and  kind  ! 
How  mild  !   how  ready  to  forgive ! 
Be  this  the  temper  of  our  mind, 
And  these  the  rules  by  which  we  live. 

4  To  do  his  heavenly  Father's  will. 
Was  his  employment  and  delight  ; 
Humility  and  holy  zeal 

Shone  through  his  life  divinely  bright! 

5  Dispensing  good  where'er  he  came, 
The  labours  of  his  life  were  love ; 
O,  if  we  love  the  Saviour's  name, 
By  his  example  Itt  us  move. 

SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH. 

HYMN  50.      L.  M.      Steele.  ^J 

Carthage,  Armley,  Bath.  ; 

A  dying  Saviour. 
i  GTRETCH'l)  on  the  cross,  the  Saviour  die»: 
^   Hark  !   his  expiring  groans  arise  ! 
See,  from  his  hands,  his  feet,  his  side, 
Runs  down  the  sacred  crimson  tide ! 
2  And  didst  thou  bleed  ?— for  sinners  bleed  ? 
And  could  the  sun  behold   the  deed  ? 
No  !   he   withdrew  his  sick'ning  ray. 
And  darkness  veil'd  the  mourning  day. 


RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST.      51,52 

5  Can  I  survey  tliis  scene  of  wo. 
Where  mingling;  ^I'^'f  a"'l    wonder  flow  ; 
And  yet  iny  heart  unmov'd  remain, 
Insensible  to  love  or  pain  ? 

4  Come,  dearest  Lord !    thy  pfrace  impart, 
To  warm  this  cold,  this  stupid   heart. 
Till  all  its  powers  and   passions   move 
In  melting  giief  and  ardent  love. 

HYMN  51.    L.  M.    Dr,  S.  Stennett.         \^ 
Munich,  Limehouse,  German. 
If  is  JinlsWd. 
\  ?T^IS  finish'd!  so  the  Saviour  cried, 

*     And  meekly  bow'd  his  head,  and  died: 
'Tis  finish'd— yes,  the  race  is  run, 
The  battle  fotight,  the  victory  won. 

2  'Tis  finish'd— all  that  Htaven  decreed, 
1    And  all  the  ancient  prophets  said 

Is  now  fulfill'd,  as  was  dfsign'd, 
In  me,  the  Saviour  of  mankind. 

3  'Tis  finish'd— this  my  dying  groan 
Shall   sins  of  every   kind   atone: 
Millirtns  shall  be  redeem'd  from  death, 
By  this  my  last  expiring  breath. 

4  'Tis  finish'd— Heaven   is  reconcil'd, 

]    And  all  the  powers  of  darkness  spoil'dt 
Peace,  love,  and  happiness  again 
Return,  and  dwell  v.ith  sinful  men. 

RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 

HYMN  52.    H.  M.     Doddridge.  ^ 

Bethesda,  Portsmouth. 
Resurrection   of  Christ. 

1  VES  !   the  Redeemer  rose, 

J'-     I'he  Saviour    left  the  dead. 
And  o'er  our  hellish  foes 
High   rais'd  his  conqu'ring  head  ; 
In  wild  dismay  I  Fall   to  the  ground, 

The  guards  around    j  And  sink  away. 

2  Lo!   the  angelic  bands 
In  full  asse.iibly  m-et, 

To  wait  his  high  commands, 
And  worship  at  his  feet, 


S3  RESURRECTION  OF  CHRIST. 

Joyful  th<?y  come,       I  From  realms  of  day 
And  wing  their  way  |  To  Jesus'  tomb. 

3  Then  back  to  heaven  they   fly, 
The  joyful  news  to   hear; 
Hark  I  as  they  soar  on  high, 
What  rausick  fills  the  air! 

Their  anthems  say,    I  "  Hath  left  the  dead; 
"Jesus,  who  bled,      |  "He  rose  to-day." 

4  Ye  mortals !   catch  the  sound— 
Kedeem'd   by  him  from  hell, 
And  send   the  echo  round 

1  he  globe  on  which  you  dwell ; 
Transported,  ci-y—      I  '•  Hath  left  the  dead, 
♦'  Jesus,  who  bled,      J ''  No  more  to  die." 

5  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord, 
Who  sav'st  us  with  thy  blood ! 
Wide  be  thy  name  ador'd, 
Thou  rising,  reigning  God  ; 

With  thee  we  risf,    I  And  empires  gjain 
With  thee  we  reign,  |  Beyond  the  skies. 

HYMN  53.    7s.    Rippon''s  Selection. 

Easter  Hymn,  Bath-Abbey. 

The  Resurrection. 

1  p.HRIS  !  .  the   Lord,  is  risen  to-day  .' 
^^    Sons  of  men  and   angtls  say ! 
Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high  ! 
Sing,  ye   heavens,  and  eaith  reply. 

2  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done — 
Fought  the  fight,  the  battle  won  ; 
Lo!  the  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er; 

Lo !   he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 

3  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal, 
Christ  hath   burst  the  gates  of  hell; 
Death  in  vain  forbids  his  rise, 
Christ  hath  open'd  paradise. 

4  Lives  agfain  our  glorious   King ! 

"  Where,  O  death !   is  now   thy  sting  ?" 

Onc^    he  died,  our  souls  to  sav<"  ; 

"  Where's  ihy   victory,  boasting  grave  ?" 

5  Hail  the  Lord  of  earth  and  heaven  ! 
Praise  to  thee  by  both  be  given  I 
Thee  we  greet  tiiumpliant  now, 
Haili  the  resurrection— thou. 


ASCENSION  OF  CHRIST.  54,  55 

HYMN  54.     7s.     Gibbons.  % 

Hampton,  Fintdon. 
The  resurrection  and  ascension. 

1  ANGELS!    roll   the  rock  away' 

-'^  Death  1   jield  up  the  mighty  pi-ey  ; 
See!  he  rises  from  the    tomb. 
Glowing  with  immortal   bioom. 

Hallelujah!   Praise  the  Lord! 
'Tis  the  Saviour!   angels,  raise 
Fame's  eternai    trump  of  piaise  ! 
I.ct  the  earth's   remotest  bound 
Hear  the  joy-inspiring  sound.  Hal. 

3  Now,  ye  saints,  lift  up    your  eyes! 
Now    to  glory  see  him  rise. 

In  long  triumph,  up  the   sky— 

Up  to  waiting  worlds  on  high.  Hal. 

4  Praise  him,  ail   ye  heavenly  choirs.' 
Praise,  and  sweep   your  golden  lyres  ! 
Shout,  O  earth,  in  rapturous  song, 

Let  the  strains  be  sweet  and  strong !  Hal. 

ASCENSION  OF  CHRIST. 

HYMN  S5.    L.  U.        IVesleifs  Coll.        m 
Truro,  Castle  Steet,  Nantwich. 
Christ^s  ascension. 
\1  I  \UR  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dea'd; 
■        Our  Jesus  is  gone  up  on  higli : 
The  powers  of  hell  are  captive   led ; 
Dragg'd  to  the  portals  of  the  sky. 

2  There  his  tritimphal  chariot  waits  ; 
And  angels   chant  the  solemn   lay  : 
"Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heavenly  gates! 
''  Ye  everlasting  doors,  give  way !" 

3  Loose  all   your  bars  of  massy  light. 
And  w  ide  unfold  the  radiant  scene ; 
He  claims  those  mansions  as  his  right; 
Receive   the  King  of  glory  in. 

■I  "  Who   is  the  King   of  glory,   who  ?" 
The  Lord,  that   all  his  foes  o'ercame ; 
The  world,  sin,  death  and  hell  o'erthvew  j 
And  Jestts   is  the  conquetor's  name. 


56  ASCENSION  OF  CHRIST. 

5  Lo!  his  triumphal  chariot  waits. 
And  angels  chant  ihe  solemn  lay, 

"  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heavenly  gates, 
"  Ye  everlasting  doors,  give  way ! 

6  "  Who  is  the  King  of  glory,  who  ?" 
The  Lord,  of  boundless   power  possest  ; 
The  King  of  saints  and  angels  too ; 
God  over  all,  forever  blest. 

HYMN  56.    L.  M.     IFatts's  MinceUan.         « 
Antigua,  Psalm   Ninety-seventh. 
The  humiliation.)  cx-riltation,  and  triumphs  of 


T"f 


Christ. 
HE  mighty  frame  of  glorious  grace. 


hat  brightest  monument  of  praise 
That  e'er  the  God  of  love  design'd. 
Employs  and  fills  my  labouring  mind. 

2  Begin,  my  soul,  the  heavenly  song, 
A  burden  for  an  angel's  tongue : 
When   Gabriel  sounds  these  awful  things, 
He  tunes  and  summons  all  his  strings. 

3  Proclaiur  inimitable  love! 
Jesus,  the  Lord  of  worlds  above, 
Puts  oft"  the  beams  of  bright   array. 
And  veils  the  God  in  mortal  ciay. 

4  He,  that  distributes  crowns  and  thrones. 
Hangs  on  a  tree,  and  bleeds,  and  groans ; 
The    Pnnce  of  life  resigns  his  breath — 
The  King  of  glory  bows  to  death. 

5  But  see  the  wonders  of  his   ))ower  I 
He  triumphs  in  his  dying  hour ; 
And,  v\l)ile  by  Satan's  rage  he  fill. 
He  dash'd   the  rising  hoj)es  of   hell. 

6  Thus  were  the  hosts  of  death   subvluod, 
And  sin  was  drown'd   in  Jesus'  blood  ; 
'1  hen  he  arose,  and  reigns  above. 
And   conquers  sinners  by  his  love. 

7  Who  shall  fulfil  this  boundless  s(mg ! 
The  theme  surmounts  an  angel's  tongue  ? 
How  low,  how  vain  are  mortal  airs. 
When  Gabriel's  nobler  harp  despairs  I 


INTERCESSION  AND  DOMINION.     57,53 

INTERCESSION  OF   CHRIST. 

HYISIN  57.     L.  M.        Steele.  SK 

Bath,  Angel's  Hymn. 
Intercession   of  Christ. 

1  XJE  lives!  tlie  great  Redeemer  lives! 
•*•-■■  (What  joy   the  blest  assurance  gives  !) 
And  now,  before  his  Father,  God, 
Pleads  the  full  merit  of  his  blood. 

2  Repeated  crimes  awake  our  fears. 

And  justice  arm'd  with  frowns  appears; 
But  in  the  Saviour's  lovely  face 
Sweet  mercy  smiles,  and  all  is  peace. 

3  Hence,  then,  ye  black  despairing  thoughts! 
Above  our  fears,  above  our  faults 

His  powerful  intercessions  rise ; 
And  guilt  recedes,  and  terror  dies. 

4  In  every  dark,  distressful  liour. 
When  sin  and  Satan  join  their  power, 
Let  this  dear  hope  repel  the  dart, 
That  Jesus  bears  us  on  his  heart. 

5  Great  Advocate,  almighty  Friend, 
On  him  our  humble  hopes  depend  : 
Our  cause  can  never,  never  fail. 
For  Jesus  pleads,  and  must  prevail. 

DOMINION  OF   CHRIST. 

HYMN  58.     H.  M.        Rippon'.';  Selec.        ^ 
Tritmiph,  Portsmouth. 
The  kingdom  of  Christ. 

"DEJOICE!   the  Lord  is  King; 

-^*'    Yo\u-  God  and  King  adore ; 

Mortals,  give  thanks  and  sing. 

And  triumjih  evermore. 
Lift  up  the  heart,         I    Rejoice  aloud. 
Lift  up  the  voice,        (    Ye  saints,  rejoice. 

Rejoice !  the  Saviour  reigns — 

The   God  of  truth  and  love  ; 

When  he  had  purg'd   oiir  stains, 

He  took  his  seat  above: 
Lift  up  the  heart,         j    Rejoice  aloud. 
Lift  up  the  voice,        |   Yc  saints,  rejoice. 


53  CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

3  His  kingdom  cannot  fail. 

He  vules  o'er  earth  and  heaven  ; 

The  keys  of  death   and   hell 

Are  to  our  Jesus  given  : 
Lift  up  the  heart,         I    Rejoice  alood, 
Lift  up  the  voice,         |    Ye  saints,  rejoice4 

4  Rejoice  in  glorious  hope .' 
Jesus,  the  Judge,   slmll  come, 
And   take   his  servants  up 
To  their  eternal   home  : 

We  soon  shall  hear      I    The  trump  of  God 
Th'  archangel's  voice  :  |    Shall  sound,  lejoioe, 

CHARACTERS     OF    CHRIST. 

ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED. 

HYMN  59.    L.  M.       Rippen's  Selec.         JH 
Eaton,  All  Saints. 
Advocate. 

1  TI,'^HERE  is  my  God?  does   he  retire 

''     Beyond  the  reach  of  liumble  sighs? 
Are  these  weak  breathings  of  desire 
Too  languid  to   ascend  the  skies? 

2  No,  Lord  I   the  breathings   of  desire, 
The  weak   petition,  if  sincere. 

Is  not  forbidden  to  aspire, 

But  reaches  thy  all-gracious  ear. 

3  Look  up,  my  soul,  with   cheerful  eye. 
See   where  the  great  Redeemer  stands,^ — 
'Ihe  glorious  Advocate  on  high, 

\Vith  precious  incense  in  his  hands ! 

4  He  sweetens  every  humble  groan, 
He  recommends  eacli  broken  prayer; 
Recline  thy  hope  on  him  alone. 
Whose  power  and  love  forbid  despair* 

5  Teach   my  weak  heart,  O  gracious  Lord? 
With  stronger  faith   to  call  thee  mine; 
Bid  me  pronounce   tlie  blissful  word, 

^y  Father,  God,  with  Joy  divin*?. 


CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST.        60,61 

HYMN  60.     C.  M.        Toplady.  JK 

Bedford,  Cambiidge. 
All  in  all. 

1  p«OMPAR'D  with  (jja-ist,  in  all  beside 
*-^  '  No  coiTiclintss  1  see ; 

T^e  one  thing  needful,  dearest  Lord^ 
Is  10  be  one  with  tliee. 

2  The  sense  of  thy  expiring  love 

Into  my  soul  eonAey : 
Ihyself  bestow  !  for  ihee  alone, 
My  ALL  IN   ALL,  I  pray. 

3  Less  tlian  thyself  will  not  suffice 

My  comfort  to  restore  : 
More  than  thyself  I  cannot  crave; 
And  thou  canst  give  no  more. 

4  Loved  of  my  God,  for  him  again 

With  love  intense  I'd  burn  : 
Chosen  of  thee,  ere  time  began, 
I'd  choose  Uiee  in  return. 

5  "Whate'er  consists  not  with  thy  love, 

O  teach  me  to  resign: 
J'ln   rich  to  all  th'  intents  of  bliss, 
If  thou,  O  God,  art  mine. 

HYMN  6L    L.  M.     IVatts's  Sermons,  f^  or  ^ 
Liiiirhouse,  Portugal,  Bath. 
Chrii't  the  eternal  life. 

1  "I ESUS,  oui;  Saviour  and  our  God, 
"     Array'd  in  majesty  and  blood. 
Thou  art  our  life ;   our  souls  in  thee 
Possess  a  full  felicity. 

2  All  our  immortal  hopes  are  laid 
In  thee,  our  surety  and  our  hi-ad ; 
Thy  cross,  thy  cradle  and  thy  throne 
Are  big  with  glories  yet  unknown. 

S  Let  atheists  scoff,  and  Jews  blaspheme 
The  eternal  lift-  and  Jesus'  name ; 
A   word  of  thy   almighty  breath 
Dooms  the  rebellious  world  to  death. 

4  But  let  my  soul  forever  lie 
Beneath  the  blessings  of  thine  eye: 
'Tis  heaven  on  earth,  'tis  heaven  abov« 
To  see  thy  face  and  taf>te  thy  love, 
Iv  k 


62,63        CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST. 

HYMN  62.    C.  M.     Coivpa:  ff^ 

Carthage,  St.  Asuphs. 
Praise  fur  the  fountain  opened. 

1  ^^HERE  is  a  fountain  fiil'd   with  blood, 

-*-    Drawn  from   Imrnanuel's  veins  ; 
And  sinners,  plung'd   beneatli  that  Hood, 
Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 

2  The  dying  thief  rejoic'd  to  see 

That  fountain  in   his  day; 
O  may  I  there,  though  vjle  as  he, 
Wash  all  my  sins  away! 

3  Dear  dying  I.amb !   thy  precious  blood 

Shall  never  lose  its  power. 
Till  all  the  ransom'd  church  of  God 
Be  sav'd,  to  sin  no  more. 

4  E'er  since  by  faith  1  saw  the  stvean> 

Thy  flowing  wounds  supply, 
Redeeming  love  has   been  my  theme. 
And  shall  be  till  I  die. 

5  Then,  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 

I'll  sing  thy  power   to  save, 
"When  this  poor  lisping,  stammering  tongue 
Lies  silent  in  the  grave. 

HYMN  63.    C.  M.    Doddridge.  j^ 

Abridge,  Barby. 
Head  of  the  church. 

1  TESUS,  I  sing  thy  matchless  grace, 
**    That  calls  a  worm  thy  own ; 
Give  ine  among  thy  saints  a  place 

To  make  thy  glories  known. 

2  Allied  to  thee,  our  vital  Head, 

We  act,  and  grow,  and  thrive ; 
From  thee  divided,  each  is  dead 
When  most  he  seems  alive. 

3  Thy  saints  on  earth,  and  those  above, 

Here  Join  in  sweet  accord: 
One  body  all  in  mutual   love. 
And  thou  our  common  Lord. 

4  Thou  the  whole  body  wilt  present 

Before    thy  Father's  face  ; 
Nor  shall  a  wrinkle   or  a  spot 
Its  beauteous  form  disgrace. 


CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST.         64,6^ 

HYMN  64.      C.  M.      Steele.  SSE 

Knaresborough,  Archdale. 
King  of  saints. 
%    r^OME,  ye   that  love  the    Saviour's  name. 
^    And  joy  to  make  it  known  ; 
The  Sovereign  of  •your  lieart  proclaim, 
And  bow  before  his  throne. 

2  Behold  youi-  Kinp;,  your  Saviour,  crown'd 

With   glories  all   divine  ; 
And  tell  the  wond'ring  nations  round. 
How  bright  those  glories  shine. 

3  Infinite  power,  and   boundless  grace 

In  him  unite  their  rays  ; 
You,  that  have  e'er  beheld  liis  face. 
Can  you  forbear  his  praise? 

4  When  in  his  earthly  courts  wc  view 

The  glories  of  our  King, 
We  long  to  love  as  angels  do, 
And  wish  like  them  to  sing. 

5  O  !  happy  period !    gJorious  day ! 

When  heaven  and  earth  shall   raise, 
With  all  their  powers,  the  vaptur'd  lay. 
To  celebrate  thy  praise. 

HYMN  65.    C.  M.    Duncan.  SS 

Marlborough,   Tisbury,    Exeter. 
The  spiritual  co7-onation. 

1  A  LL-HAIL  the  power  of  Jesus'   name  ! 
-^   Let  angels  prostrate  fall ; 

Bring  forth   the  royal    diadem, 
And  crown  Jiim   Lord  of  all. 

2  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, 

A  remnant  weak  and  small ! 
Hail  him,  wlio  saves  you  by  his  grace, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

3  Ye  Gentile  sinners,  ne'er  forget 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall ; 
Go— spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet. 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

4  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe 

On  tins  terrestrial  ball. 
To  him  all  majesty  ascribe, 
Aud  crown  liim  Lord  of  all. 


66,  67       CHARACTERS  OF  CHRIST, 

5  O,  that  with  yonder  sacred  throng, 
We  at   his  fcet  may  fall ; 
VVe'Jl  join  the  everlastinj?   song, 
And  "crown  him  Lord  of  aJl. 

HYMN-  66.      C.  M.-     Doddridge. 
Mear,  Barby,  St.  Asaphs. 
Jesus  flrecious  to  them  that  believe. 
X  TESUS,  I  i(,ve  thy  charming  naiHe, 
**    'lis  musick  to  my  ear ; 
Fain  would   I  sound  it  out  so  loud 
That   earth  and  lieaven  might   hear. 

2  Yes,  thou  art  precious  to  my  soul ! 

My  transport  and  my  trust: 
Jewels  to  thee  are  gaudy  toys, 
And   gold  is   sordid   dust. 

3  All  niy  capacious  powers  can  wish. 

In  thee  doth    richly  meet ; 
Nov  to  my  eyes  is  light  so  dear. 
Nor  friendship  half  so  sweet. 

4  Thy   grace  shall   dwelt  upon  my  heart. 

And  shed  its  fragrance  tliere  ; 
The  noblesi  balm  of  all  its  wounds. 

The  cordial   of  its  care. 
&!  I'll  speak  the  honours  of  thy  name 

With  my   last    lab'nng  b»eath ; 
And,  dying,  ciasp  thee  in  my  arras— 

The  antidote  of  death. 

HYMN  67.    L.  M.    Steele.  fft  or  b 

German,  Portugal,  Fountain. 

Phjjsician  of  souls. 

1  T\E15P  are  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made; 

-*^   Where  shall   the  sinnei    find  a  cure? 

In  vain,  alas  !    is  nature's  aid ; 

The  work  exceeds  ail  nature's  power. 
3  And  can  no  sovereign  balm  be  found  ? 

And  is  no  kind  physician  nigh. 

To  eAse  the  pain,  and  heal  the  wound, 

Ere  life  and  hope  forever  fly  ? 
3  There  is  a  great  physician  near: 

Look  up,  O  fainting  soul,  and  live; 

See  in  his  heavenly   smiles  appear 

SucU  ease  as  nature  cannot  give ! 


CHARACTERS  OF  CKRIST.         68,69 

4  See,  in  the  Saviour's  dyinj?  blood, 
Life,  health,  and  bliss  abundant  flow  5 
'  lis  only  this  dear  sacred  flood 
Can  ease  thy  pain  and  heal  thy  wo. 

HYMN  68.     L.  M.     Steele.  SK 

China,  Quercy,  Baih. 
Saviour— the    only    one. 
i  JESUS,  the  spring  of  joys  divnie, 
"    Whence  all  our  hope  and  comforts  How  ; 
Jesus,  no  other  name  but  thine 
Can  save  us  from  etenial  wo. 

2  In  vain  would  boastinp  reason  find 
I'he   way  to  happniess  anil  God  ; 
Her  weak  directions   leavelhe  mind 
Bewilder'd  in  a  dubious  road. 

3  No  other  name  will  Heavesi  approve; 
Thou  art  the  true,  the  living  vay, 
Ordain'd  by  eveilasting  love. 

To  the  bright  realms  cf  endless  day. 

HYMN  69.      L.  M.      Cennick.  §S, 

Portugal,  China,  Quercy. 
li'^ay  to   Cmaav. 

1  TESUS,  my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone; 
•*    He,  \^hom  I  fix  nij   ht.pes   upoui 
His  track  I  see,  and   I'll  jmrsue 
The  narrow  way  till  him  I  view. 

2  The  way  the  holy  prophets  went. 
The  road   that  leads  from  banishment  5 
The  king's  highway  of  lioliness, 

I'll  go  ;  for  ail  ins  paths  ate  ])eace. 

3  This  is  the  way   I   long  \y^^^    sought. 
And  mourn'd  becaus-.    I   iound  it  not; 
IVly  grief,  and  burden,   U)i!r:  has  been 
Because  I  could  not  cease  from  sin. 

4  The  more  I  strove  against  its  j)ower, 
I  sinn'd  and  stumbled  but  the  jnore. 
Till  late  I  heard  my   Savioui  say, 

"  Come  hither,  soul,  T  am  the  way.*' 
3  Lo!   glad  I  come!  and  thou,  blest  Lamb^ 
Sh&Xx  take  me  to  thee  as  I  am: 


;o,  71    DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 

My  sittfdl  self  to  tliee  I  give! 
Nothing  but  love  shall  I   receive. 
S  Then  will   I  tel!  to  sinners  round, 
What  a  dear  Saviour  I  have  found  ! 
I'll  ])oint  to  tliy  redeeming  bWod, 
And  say,  "  Behold  the  way  to  God !" 

HYMN  70.    C.  M.    Hartford  Coll. 
liisli,  St.  Martins,  Devizes. 
Praife  to  t/te  Redeemev. 
3  f\   FOR   a  thousand   tong'ues  to  sing 
*^    My   dear   Redeemer's    praise ! 
The  glories  of  my    God  and    King, 
TJie  triumphs  of  his  grace! 

2  My  gracious  Master  and  my  God, 

Assist  me  to  proclaim, 
To  spread  through  ali   the  earth  abroad 
The  l)onours  of  thy  name. 

3  Jesus,  the  name  that  caims  our  fears. 

That   bids   our  sorrow  s  Ct.ase  ;    ^ 
'Tis  liiiisick  ill   the  sinner's  ears  ; 
'Tis  iif  •,  ai.d  health,  and  peace. 

4  He  (jreiiks   the  pnwer  of  reigning  sin, 

He   sets  the  prisoner  free; 
His  blood   ca.i  make  the  foulest  clean  ; 
His  blood   avaird  for  me. 
5  Let  us  obey,  we  then  shall   know, 
Sh»!i    feel  our  sins  forgiven  ; 
Anticipate  our  ia-aven  below. 
And  own  that  love  is  lieaven. 

"^/VX  ■X/V^ -vv^ 

DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 

ALPHABF/flCALLY   ARRAMGKD. 

ADOPTION. 

HYMN  71.      7s.     Humphreys. 
Finedon,  1  urin,  Hothani. 


The  privileges  of  (he  sonx  of  God, 
i    QLESSED  are'  the  sons  of  God, 
-*'*     They  are  bought  with  Jesus'  bloody 
They  are  ransom'd  from  the  grave. 
Life  eternal  they  shall  Ixave: 


ADOPTIOIV. 

With  them  iiumber'd  may  we  be, 
Now  and  tliioiigh  eternity. 

2  God  did  love  them,  in  his  Son, 
Ere  creation  wns  begun  ; 
They  the  seal  of  this  receive, 
WJiin  on  Jesus  they  believe: 

V/ith  them,  &c. 

3  They  are  justify'd  by  grace, 
They  enjoy  a  solid  peace; 

Ail  tlieii-  sins  are  waslrd  away. 
They  shall  stand  in  God's  great  day : 
With  them,   Sec. 

4  They  ha\e  fellowship  with  God, 
Through  the  Mediator's  blood  ; 
One  with   God,  through  Jesus  one. 
Glory  is  in  them  begun: 

M'ilh  them,  &c. 

5  They  alone  are  truly  blest- 
Heirs  with  God,  joint  heirs  with  Christ; 
They  with   love  and  peace  are  fiU'd  ; 

1  hey  are  by  his  Sjiirit  seal'd  : 

With  them  numbcr'd  may  we  be. 
Now  and  through  eternity. 

HYMN  72.      L.  M.      S.  Stennett. 
Portugal,  Shoel. 
Christians  the  sons  of  God. 

1  "^OT  all  the  nobles  of  the  'earth. 

-'-^    Who  boast  the  honours  of  their  birtb^ 

Such  real  dignity  can  claim 

As  those  who  bear  the  Christian  name. 

2  To  them  the  privilege  is  given. 

To  be  the  sons  and  heirs  of  heaven  ; 
Sons  of  the  God  who  reigns  on  high. 
And  heirs  of  joys  beyond  the  sky. 

3  When,  through  temptatior,  they  rebel. 
His  chasi'ning  rod  he  makes  them  feel ; 
Then,  with  a  father's  tender  heart. 

He  soothes  the  pain,  and  heals  the  smart. 

4  Their  daily  wants  his  hands  supply. 
Their  steps  lie  guards  with  watchful  eye. 
Leads  them  from  earth  to  heaven  above. 
And  crowns  them  with  eternal  love. 


73,  74    DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPfTL 

5  If  I've  the  honour,  I-onl,  to  be 

One  of  this  numerous  familj-. 

On   ine  the  gracious  pifi  bestow. 

To  call  thee  Abba,  lather!   too. 
'6  So  may  my  conduct  ever  prove 

My  filin'  piety    aiMl   lore! 

Wliile  all  my  brethren  dearly   trace 

Their  Father's   likeness  in  my  face. 

ATONEMENT. 

HYMN  73.     C.  M.    Wrttts's  Sermons.        \ 
Abridge,  Bedford. 
The  atonement  of  Christ. 

HOW  is  our  nature  spoiled  by  'sin  ? 
Yet  nature  ne'er  hath  found 
The  way  to  :aake  the   conscience  clean, 
Or  heal  the  painful   wound. 

2  In  vain  we  seek  for  peace  with  God 
'  By  methods  of  our  own : 

Jesus,  there's  nothing  but  thy  blood 
Can  bring  us  near  the  throne. 

3  The  threatenings  of  thy  broken   law 

Impress  our  souls  with  dread ; 
If  God  his  sword  of  vi  ngeance  draw, 
It  strikes  our  spirits  dead. 

4  But  thine  illustrious  sacrifice 

Hath  answt-r'd  tliese  demands. 
And  peace  and  pardon  from  the  skies 
Come  down  by  Jtsus'  liands. 

5  Here  all  the  ancient  types  agree, 

The  altar  and  the  lamb ; 
And  prophets  in  their  visions  see 
Salvation  through  his  name. 
§  'Tis  by  thy  death  we  live,  O  Lord  ; 
'Tis  on  thy  cross  we  rest ; 
Forever  be  thy  love  ador'd, 
Thy  name  forever  blest. 

HYxMN  74,    8's  and  7'».    Lock  Has.  Coll.       SK 
Sicilian  Hymn,  Love  Divine. 
Gratitude  for  the   atonement. 
1  TJAIL!  thou  once  despised  Jes«, 
•"•    Hail !  thou  Galilean  King  1 


COMMUNION  WITH  GOD. 

Thou  didst  ruffer  to  ivlease  us  ; 

Thou  didst  free  salvation  bring: 
Hail,  thou  agonizing  Saviour, 

Bearer  of  our  sin  and  sliame ! 
By  thy   merits  we  find  fa\  our ; 

Life  is  given  through    tliy  name. 
3  Paschal  Lamb,  by  God  appointed. 

All  our  sins  on  thee  were  laid: 
By  almighty  love  anointed, 

Thou  hast  full  atonement  made: 
All   thy  people  are  forgiven 

'I'hrough  the  virtue  of  thy  blood ; 
Open'd  is  the  gate  of  heaven; 

Peace  is  made  'twixt  man  and  Godo 

3  Jesus,  hail !   enthron'd   in  glory, 

'Ihere  forever  to  abide  1 
All  the  heavenly  host  adore  thee. 

Seated  at  thy   FatheJ''s  side: 
There  for  sinners  thou  art  pleading: 
There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare; 
Ever  for  us  interceding. 
Till  in  glory  we  appear. 

4  Worship,  honour,  power,  and  blessing, 

'Ihou  art  worthy  to  receive : 
Loudest  praisfs,  without  ceasing, 

Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give  : 
Help,  ye  bright  angelic  spirits! 

Bring  your  sweetest,  noblest  lays ! 
Help  to  sing  our  Saviour's  merits ; 

Help  to  chant  ImmanuePs  praise. 

COMMUNION  WITH    GOD. 

HYMN  75.     C.  M.      Corvper. 
York,  St.  Anns. 
Walking  7V'.t/i   God. 

1  f\  FOR  a  closer  walk  with  God, 
^-^  A  calm  and  heave) «iy  frame; 
A  light  to  shine  upon  the  road, 

Tliat  leads  me  to  the  Lamb ! 

2  Where  is  the  blessedness  I  knew 

When  first  I  saw  the  Lord; 
Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus,  and  his  word '. 


It        DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 

3  Wliat  peaceful  hours    I  then  enjoy'd! 

How  sweet  Iheir  memory  still  I 
But  now  I  find  an  achine  void 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

4  Return,  O  holy  dove!   return, 

Sweet  messeiigtr  of  rest ! 
I  hate  the  sins   that  made  thee  mourn, 
And  drove  tliee  from  my  breast. 

5  The  dearest  idol   I  have  knowTi, 

Whate'er  that  idol  be. 
Help  tne   to  tear  it  fi-oni  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

6  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame; 
So  i)uier  light  shall  mark  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

HYMN  76.    C.  M.    JVatts's  Sermons.    ^  or  ^ 

St.  Davids,  Abridge. 
"O  that  I  knew  where  I  might  find  him." 
Sins  and  sorroivs  laid  before  God. 
i  r\  THAT  I  knew  the  secret  place, 
'-'     Where  I   uiigly;  find  my  God, 
I'd  sjiread   my  wants  before  his  face. 
And  pour  my  woes  abroad. 

2  I'd  tell  him  how  my  sins  arise. 

What  sorrorws  I  sustain  ; 
How  grace  decays,  and  comfort  dies. 
And  leaves  my   heart  in  pain. 

3  He  knows  what  arguments  I'd  take. 

To  wrestle  with  my  God ; 
I'd  plead  for  his  own  mercy's  sake. 
And  for  my  Saviour's  blood. 

4  My  God  will   pity  my   complaints. 

And  heal  my  broken  bones; 
He  takes  the  meaning  of  his  saints, 
The  language  of  their  groans. 

5  Arise,  my  soul,  from  deep  distress. 

And  banish  every  fear; 
He  calls  thee  to  his  throne  of  grace. 
To  spread  thy  soiTows  there. 


DEPRAVITY.  -     77, 78 

DEPRAVITY. 

HYMN  77.    L.  M.     Watts's  Lyrics.     ^  or  \y 
German,  Eaton. 
Original  sin;  or,  the  Jlrst  and  second  Adam. 

1  A  DAM,  our  father  and  our  head, 

-^  Transgress'd,  and  justice  doom'd  us  dead: 
The  fiery  law  speaks  all  despair, 
There's  no  repneve  or  pardon  there. 

2  Call  a  bright  eouncil  in  tlte  skies; 
Seraphs,  the  mighty  and  the  wise, 
Speak ;  are  you  strong  to  bear  the  load, 
Tlie  weighty  vengeance  of  a  God  ? 

3  In  vain  we  ask ;  for  all  around 

Stand  silent  through  the  heavenly  ground; 
There's  not  .»  glorious  mind  above 
Has  half  the  strength  or  half  the  love. 

4  But,  O  !    unmeasurable  grace ! 

Th'  eternal  Son  takes  Adam's  place: 
Down  to  our  world  the  Saviour  flies, 
Stretches  his  arms,  and  bleeds,  and  dies. 

5  Amazing  work!   look  down,  ye  skies  I 
WoiKler  and   gaze  w  ith  all  your  eyes ; 
Ye  saints  below,  and  saints  above. 
All  bow  to  this  mysterious  love. 

HYMN  78.     C.  M.     S.  Stennctt.  h 

Dorset,  York,  Warehani. 
IndzvelUng  sin   lamented. 

1  'Vl/'ITH  tears  of  anguish   I  lament, 

'*       Here  at  thy  feet,  my   God, 
My  passion,  pride,  and  discontent,  * 

And  vile  ingratitude. 

2  Sure  thtre  was   ne'er  a  heart  so  base. 

So  false  as   mine  has  been: 
So  faith!,  ss   to  its  promises, 
bo  prone  to  every   sin  I 

3  My  reason  tells  me  thy  commands 

Are  holy,  just,  and  true; 
Tells  me  wiiate'er  my   God  demands. 
Is  his  most  righteous  due. 
1  Reason  I  hear,  her  couiisels  weigh. 
And  all  her  words  approve; 


79,  30    DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 

But  still   I  find   it  hiird   l*  obey, 
And  harder  yet   to  love. 
S  How   long,  dear  Saviour,  shall   I  feel 
rhc3^"  striij^arl'r.gs  in   my   brej^st  ? 
"VVh^n  wilt  thou  bow   my'  stubborn  will. 
And   give  my  conscience  rest  ? 

GRACE. 

HYMN  79.      S.  M.      Doddridge.  ■# 

Shirland,  Pelham. 
Salvation  bij  grace  from  the  first  to  the  lait. 

1  r^  vACE.    'tis  a  charming  sound; 
'-'    Harmonious  to   the  ear! 

Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contriv'd  the  way 
To  save   rebeiliou'^    mr.n  ; 

And  all  the  steps   that  grace   display 
"Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  Grace  led  ray   roving  feet 
To  tread  the  hi  aniily  road  ; 

And  new  supplies,  each  hour,  I  meet, 
While  pressing  on  to   God. 

4  Grace  all  the  work  shall   crown,, 
Through  everlasting  days  : 

It  lays  in  heaven  the   topmost  stone, 
And   well  deserves  the  pi-aise. 

HYMN  80.      C.  M.  ^ 

Irish,  Cambridge. 
By  the  grace  of  God  I  am  what  I  am. 

1  /IJ-REA T  God,  ^tis  from  thy  sovereign  grace 
^^  That  all  my  blessings  flow ; 

Whate'er   I  am,  or  do  possess, 
I  to  thy  mercy  o\ve. 

2  'Tis  this  my  powerful  lusts  control, 

And  pardons  all   my  sin ; 
Spreads  life  and  comfort  through  my  soul, 
And  makes  my  nature  clean. 

3  'Tis  this  upholds  me  whilst  I  live, 

Supports  me  when  I  die; 
And  hence  ten  thousand  saints  receive 
Their  all,  as  well  as  I. 


JUSTIFICATION.  81,82 

JUSTIFICATION. 

HYMN  8J.    L.  M.    Rippou's  Selection,    gg  or  \y 

German,  Bath. 
Human  rigfifeousness  inmijflcient  to  justify^ 

1  \l/^HEREWITH,  O   L«iid,  shall  I  draw ' mar, 

'  •     Or   bow   myself  bt-fore  thy  face  ? 
How,  in  tliy  purer  eyes,  appear  ? 
What  shall  I  bring  to  gain  thy  grace? 

2  Will  gifts  delight  the  Lord   most  high? 
Will   multiplied  oblations  phase? 
Thousands  of  rams  his  favour  buy  ? 
Or  slaughtered  millions  e'er  appease? 

3  Can  these  assuage  tlie  wrath  of  God  ? 
Can  tliese  wash  out  my  guiity  stain  ? 
Rivers  of  oil,  or  seas  of  blood — 

Alas  !   they  all  most  flow  in  vain. 

4  What  have  I,  then,  wherein  to  trust? 
I  nothibg  have,  I  nothing  am ; 
Excluded  is  my  every  boast, 

My  glory  swallow'd  up  in  shame. 

5  Guilty,  I  siand  before  thy  face; 
My  sole  dtseit  is  heil  and  wrath  ; 

' Twere  just  the  sentence  sho'ild   lake  placej 
But  O,  I  piead  ray  Saviour's   death  ! 

6  I  plead  the   merits  of  thy  Son, 
WIjo  died  for  sinners  on  the  tree  ; 
I  plead  his  righteousness  alone; 

O  put  the  spotless  robe  on  me. 

HYMN  82.    L.  M.    IVesley.  » 

Shoel,  I,eeds,  Italy. 
Imputed  righteousness. 

1  TESUS,  thy  blood  and  rightiousness, 
"     My  beauty  art,  my   gioiious  dress ; 
'Midst   flaming  worlds,  in  these  anay'd. 
With  joy  shall   I  lift  up   my   h.ad. 

2  When  from  the  dust  of  death   I  rise, 
To  take  my  mansion  in  the  skits; 
E'en  then  shall  this  be  all  my  jilca. 
"Jesus  hath  liv'd  and  died  for  me."' 

S  Thus  Abraham,  the  friend  of  God. 
Thus  a!i  the  armies  bought  with  blocd. 


83,  84    DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 

Saviour  of  sinners,  thee  proclaim ! 
Sinners— of  whom  the  chief  I  am. 

4  'I'his  spotless  robe  the  same  appears 
When  ruin'd   nature  sinks  in   years ; 
No  age  can  change  its  glorious  liue: 
The  robe  of  Clirist  is  ever  new. 

5  O  let  the  dead  now  hear  thy  voice! 
Bid,  Lord,  tliy  banish'd  ones  rejoice! 
Their  beauty  this,  their  glorious  dress, 
Jesus,  the  Lord,  our  righteousness. 

PARDON. 

HYMN  83.    C.  M.    Steele. 

York,  Canterbury,  Wantage. 

Pardoning  love. 

1  IJOW  oft,  alas!  tliis  wretched  heart 
^^    Has  wanderd  from  the  Lord ! 
How  oft  my  roving  thoughts  depart, 

Forgetfu)  of  his  word! 

2  Yet  sovereign  mercy  calls,  "  Return :" 

Dear  Lord,  and  niay  I  come ! 
My  vile  ingratitude  I  mourn; 
O  take  the  wanderer  home. 

3  Anl  canst  thou,  wilt  thou  yet  forgive, 

And  bid   my  crimes  remove  ? 

And  shall  a   pardon'd  rebel  live 

To  speak  thy   wondrous  love  ? 

4  Thy  pard'ning  love,  so  free,  so  sweet. 

Dear  Savioiu-,  I  adore; 
O   keep  me  at  thy  sacred  feet, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 

HYMN  84.    S.  M.    JVatts's  Lyrics. 
Aylesbury,  Ustic. 
Confession  and  pardon. 
1      IVT^  sorrows,  like  a  flood, 
-^'-'     Impatiint  of  resDaint, 
Into  thy  bosom,  O   niy  God  ! 
Pour  out  a   long  complaiot. 
3      This  impious  heart  of  mine 
Curd   once  defy   the   Lord, 
Couid  rush  with   violenct-  on  to  sin. 
In  presence  of  thy  sword. 


PERSEVERANCE.  85,  86 

3  O'ercome  by  dying  love, 
Here  at  tliy  cross  I  lie. 

And  throw  my  flesh,  my  soul,  my   all. 
And  weep,  and  love,  and  die. 

4  "RiH,"  saith  the  Saviour,  "rise! 
"  Behold  my  wounded  veins ! 

"Here  flows  a  sacred  crimson  flood, 
"  To  wash  away  thy  stains." 

5  See,  God  is  reconciled ! 
Behold  his  smiling  face! 

Let  joyful  cherubs  clap  their  wings, 
And  sound  aloud  his  grace. 

PERSEVERANCE. 

HYMN  85.    L.  M.    Doddridge.  ^ 

Quercy,  Blendon,  Angels  Hymn. 
Noah  preserved  in  the  ark,  and  the  believer  in 
Chriit. 

1  'pHE  deluge,  at  the  Almighty's  call, 
■^    In  what  impetuous  streams  it  fell ; 

Swallow'd  the  mountains  in  its  rage. 
And  swept  a  guilty  world  to  hell. 

2  Yet  Noah,  humble,  happy  saint  ! 
Surrounded  with  a  chosen  few. 
Sat  in  his  arli,  secure  from  fear, 

And  sang  the  grace  that  steer'd    him  through. 

3  So  may  I  sing,  in  Jesus  safe, 

While  storms  of  vengeance  round  me  fall ; 
Conscious  how  high  my  hopes  are  fix'd, 
Beyond  what  shakes  this  earthly  ball. 

4  Enter  thine  arJ;,  while  patience  waits. 
Nor  ever  quit  that  sure  retreat. 

Then  the  wide  flood,  which  buries  earth. 
Shall  waft  thee  lo  a  fairer  seat. 

HYMN  86.     C.  M.    F .  3g 

Bedford,  Cambridge. 
Perseverance. 
J  T  ORD,  hast  thou  made  me  know  thy  ways  ? 
•*-^    Conduct  me  in  thy  fear; 
And  grant  me  such  supplits  of  grace, 
'Ihat  I  may  perseYcvt?. 


87,88     DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 

2  Let  but  tliy  own  Almighty  arm 

Sustain  a  feeble  -worin, 
I  shall  escape,  secure  from  harm, 
Amid   tlie  drtadful  storm. 

3  Be  thou  my  ail-sufflcient  friend. 

Till  all  my  toils    shall  cease, 
Guard  me  frough    life,  and  let  my  end 
Be  everlasting  peace. 

REDEMPTION. 

HYMN  87.    7s.      Rippon's  Selection.         ^ 
Bath-Abbey,  Condolence,  Coukham. 
Redeeming  love. 

1  "V^OW  brgin  the  heavenly  theme, 
-^^      Sing  aloud  in  Jesus'  aan»e! 
Ye,  who  his  salvation  prove. 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

2  Ye,  \vho  see  the  Father's  grace 
Beaming  in   tlie  Saviour's  face, 
As  to  Canaan  on   ye  move, 
Praise  and  bless  redeeming  love. 

3  Mourning  souls,  dry  up  your  tears; 
Banish    nil  yonr  guilty  fears; 

See  your  guilt  and  curse  remove, 

Canceli'd  by  redeeming   love. 

4  Welcome  all,  by  sin  opprest, 
.    Welcoii\e  to  his  sacred   rest ; 

Nothing  brought  hiJu  from  abo^e. 
Nothing  but  redceninig  love. 

5  Hither,  then,  your  musick  bring, 
Strike  aloud  t-ach  cheerful  string; 
Mortals,  join  the  host  above, 
Join  to  piaise  redeeming  love. 

HYMN  88.    L.  M.    Steele.        h  orjjf 

Winchester,  Eaton. 
Redemption  by  Christ  alone. 
1  ■p'NSLAV'D   by  sin,  and  bound  in  chains 
-*-^    B -peath  its  dreadful  tyiant  sway, 
And   dootn'l   to  everlasting  pains. 
We   wretched  gtiiliy  captives  lay. 
1  Jesus,  the   Lord,   the  mighty   God, 
An  ali-suffitient  ransom   paid  : 


^ 


REGENERATION.  85 

Invaluetl  piice!   his  precious  bloody 
For  vile,  rt-btllious  traitors  shed. 

3  Jesiis  the  sacnfice  became, 

'I'o  rescue  guilty  soul*  from   hel!  : 
The  spotless,  bleeding',   dying:   Lamb, 
Beneath  avenging  justice  fell. 

4  Amazing  goodness !  love  divine  .' 
O  may  our  grateful  hearts  adore 

The   matchless  grace  ;  nor  yield  to  sin^ 
Nor   wear  its  cruel  fetters  more. 

REGENERATION. 

HYMxV  89.    C.  M»     Toplady's  Coll. 

St.  Martins,  Cambiidge,  Exeter. 

Efficacioui  grace. 

1  TJAIL!   mighty  Jesus!    how  divine 
-"-   Is  thy  victorious  sword ! 

The  stoutest   rebel   must  resign 
At  thy  commanding  word. 

2  Deep  are  the  wounds  thy  arrows  give. 

They  pierce  the  hardest  heart ; 
Thy  smiles  of  grace  the  slain  revive, 
And  joy  succeeds  to  smart. 

3  Still   gird  thy  sword  npon  thy  thigh^ 

Ride  with  majestic  sway  : 
Go  forth,   great   Prince,  triumphantly. 
And  make  thy  foes  obey. 

4  And  when  thy  victones  are  complete, 

When  all  the  chosen   race 
Shall  round  the  throne  of  glory  meet, 
To  sing  thy  conquering  grace; 

5  O   may  my   humble  soul  be  found 

Among  that  favoured   band! 
And   I,  with  them,  thy  praise  will  sound 
Throughout  Immanuei's  land. 

HYMN  90.    S.  M.    Doddridge. 
Dover,  Watchman. 
Vital  union  to   Christ  in   regeneration^ 
I      TIEAR   Saviour,    we  are  thine 
*'   By  everlasting  bonds; 
P«r  names,  our  hearts  we  would  rpsignr 
Q'.ir  sotils  are  in  thy  hands? 
L  I 


91        DOCTRINES  OF  THE  GOSPEL 

2  To  thee  we  still  would   cltave, 
With  ever-pjiowing  /Aal ; 

If  millions   tempt  us  Christ  to  leave, 
O  let  them  ne'er  prevail. 

3  Thy  Spirit  shall  unite 

Our  souls  to  thee  our  head  ; 
Shall  form  us  to  thy  image  bright, 
That  we  thy  paths  may  tread. 

4  Death  may  our  souls  divide 
From  these  abodes  of  clay : 

But  love  shall  keep  us  near  thy  side 
Througli  all  the  gloomy  way. 

5  Since   Christ  and   we  are  one, 
"Why   should  we  doubt  or  fear  ? 

If  he  in  heaven  hath  fix'd  his  throne, 
He'll  fix  his  members  there. 

HYMN  Ql.    C.  M,    5.  Stennett. 
Swanwick,  Barby,  Abridge. 
The  converted  thief. 

1  A  S  on  the   cross  the  Saviour  hung, 
-^  And  wept,  and  bled,  and  died. 
He  pour'd  salvation  on  a   wretch. 

That  languish'd  at  his  side. 

2  His  crimes,  with  inward  grief  and  shame. 

The  penitent    confess'd  ; 
Then   turn'd  his  dying  eyes  to  Christ,  ' 
And  thus  his  prayer  address'd: 

3  "Jesus,  thou   Son  and  heir  of  heaven, 

"  Thou   spotless   Lamb  of  God  ! 
"  I  see  thee  bath'd  iu  sweat  and  tears, 
"  And  welt'ring  in  thy   blood. 

4  "  Yet  quickly  from  these  scenes  of  wo, 

"  In  triumph   ihou  shalt  rise, 
"  Burst  through  the  gloomy  shades  of  death 
"  And  shine  above  the  skies. 

5  "  Amid  the  glories  of  that  world, 

"  Dear  Saviour,  think  on  me, 
"  And  in  the  victories  of  thy  death 
"  Let  me  a  sharer  be." 

6  His  prayer  the  dying  Jesus  hears, 

And   instantly  replies, 
«  To-day  thy  parting  soul  shall  be 
'^/'IVitJi  me  in  paradise»" 


SANCTIFICATION.  Q2,  93 

HYMN  92.     C.  M.     Colliers  Coll,      K  or  « 
Windsor,  Bcdfurd,  Baugoi. 
Rene-whig  grace. 

1  TJOW  helpless  guilty  nature  lies, 
^*-   Unconscious  of  iis  load ! 

The  heart  unchany'd,  can  never  rise 
To  happiness  and  God. 

2  Can  aught  beneath   a   po^er  divine 

The  stubborn   will   subdiie? 
'Tis  thine,  etertial   Spirit,   thine 
To  form   the  heart  anew. 

3  'Tis  thine  the  passions  to  reca,!!, 

And   upwards   bid   them    rise; 

And  make  the  scales  of  error  fall 

From  reason's  darken'd  eyes. 

4  To  chase  the  shades  of  death  away, 

And  bid  the  sinner  live; 
A  beam  of  heaven,  a  vital  ray, 
'Tis  thine  alone  to   give. 
3  O   change  these   wntched  hearts   of  ours. 
And  give   them   life  <Iivine ! 
Then  shall  our  passions  and  our  powers. 
Almighty  Lord,  be  thine. 

SANCTIFICATION. 

HYMN  93.    C.  M.    JVattsS  Lurica.    f6i  or  h 
Windsor,    Bedford,    Abridge.  ^ 

Sniicfijicntlon  ami  pardon. 

1  "yVTHERE  shall  we  sinners  hide  our  heads? 

'^~     Can  rocks  or  mountains  save? 
Or  shall   we  wrap   us   in   the  sliades 
Of  midnight  and  the  grave? 

2  Is  there  no  shelter  from  the  eye 

Of  a  revenging  God  ? 
Jesus,  to  thy  dear  wounds  we  fl}  ; 
Bedew  us  with  thy  blood. 

3  Those  guardian   drops  our  souls  secure, 

And  wash  away  our  sin  ; 
Eternal  justice  frowns  no  more, 
And  conscience  smiles  wi(hin. 

4  We  bless  that  wondrous  purple  strearn, 

That  cleanses  every  stain  ; 
Yet  are  our  souls  biit  half  redecm'tl, 
If  sin,  the  tyrant,  reign«> 


H  55  LAW  AND  GOSPEL. 

5  Lord,  blast  his  empire  with  thv  breath, 
Tbat   cursed  thmne  must  fall; 
Ye  flait'riug  plajjiiis  that  work  our  death, 
Fly,  for  we  hale   )ou  all. 


LAW  AND  GOSPEL. 

HYMN  94.    L.  M.     IVatts's  Lyrics.    ^  or  f;' 
Green's  Hundredth,  Carthajje. 
The  law  and  the  ffos/jel ;  or,  Chrht  a  refuge. 
'*  f^UItSl'   be  the  man,  forever  curst,' 

*-^   "  that  doth   one    wilful   sin    commit ; 
^  Death  and   damnation  for   the  first, 
"  Without  relief,  and   infinite." 

2  Thus  Sinai   roai-s,  and  round  the  earth. 
Thunder,  and  fire,  and  vengeance  flings; 
But,  Jesus,  thy  dear  gaspinj;  breatlj, 
And   Calvary,  say  gentler    things ! 

3  "  Pardon,  and  grace,  and   hoiindbss  love, 
"  Streaming  along  a   Saviour's   blood ; 

"  And  life,  and  joys,  and   crowns  above, 
*'  Obtaiii'd  by  a  dear  bleeding  God." 

4  Hark,  how  he  prays    (the   cliarming  sound 
Dwells  on  his  dying  lips)  "FORGIVE!" 
And  every  groan  and  gaping  wound 
Cries,  "  Father,  let  the   rebels   live !" 

3  Go,  you   that  rest  upon   the   law. 
And   toil  and  seek  sanation   there: 
Look   to  the   Hanie   that    Moses  saw. 
And  shrink,  and   tremble,  an  1    desj>air. 

6  But   I'll   retire  beneath  tlie  cross —  ' 

Saviour,  at   thy  dear   feet   I'll  lie; 
And   the   kt-en   sword,  thaj  justice  draws. 
Flaming  and  red,  shall  pass  me  by. 

HYMN  95.     L.  M.     JVatts's  Serin.    »  or  {; 
Carthage,   Bl-  ndon. 
The  gospel  the  ()07oei    of  God  to  salvation. 
1  \V"HAT   shall    the   dving  sinner  do, 
*'      'I'hat   seeks    relief  for   all    his    wo? 
Where  shall  the   guilty  conscience  find 
Ease  for  the  twrment  of  the  mind? 


LAW  AND  GOSPEL.  »* 

t 

How  shall  we  get  our   crimes  forgiven 
Or  form  our  natures  fil   for  heaven? 
Can  souls,  all  o'er  defil'd    with   sin, 
Make  their  own  powers  and   passions  dean;' 
{  In  vain  we  search,  in   vain   we  try, 
Till  Jesus   brings   his   gospel    nigh ; 
'lis   tliere  that   j>o\ver  and  glory   dwell, 
Which  save   rebellious  aouls  from  hell. 

4  This  is   the   pillar  of  our  hope, 
That   btars  our  fainting  spirits  up; 
We   lead   the    grace,   we   trust  the   word, 
And  find  salvation   in   the   Lord. 

5  Let  <neii  or  angels   dig  the   mines, 
Wh' iL   nature's  g  uUn   treasure  shines, 
Biought   luaf   the    doctrine   of  the   cross. 
All   nature's  gold   appears  but  dross. 

5  Should  vile   blasphemers,   with   disdain. 
Pronounce'   the   truths   of  Jesus  vain. 
We'll  meet  the  scandal  and   the    sliame, 
And  sing  and  triumph  in  his  name. 

HYMN  96.    C.  M.     Coivpei:  SK 

York.  St.  Anns,  Dtvizes. 
Legal  obedieure  f  lloived  by  evangelical, 
1  "WO   strengh   of  nature   can    suffice 
-'-^      io   serve   the   Lord   aright; 
And  what  she  has,  she  misapplies, 
For  want  of  clearer  light. 
2^  How  long  beneath   the  law   I  laj', 
In   bondage  and    distress  I 
I  toil'd,  the  precept  to  obey  ; 
But  toil'd  without  success. 

3  Then,  to  abstain  from   <nitv\aid  sin 

Was  more  than  I  couid  do  ; 
•    Now,  if  I  feel  its  power  within, 
I  feel  I  hate  it  too. 

4  Then,  all  my  servile  works  were  done 

A   righteousness   to   raise ; 
Now,  mely   chosen   in   the  Son, 
I   freely   choose  his   ways. 

5  "What  shall  I   do?"   was  then  the  wor^l, 

"  That   I   may  worthier  grow  ?" 
♦'  What  shall  1  render  to  the  Lord  ?" 
1$  my  inquiiy  now. 


97,  98  LAW  AND  GOSPEL. 

6  To  see  the  law  by  Christ  fnlfiU'd, 
And  hear  his  paid'iiing  voice, 
Changes  a  slave  into  a  child, 
And  duty  into  choice. 

HYMN  97,    L.  M.    JVanff's  Sermons.      fjt 

Eaton,  llotiiwell. 
The  inward  ivftue.u  to  Chrhtiauity. 

1  QUESTIONS  and  doubts  be  heard  no  more; 
^X/  Let  Christ  and  joy  be  all  our  theme; 
His   Spirit  seals   his   gospel  sure 

To  every  soul   that  trusts  in  him. 

2  Jesus,  thy   witness  speaks  within  : 
The  mercy  which   thy  words  reveal 
llefines  the  heart  from  sense  and  sin, 
And  stamps   its  own   celestial  seal. 

3  'J'is  God's  inimitable  hand 

That  moulds  and  forms  the  heart  anew  : 
Blasphemers  can  no  more  withstand. 
But  bow  and  own  thy  doctrine  true. 

4  'l"he  guilty  wretch  that  trusts  thy  blood 
Finds  peace  and   pardon  at  the  cross; 
Tiie  sinful   soul,  averse  to   God, 
Believes  and   lovis  his  Maker's  laws. 

5  Learning  and   wit  may  cease   their  strife, 
When   miracles   with  glory  shine ; 

The  voice   that  calls  "the  dead  to  life 
Must  be  almighty,  and   divine. 

HYMN  98.    C.  M.    JVatts's  Lyrics.         HH 
Cambridge,  Tisbury. 
God  f(lorioiis  and  sinners  saved. 
\  'P'ATHER,  how   wide  thy  glories  shine: 
•*■     How  high   thy  wonders  nse  I 
Known  through  the  earth  by  thousand  signs. 
By  thousand   through   the  skies. 

2  Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim   thy  power, 

Their  motions  ^peak  thy  skill; 
And  on  the   wings  of  every  hour 
We  read  thy  patience  still. 

3  But  when  we  view  thy  strange  design, 

To  save  rebellious   worms. 
Where  vengeance  and  compassion  join, 
In  their  divinest  forms  ; 


LAW  AXD  GOSPEL. 

4  Here  the  whole  Deity  is  known; 

Noi-  dares  a  creature  guess 
Which  of  the  glories  bnghtest  shone. 
The  justice,  or  the  grace. 

5  Now  the  full  glories  of  the  Lamb 

Adorn  the  heavenly   plains ; 
Sweet  cherubs  learn   Inimanuel's  name, 
And   try  their  choicest  strains. 

6  O,  may  I  bear  some  humble  part 

In  that  immortal  song! 
Wonder  and  joy  shall  tune  my  heart, 
And  love  command  my  tongue. 

HYMN  99.    C.  M.     IVatts's  Sermons, 

London,  Bedford. 

A  rational  defence  of  the  gospeL 

1  CIHALL  atheists  dare  insult  the  cross 
*^     Of  otir  incarnate  God  ? 

Shall  infidels  revile  his  truth, 
And  trample  on  his  blood? 

2  What  if  he  choose  mysterious  ways 

To  cleanse   us  from  oui   faults ; 
May  not  the  works  of  sovereign  grace 
Transcend  our  feeble   thoughts  ? 

3  What  if  his  gospel  bid   us  strive 

With   flesh,  and   self,  and  sin  ? 
The  prize  is  most  divinely  bright 
That  we  are  call'd  to  win. 

4  Wl^at  if  the  men  despis'd  on  earth, 

Still  of  his  gi-ace  partake  ? 
ThiH  but  confirms  his  truth  the  more; 
FoV  so  the  prophets  spake. 

5  Do  some,  that  own  his  sacred  truth. 

Indulge  their  souls  in  sin  ? 
NoH«*  should  reproach  the   Saviour's  name  : 
His  laws   are  pure  and  clean. 

6  Then  let  our  faith  be  firm  and  strong, 

Our  lips  profess  his  word  ; 
Nor  ever  shun  those  holy  men. 
Who  fear  and  love  the  Lord* 


100,  101     INVITATIONS  AND  PROMISES. 


INVITATIONS   AND  PROMISES. 

HYMN  100.     C.  M.    Faxvcett. 

Mear,  Plymouth,   Bangor. 

Let  the  -wicked  fortake  his  way,  &c. 

1  CIINNERS,  the  voice  of  God  ngard, 
'^    Tig  meicy  speaks  to-day ; 

He  calls  you  by  his   sovereign  word 
From  sin's  destructive  way. 

2  Why  will  you  in  the  crooked  ways 

Of  sin  and  folly  go  ? 
In  pain  you  travel  all  your  days, 
I  o  reap  immortal  wo  ! 

3  But  he  that  tums  to   God  shall  live, 

I'hrough  his  abounding  grace: 
His  mercy  will  the  guilt  forgive 
Of  those  that  seek   his  face. 

4  Bov/  to  the  sceptre  of  his   word, 

Renouncing  every  sin ; 
Submit  to  him,  your  sovereign  Lord, 
And  learn  his  will  divine. 

5  His  love  exceeds  your  higliest  thoughts ; 

He  pardons  like  a   God ; 
He  will  forgive  your  numerous  faults, 
Through  a  Redeemer's  blood. 

HYMN  101.     C.  M,        Steele. 

Irish,  Braintree, 

An   invitation   to  the  gospel  feast, 

1  "Y^E   wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor, 

-■      Behold  a  royal  feast] 
Where  mercy  spreads  her  bounteous  store 
For  every  humble  guest. 

2  See  Jesus  stands   with  open  arms: 

He  calls,  he  bids  you  come: 
Guilt  holds  you   back,  and  fear  alarms ; 
But  see,  there  yet  is   room. 

3  O  come,  and   with   his  children  taste 

1  he  blessings   of  his   love ; 
While  hope  attends  the  sweet  repast 
Of  nobler  joys  above. 


4  There,  with  united  heart  and  voice, 
Before    the  eternal  throne, 


INVITATIONS  AND  PROMISES.    102, 103 

Ten  thousand  thousand  souls  rejoice, 

In  tcstjisits  unknown. 
5  And  yet  ten  thousand  thousand  more 

Are  welcome  still  to  come: 
Ye  longing  sou  is,  the  grace  adore, 

Approaich,  there  yet  is  room. 

HYMN  102.    L.  M.    Lock  H.  Coll.  S 

Portugal,  Wells. 
1  XJO  every  one  that  thirsts,  draw  nigh ; 

•■^  ("1  is  God  invites  the  failen  race  j; 

Mercy  and  free  salvation  buy; 

Buy  Mine,  and  milk,  and  gospel  grace. 
9  Come  to  the  living  waters,  come  ; 

Sinners,  obey  your   Maker's  call ; 

Return,  ye  weary  waiidenrs,  home, 

And  find  my  grace  reach'd  out  to  all. 

3  See  from  the  Rock  a  fountain  rise! 
For  you  in  healing  streams  it  rolls: 
Money  ye  need  not  bring,  nor  price. 
Ye  lab'ring,  burden 'd,  sin-sick  souls. 

4  Nothing  ye  in  exchange  shall  give; 
Leave  all  you  have  and   are  behind  ; 
Frankly   tlie  gift   of  God  receive, 
Pardoo  and  peace  in  Jesus  find. 

HYMN  103.    L.  M.    Steele.  \^ 

Quercy,  Portugal,  Bath. 
Weary  souls  invited   to   rest. 
1  p<OME,  weary  souls,  with  sins  distrest, 
^    Come,  and   accept   the  promis'd    rest; 
Thi'  Saviour's  gracious  call  obey. 
And  cast  your  gloomy  fears  away. 

3  Oppress'd  with  guilt,  a  painful  load, 
P  come,   and  spread  your  woes  abroad ; 
Divine  compassion,   mighty   love, 
"Will  all  the  painful  load  remove. 

3  Here  mercy's  boundless  ocean  flows, 

To  cleanse  your  giiiit  and   heal  your  woes; 
Pardon  and  life,  and  endiess  peace  ; 
IJow  rich  the  gift,  how  free  the  grace  I 


104,  105  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

4  Lord,  we  accept^  wiih  thankful  lieavt, 
'I'he  hope  tliy  gracious  words  impart ; 
We  come  with  trembling^,  yet  rejoice, 
And  bless  the  kind  inviting  voice. 

HYMN  104.    L.  !\L    Fawcett.  \ 

Islington,  Eaton. 
As  thy  day},  so   shall  thy  strength  be. 

1  AFFLICTED  saint,  to   Christ  draw  near, 
-^  Thy  Saviour's  gracious  promise  hear; 
His  faithful  word  declares  to  thee, 

That,  aj  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

2  Let  not   thy  heart  despond,  and  say. 
How  shall  I  stand  the  trying  day  ? 
He  has  engaged,  by  fiiTO  decree, 

That,  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be- 

3  Thy  faith  is  weak,  thy  foes  are  strong; 
And,  if  the  conflict  should  be  long. 
The  Lord  will  make  the  tempter  flee  : 
For,  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

4  Should  persecution  rage  and  flame. 
Still  trust  in  thy  Redeemer's  name  ; 
In  fiery  trials  thou  shall  see. 

That,  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be, 

5  When  callM  to  bear  thy  weighty  cross, 
Or  sore  afiliction,  pain  or  loss. 

Or  deep  distress,  or  poverty,— 

Still,  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

6  When  ghastly  death  appears  in  view, 
Christ's  presence  shall  thy  fears  subdue  ; 
He  comes  to  set  thy  spirit  free  ; 

And,  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

HOLY   SPIRIT. 

HYMN  105.    S.  M. 
Dover,  Shirland. 

The  Holy   Spirit  invoked. 
1      piOME,  Holy   Spirit,  come; 
^    With  energy  divine ; 
And  on  this  poor  bejjighted  soul 
With  beams  of' mercy  shine. 


GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT.      106,  107 

2  From  the  celestial  hills, 
Life,  light,  and  joy  dispense  ! 

And  may  I  daily,  hourlj    feel 
Thy  quickening  influence. 

3  Melt,  melt  this  frozen  heart ; 
'i'his  stubborn   will  subdue  ; 

Each  evil  passion  overcome, 
And  form  me  all  anevr. 

4  Mine  vvill  the  profit  be. 

But  thine  shall  be  the  i)raise ; 
And   unto  the-e   1   wiii   devote 
The  remnant  of  my  days. 

HYMN  106.     L.  M.  ^ 

Eaton,  Bath. 

A  propitious  gate  longed  fn'. 

1  A  T  anchor  laid,  remote  from  home, 

■^*-  Tnlliiie-,   I  cvy,  "Sweit  Spirit,  come! 

"  Celestial  brtize,  no  lojiger  stay, 

"But  swell  my  sai's.  nva  speed  my  way! 

2  "  Fain    wr.u'.d  I  mount,  fain  would   I  glow, 
"  And   loose  my   cable  from   btlow ; 

*'  But  I  can  only  spread  my  sail ; 

*'  Thou,  thou  must  breathe  th'  auspicious  gale !" 

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GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT, 

ALPHABETlCALrY   ARRANGED. 

HYMN  107.    C.  M.     Cowper.  £ 

Rochester,  York,  St.  Anns. 

Contentment. 

1  VIERCE  passions  discompose  the  mind, 
-■-      As  tempests   vex  the  sea ; 

But  calm  content  and  peace  we  find, 
When,  Lord,  we  trust  in  thee. 

2  In  vain  by  reason,  and  by  rule,  , 

We  try  to  bend  the   will ; 
For  none  but  in  the  Saviour's  school 
Can   learn  the  heavenly  skill. 

3  Sinct  at  his  feet  my  soul  has  sat. 

His  gracious  words  to  hear, 


108      GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

Contented  wiih  my  pitsent  state, 
I  cast  on  him  mj*  caie. 

4  "Art  thou  a  sinner,  soiii  r"  he  said, 

"Then  how  canst  th<  u   complain? 
♦•  How  light  thy  troub!»  s  here,  if  weigh'd 
"With  everlasting  pain! 

5  "If  thou   of  murmuring  would'st  be  cur'd, 

"Compare  thy  griefs  with  mine; 
"Think   what  my  love   for  thee  endui'd, 
*'  And   thou  wilt  not  repine. 

6  "'Tis  I  appoint  thy  daily  lot, 

"  And  I  do  ail  things  wt  II ; 
"Thou  soon  shalt  have  this  wretched  spot, 
"And  rise  with  me  to  dwell. 

7  "  In  life  my  grace  shall  strength  supply, 

"  Pi-oportionM  to  thy  day  ; 
"At  death  thou  still  shalt  find  me  nigh, 
*'  To  wipe  thy   tears  away." 

8  Thus  I,  who  once  my  wreichtd  days 

In  vain   repining  spent ; 
Taught  in  my  Saviour's  school  of  grace, 
Have  leam'd  to  be  content. 


HYMN  108.      L.  M.      JVatts's  Sermons. 
Bath,  Winchester. 
Faith  connected  -with  salvation- 

1  "VTOT  by  the  laws  of  innocence 

■^     Can  Adam's  sons  arrive  at  heaven ; 
New  works  can  give  us  no  pretence 
To  have  our  ancient  sins  forgiven. 

2  Not  the  best  deeds  that  we  have  done 
Can  make  a  wounded  conscience  whole : 
Faith  is  the  grace,— and  faith  alone, 
That  flies  to  Christ,  and  saves  the  soul. 

3  Lord,  I  believe  thy  heavenly  word  .' 
Fain  would  I  have  my  soul  renew'd  : 
I  mourn  for  sin,  and  trust  the  Lord 
To  have  it  pardon'd  and  subdu'd. 

4  O  may  thy  grace  its  power  display ; 
Let  guilt  and  death  no  longer  reign ; 
Save  me  in  thine  appointed  way. 
Nor  let  my  humble  faith  be  vain ! 


FAITHFULNESS,  FEAR.     109,  110,  111 

HYMN  109.      C.  M.      IVatU's  Sermons.        j)K 
Ban^oi,  Barb). 
Faith  in  the  ^nrt  ijire  of  Christ. 

1  \I7HErtE  sluili   the  gui  tv  sinner  go, 

''       To  find   a  sure    lelirf? 
Can  bleeding  bu!ls  or  goats  bestow 
A  batni  to  ease  my  grief? 

2  O  never  let  my  thoughts   renounce 

Thi'   gospel  of  iny   God, 
Where  vilest  crimes  are  cleans'd  at  once 
In  Christ's  atoning  blood. 

3  Here  rest  my  faith,  and  ne'er  remove  ; 

Here  let  repentance  rise ; 
While  I  behold  his  bleeding  love, 
His  dying  agonies. 

HYMN  110.    L.  M.    Watts^s  Sermons.  SJi;  or  \) 
Putney,  Qiiercy,   Wells. 

Faithfulness. 

1  TlATH  God  been  faitlifiil  to  his  word, 
"■  And  sent  to  men  his  promis'd  grace  ? 
Shall   I  not  imitate  the  Lord, 

And  practise  what  my  lips  profess  ? 

2  Hath  Christ  fulfil  I'd  his  kind  design. 
The  dreadful   work  he  undertook. 
And  died  to  make  salvation  mine, 
And  well  perforiu'd  whate'er  he  spoke? 

3  Doth  not  liis  f;nthfulness  afford 

A   noble  thente  to  raise    my  song  ? 
And  shall   I  dare  deny  my   l-ord. 
Or  utter  falsehood   with  my   tongue  ? 

4  My  King,  my  Saviour,  and  my  God  ! 
Let  grace  my  sinful  soul   renew. 
Wash   my  offences  with  thy  blood. 
And  make  my  heart  sincere  and  true. 

HYMN  111.      C.  M.        Seedham.  ]K 

St.  Martins,  York,  St.  Davids. 
Fear  of  God. 
1  TJAPPY  beyond  description  he, 
'^*-   Who  fears  the  Lord  his  Ood ; 
Who  hears  his  threats  with  holy  awe^ 
And  trembles  at  his  rod. 


112        GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

2  Fear,  sacred  passion,  ever  dwells 

With  its  fair  partner,  love, 
Blending  their  beauties,  both  proclaim 
Their  source  is  from  above. 

3  I,et  terrors  fright  the  unwilling  slave  f 

Tlie  child  with  joy  appears ; 

Cheerful  he  does  his  father's  will, 

And   loves  as  much  as  fears. 

4  Let  fear  and  love,  most  holy  God  ! 

Possess  this  soul  of  mine  ; 
Then  shall  I  worship  thee  aright, 
And  taste  thy  joys  divine. 

HYMN  112.    C.  M.    fVatts's  Sermons.       % 
Parma,  Mear,  Irish. 

Holy  fortitude.  \ 

J    A  M  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross, 
-^    A  follower  of  the  Lamb  ? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  cause, — 
Or  blush  to  speak  his  name  ? 

2  Must  I  be  cartied  to  the  skies 

On  flowery  beds  of  ease  ? 
While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize, 
And  sail'd  through  bloody  seas ! 

3  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face. 

Must   I  not  stem  the  flood  ? 
Is   this  vile  world  a  friend  to  grace, 
To  help  me  on  to  God  ? 

4  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reig^n; 

Increase  my  courage.  Lord ! 
I'll  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  thy  word. 

5  Thy  saints  in  all  this  glorious  war 

Shall  conquer  though  they  die; 
They  see  the  triumph  from  afar, 
And  seize  it  with  their  eye. 

6  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 

And  all  thy  armies  shine. 
In  lohts  of  victory  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thiae. 


FORTITUDE,  GRAVITY.  113, 114 

HYMN  113,     L.  M.      IVatu's  Sermons.      M 
Green's  Hundredth,  Quercy,  Bath. 
Fortitude,    or   remedies  against  fear. 
\  Tl/'HEN   tumults  of  unruly  fear 

'  '      Rise  ill  my  heart,  and  riot  there, 
What  shall  I  do  to  calm  my  breast, 
And  get  the  vexing  foe  supprest? 

2  What  power  can  these  wild  thoughts  control? 
This  ruffling  tempest  of  the  soul  r 

Wliere  shall  I  fly  in  this  distress. 
But  to  the  til  rone  of  glorious  grace  ? 

3  My  faith  would  seize  some  promise,  Lord ; 
There's  power  and  safety  in  thy  word ; 
Not  all  that  earth  or  hell  can  say 

Shall  tempt  or  drive  my  soul  away. 

4  I  call  the  days  of  old  to  niind, 

When  I  have  found  my  God  was  kind; 
My  heavenly  friend  is  still  the  same; 
Salvation   to  his  holy  name. 

5  Great  God,  preserve  my  conscience  clean, 
Wash  me  from  guilt,  forgive  my  sin  ; 

'J  hy  love  shall  guard  me  from  sui-prise. 
Though  threatenuig  dangers  round  rae  rise. 

6  When  fear  like  a  wild  ocean  raves, 
Let  Jesus  walk  upon  the  waves, 

And  say,  "'tis  I;"  that  heavenly  voice 
Shall  sink  the  storm  and  raise  my,  joys. 

HYMN  114.    L.  M.    IVatts's  Sermons.       fg 
All  Saints,  Winchester,  Portugal. 
Gravity  and  decency. 

1  TIEHOLD  the  sons,  the  heirs  of  God, 
-■-'     So  dearly  bought  with  Jesus'  blood .' 
Are  they  not  born  to  heavenly  joys. 
And  shall  they  stoop  to  earthly  toys? 

2  Doth  vain  discourse,  or  empty  mirth, 
Well  suit  the  honours  of  their  birth? 
Shall  they  be  fond  of  gay  attire. 
Which  children  love,  and  fools  admire? 

3  Lord,  raise  our  hearts  and  passions  higher; 
Touch  oin*  vain  souls  with  sacred  firej 
Then,  with  a  heaven-directed  eye 

We'll  pass  t!iese  glittering  trifles  by. 


.  H5, 116    GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

4  We'll  look  on  all  the  toys  below 
With  such  disdain  as  anj^els  do ; 
And  wait  the  caii  that  bids  us  rise 
To  mansions  promis'd  in  the  skies. 

HYMN  115.    L.  M.    Watts' s  Sermons.        \ 
Carthag-e,  Armley. 
Thiiiiii  of  f^ood  report. 

1  TS  it  a  thing  of  j^ood   report, 

-*■     To  squander   life  and   time  away  ? 
To  cut  the  ho)ns  of  duty  shoil, 
While  toys  and  follies  waste  the  day  ? 

2  Doth  this  become  the   Christian  name, 
To  venture  near  the  tempters  door? 
To  sort  with  men  of  evil  fame. 

And  yet  j)res\ime  to  stand  secure? 

3  Am   I  my  own  sufficient  guard. 
While   I  expose  my  soul  to  shame? 
Can  the  short  joys  of  sin  reward 
The  lasting  blemish  of  my  name? 

4  O  may  it  be  my  constant  choice 
To   walk  with  men  of  grace  below. 
Till  I  arrive   where  heavenly  joys, 
And  never  fading  honours  grow. 

HYMN  116.    C.  M.     Watfs's  Sermom,       -i 
Barby,  St.  David.  Wareham. 
None  exrluded  from  hope. 

1  JESUS,  thy  blessings  are  not  few, 
"     Nor  is  thy  gospel   weak  ; 

Thy  grace  can   melt  the  stubborn  Jew, 
And   bow  the  aspiring  Greek. 

2  Wide  as  the  reach  of  Satan's  rage 

Doth  thy  salvation  flow ; 
'Tis  not  confin'd   to  sex  or  age. 
The  lofty  or  the   low. 

3  While  grace  is  off-  rM  to  the  prince, 

Tho  poor  may  take   their  share  j 
No  mortal  has  a   just  pretence 
To   perish  in  despair. 

4  Bii  wise,  ye  men  of  strength  and  wit. 

Nor  boast  yoiir  native  powers ; 
But  to  his  sovereign  grace  submit; 
Ann  gioi7  shall  be  yours- 


HUMILITY.  Iir,  US 


5  Come,  all  ye  vilest  sinners,  ccHiie, 
He'll  form  your  souls  anew: 
Hi*  <josiipi  aiut   liis  heait  have  room 
For  rebels  such  as  y»iu. 
0  His  doctrine  is  alniip^hty  love; 
1  here's  virtue  i,n  his  name 
To  turn  the  raven  to  a  dove. 
The  lion  to  a  lamb. 


HYMN  117.    L.  ivr.     Sffe!-:  ^ 

Castle  Street,  Quercy,  Blendon. 
HaMty  pnvertij ;  or,  the  poor  in  spirit  blessed^ 

1  yE   humble  souls,  complain  no  more; 
-■-    Let  faith  sui  vty  your  future  store ; 

How  happy,  how  divinely  blest. 
The  sacred  words  of  truth  attest. 

2  When  conscious  grief  laments   sincere. 
And  pours  the  penitential  tear; 
Hope  points  to  yoiu-  dejected  eyes, 
The  bright   reversion  in  the  skies. 

3  In  vain  the  sons  of  wealth  and  pride 
Despise  your  lot,  your  hopes  dende ; 
In  vain  they  boast  their   little  stores ; 
lYiHcs  are  f/icirs,  a  kingdom  yours! 

4  A   kin(jrl(yin  of  immense  delight. 
Where  h(  a!th  and  peace  and  joy  unite  ; 
Where  uiideclining  pleasures  rise. 

And  every  -wish  hath  full  supplies.— 
i.  There  shall  your  eyes  with  rapture  view 
The  glorious   Friend,  that  died  for  you; 
Thnt  died   to  ransom,  died   to  raise 
To  erowns  of  joy  and  songs  of  praise. 

IIYMV  lis.    C.  M.     Brotvn.  K 

Bangor,  Wantage 
Humbly  fiJrad'tnsr  for  mcrnj. 
1.  T  ORD,  at  thy  ft-et  we  sinners  lie, 
'-^     And  knock  at  mercy's  do;>r  ; 
With  heavy  heart,  and  downcast  eye, 
I'hy  favoiu*  we  implore. 
2  "I'is  mercy,  mercy  we  implore ; 
O   may  thy  bowels  move! 
Thy  grace  is  an  exhaustl  ss  store^ 
And  thou  thyself  art  leve,  A 

Mm 


119,120    GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT- 

3  O,  for  ihy  own,  for  Jesus'  sake, 

Our  inany  sins  forgive ! 
Tliy  grace  our  rocky  hearts  can  break, 
And  breaking  soon  relieve. 

4  Thus  meit  us  down,  our  gracious  Friend, 

And  make  us  thine  alone: 
Nor  let  a  rival  n»ore  pretend  i 

To  repossess  ihy  throne. 

HYMN  119.    L.  M.     Enfidd.  K 

Carthage,  Winchester. 
Humility. 

1  TIT'HEREFORE  should  man,  frail  child  of  clay, 

''      Who,  from  the  cradle  to  the  shroud, 
Lives  but  the  insect  of  a  daj  — 
O  why  should  mortal  man  be  proud? 

2  His  briglitest  visions  just  appear. 
Then  vanish,  and  no  more  are  found  ; 
The   stateliest  pile  his  j>ride  can  rear 
A  breath  may  level  with  the  ground  I 

3  By  doubt  perplex'd,  in  error  lost. 
With  trembling  step  he  seeks  liis  way. 
How  vain  of  wisdom's  gifts  the  boast'.' 
Of  reason's  lamp,  how  faint  the  ray! 

4  Follies  and  crimes,  a  count  If  s»  sum, 
Are   crowded   in   life's  little  sjjan : 
How  ill,  alas,  does   pride  becoine 
That  erring,  guilty  cnature,  man. 

5  God  of  my  life,  Father  divine  I 
Give  me  a  meek  and  lowly  nund ; 
In  motlest  worth  O  let  me  shine. 
And  peace  in  humble  virtue  find. 

HYMN  120.     I>.  M.     noihlridgi:  « 
Old  Hundred,    Psalni  Ninety-seventh. 
Rejinciitg  in    God. 

1  ^I^HE  righteous  LonI,  su])rcmely  great, 

-*-    Maintains  his  universal  state; 
O'er  all  the  earth  his  power  extends; 
All  heaven  before  his  footstool   bend*. 

2  Yet  justice  still  with  power  ))resides, 
And  mercy  all   his  empire  guides: 
Mercy  and  truth   are  his  delight. 
And  saints  are  lovely  in  liis  sight. 


JOY. 

0  No  more,  ye  wise!  your  wisdom  boast; 
No  more,  ye  strong!  your  valour  trust; 
No  more,  ye  inch  !  survey  your  store,— 
Elate  with'  Ijeaps  of  shining  ore. 

4  Glory,  ye  saints,  in  this  alon«,— 

That  God,  your  God,  to  you  is  known : 
That  you  have  own'd  his  sov'reign  sway, 
That  you  have  felt  liis  cheering  ra)-. 

£  Our  wisdom,  wealth,  and  power  we  find 
In   one  Jehovah  all  combin'd : 
On  him  we  fix  our  roving  eyes. 
And  all  our  souls  in  raptures  rise. 

6  All  else,  which  we  our  treasiu'e  call, 
May  in  one  fatal   moment  fall ; 
But  what  theii"  happiness  can  move. 
Whom  God,  the  hJcssed,  deigns  to  love? 

HYMN  121.    S.  M.    Doddridge. 

Dover,  Pelham. 
Kejoichig  in  the  ivuys  of  Cod. 

1  "^OW   let  our  voices  join 
-'-^    To  form  a  sacicd   song  ; 

Ye  pilgrims,  in  Jehovah's  ways, 
With  music  pass  along. 

2  How  straight  the  path  appears. 
How  open  and  how  fair  ! 

No   lurking  gins  t'  entrap  our  feet, 
No   fierce  destroyer  there. 

3  Rut  flowers  of  paradise 
In   rich  profusion  spring ; 

The  Sun  of  glory  gilds  the  patli. 
And  dear  companions  sing. 

4  See  Salem's  golden  spires 
In  beauteous   prospect  rise; 

And  brighter  crowns  than  mortals  weav, 
Which  sparkle  through  the  skit  s. 

5  All   honour  to  his  name. 
Who   marks  the  shining  way. 

To  him  who  leads  the   wanderers  on, 
To  realms  of  endless  day» 


122,123    GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT, 

HYMN  122.    L.  M.    Watts's  Sermons.       9 
Pritugal,  Shoel. 
Justice  ami  equity. 

1  TILESSED  Redeemer!    how  divine, 
^^   How  tighteous  is  this  rule  of  thine, 
"  Never  to  deal   with  others  worse 

"  Than  Me  would  have  them  deal  witli  us !" 

2  This  golden    lesson,  short  and  plain, 
Gives  not  the  mind  nor  memory  pain. 
And  every  conscience  must  approve 
This  universal  law   of  love. 

3  'Tis  wiitten  in  each  mortal  breast. 
Where  all  our  tenderest  wishes  rest;- 
We  draw  it  from  our  inmost  veins. 
Where  love  to  self  resides  and  reigns. 

4  Is  j-eason  ever  at  a  loss  ? 

Call  in  self-love  to  judge  the  cause  ; 
Let   our  own  fondest  ])assions  show 
How  we  should  treat  our  neighbour  too. 

5  How  bless'd  would  evei7  nation  prove. 
Thus   niled  by  equity  and   love  ! 

All  would  be  friends,  without  a  foe, 
And  form  a  paradise  below. 

HYMN  123.    C.  M.      IVatts's  Sermons.     K   O'  Ski 
Bedford,  Bangor. 
Justice  oiif]  equity. 
r^OME,  let  us  search  our  ways  and  see  ; 
^-^   Have  they  been. just  and  right? 
Is  the  great  rule  of  equity 
Our  practice  and  delight? 

2  What  we  would  liave  our  neighbour  do. 

Have  we  still   done  the  same  ? 
From  others  ne'er  withheld  the  due. 
Which  we  from  others  claim  ? 

3  Have  we  not,  deaf  to  his  request, 

Tum'd  from  another's  wo  ? 
The  scorn,  which  wiings  the  poor  man's  breast, 
Have  we  abhoiT'd  to  show  ? 

4  Do  v.e,  in  all  we  sell  or  buy, 

Int'p;rity  maintain; 
And  knowing  God  is  always  nigh. 
Renounce  unrighteous  gain? 


LIBERALITY.  124,  125 

5  Then  may  we  raise  our  jiiodest  prayer 
To  God,  the  just  and  kind, 
May  humbly  cast  on  him  our  care. 
And  hope  his  grace  to  find. 

HYMN  124.    L   M.    Watts'i  Sermons.        [) 
Bath,  German,  Armlcy. 
Justice  and  truth. 

1  rj}.REAT  God,  thy  holy  law  requires 
^-^    I'l  curb  our  covetous  desires. 
Forbids  to  plunder,  steal  or  cheat, 
To  practise  faisehood  or  deceit. 

2  Thy  Sou  hath  set  a  pattern  too, 

He  paid  to  God  and  men  their  due ; 

A  dreadful  debt  he  paid  to  God, 

And  bought  our  pardon  with  his  blood. 

3  Amazing  justice  !   boundless  love  ! 
Do  we  not  feel  our  passions  move  ? 
Do  we  not  grieve  tliat  we  have  been 
Faithless  to  God,  or  false  to  men  ? 

4  If  truth  and  justice  once  be  gone, 
And   leave  our  faith  and  liojie  alone; 
If  honesty  be  banish'd  hence, 
Jleligion  is  a  vain  i)retence. 

HYMN  125.     L.  M.    Riplion.  % 

Psalm  Ninety-seventh,  Blendon,  China. 
Liberality;  or^tfieilutij  and  pleasures  ofhcnevoknee^ 
1  f\   WHAT  stupendous  mercy  shines 
^■^   Around  the  Majesty  of  Heaven  ! 
Rebels  he  deigns  to  calls  his  sons,— 
Their  souls  renew'd,  their  sins  forgiven. 
1J  Go,  imitate  the  grace  divine,— 
The  grace  that  blazes  like  a  sun; 
Hold  forth  your  fair,  though  feeble  light. 
Through  all  your  lives  let  mercy  run! 

3  Upon  your  bounty's  willing  wings 
Swift  let  the  great  salvation  fly 
The  hungry   feed,  the  naked  clothe ; 
To  pain  and  sickness  help  apply. 

4  Pity  the  weeping  widow's  wo. 
And  be  her  counsellor  and  stay ; 
Adopt  the  fatherless,  and  smooth 
To  useful,  happy  life,  his  vaj-. 


12G,  127    GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

5  Let  age,  with  want  and  weakness  bow'd, 
Youi-  'ouwels  of  comnassion  move; 

Let   e'en  your  cuemies  be  bKss'd — 
iheii-  hatred  recompens'd  with   love. 

6  When  all  is  done,  renounce  your  deeds, 
Renounce  self-righteousness  vith  scorn  ; 
Ihus   will   you  gioiity  your  God, 

And  thus  the  Chrisiian  name  adore.^ 

HYMN  126     7s.      Taylor.  J 

Bath-Abbey,  Condolence,  Hothara. 
Love  to   God  an.fl  maiu 
1  TfA THF:H  of  our  feeble  race, 

-*      Wise,  beneficent,  and   kind. 

Spread  o'er  nature's  ample  face,. 

Flows  thy  goodn4-ss  unconfin'dr 

Musing  in  tl»e  silent  li'wve,. 

Or  the  busy  walks  of  men, 

Still   we  trace  thy  wondtous  Fovcj 

Claiming   large  returns  again. 
^  Lord,  what  offerings  shall    we  bring., 

At  thine  altars  when  we  bow  ? 

Hearts,  the  pure,  unsullied  spring, 

Whence  the    kind   affc-ctions  tlow  ; 

Soft  compassion's  fee.ing  sx>hI» 

By   the   melting  eye  express'd ; 

Sympathy,  at  whose  control, 

Sorrow  leaves  the  NNoinided   breastr 
3  Willing  hands  to   It.id  the  blind. 

Bind  the   wound,  or  feed  the  poor; 

Love,  embracing  all   our  kind. 

Charity,  with  hberal  store: 

Teach  us,  O  thou  heavenly  King,, 

'i  hus  to  show   oiiv  grateful  mind^ 
Thus  the  accepted  ofieriug  bring, 

Love  to  thee,  and  all  mankind. 

HYMN  127.    L.  RL    Watts;'s  Lyrics.         \ 
Dunstan,  Castle  Street,  Leeds. 
Love  to  Christ,  present  or  absent. 
1  rUF  all  the  joys  we  moitals  know, 
^-'    Jesus,  thy  love  exceeds  the  rest, 
Love,  the  best  blessing  here  below, 
The  nearest  image  of  the  bletU 


LOVE. 

2  While  we  are  held  in  thine  embrace, 
Thtre's  not  a  thought  attempts  to  rove; 
Eiich   sir.ile  upnn  thy  beauteous  face 
Fixes,  and  clianns,  and  fires  our  love. 

3  Wl»ile  of  thy  absence  we  complcin. 
And  long,  or  weep  in  all  we  do, 

1  here's  a  strange  pleasure  in  the  pain  ; 
And  tears  have  their  own  sweetness  too. 

4  When  round   thy  courts  by  day  we  rove. 
Or  ask  tjje  watchmen  of  the  night 

For  some  kind  tidings  of  our  love, 
Thy  very  name  creates  delight. 
*  Jesus,  our  God,  yet  rather  come! 
Our  eyes  would  dwell  upon  thy  face; 
'Tis  liest  to  see  our  Lord  at  home. 
And  feel  the  presence  of  his  prace. 

HYMN  128.    7s.      Kewfon. 

Condolence,  Hotham^ 

Lovest  thou  me .' 

1  ?nniS  a  point  1  long  to  know, 

-*-     Oft  it  causes  anxious  thotjght— 
Do  1   love  the   Lord,  or  no  ; 
Am   I  his,  or  am  I  not. 

2  If  I  love,   why  am   I  thus  ? 
Why  this  dull  and  lifeless  frame? 
Hardly,  sure,  can  they  be  worse. 
Who  have  never  heard   his  name. 

3  [Could  my  heart  so  hard  remain; 
Tiayer  a  task  and  burden  prove ; 
Every  trifle  give  me  pain  ; 

If  I  knew  a  Saviour's  lovePJ 
^  When  I   turn  my  eyes  within. 
All  is  dark,  and  vain,  and  wild; 
Fill'd  with  unbelief  and  sin ; 
Can  I  deem  myself  a  child  ? 

5  If  I  ]n'ay,  or  hear,  or  read, 
Sin  is  mix'd  with  all  I  do ; 
Yon  that  lore  the  Lord  indeed. 
Tell  me,  is  it  thus  with  you  ? 

^>  Yet  I  mourn  my  stubborn  will. 
Find  my  sin  a  grief  and  thrall ; 
Shonld  I  grieve  for  what  I  feel. 
If  I  did  1)01  love  at  all  ? 


129,  IJO    GRACES  Or  THE  KOI.Y  SFIRIT- 

7  Lonl,  decide  the  doubtful  case' 

Thou,  who  art  thy  pt-ople's  sun, 

Shine  uj)on  thy  uork  of  grace. 

If  it  be  indeed  begun. 
9  Let  nic  Invc  thee  more  and  .moTC, 

If  I  love  at  all,  I  pray ! 

If  I   liave  not  loved  before, 

Help  me  to  begin  tu-da). 

HYMN  129.    C.  M.    Gregory. 
Stade.  Hymn  Second. 
Mutual  love» 
3  CWEET  is  the  love  that  mutual  glows 
•^     Within  each  brother's   breast ; 
And  binds  in   gentlest  bonds  eacli  heart, 
All  blessiny  and  ail  blest : 

2  Sweet  as  the  odorous  balsam  po«r*d 

On   Aaron's  sacred  head, 
IVhich  o'er  his  beard,  and  down  liis  vest 
A  breathing  fragrance  shed. 

3  Like  morning  dews,  on  Sion's  mount 

That  spread  their  silver  rays ; 
And   deck  with  gems  tlie  verdant  pomp, 
Which  Hermon's  top  displays. 

4  To  such  the  Lord  of  life  and  love 

His  blessing  shall  extend; 
On  earth  a  life  of  joy  and  peace, 
And  life  tliat  ne'er  shall  end. 

HYMN  130.    S.  M.     Fawceti 

Dover,  Watchman. 

Love  to  the  brethren' 

1  "OLEST  be  the  tie  that  binds 
-■^    Our  hearts  in  Christian  love] 

The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  o»ir  Father's  throne 
We  pour  our  ardent  prayers  : 

Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one. 
Our  comfoits  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes ; 
Our    mutual   burdens  bear; 

And  often  for  t  ach  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 


LOVE....MEEKNESS.  131, 

4  When   Ave  asunder  part, 
It  gives  US  inward  pain  ; 

But  we  shall  still  be  joiii'd  in  heart, 
And  liope  to  jueet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 
Our  courage  by  the  way  ; 

V/hile  each  m  expectation   lives, 

And  longs  to  see  the  day. 
S      From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 

And  sin,  we  shall  be  free; 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 

Through  all  eternity. 

HYMN  131.     S.  M.    Beddome. 

■\Vatciunan,  St.  Thomas,  Froome. 

Clirhtian  love. 

1  T  pyr  party  names  no  more 

■*-*  I'lie  Chdstian  world   o'erspread  ; 
Gentiie,  and  Jew,  and  bond   and  free, 
Are   one  in  Christ  their  head. 

2  Among  the  saints  on  earth 
Let  mutual  love  be  found; 

Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance, 
With  mutual  blessings  crown'd. 

3  Let  envy,    child  of  hell  i 
Be  banisli'd  far  away  ; 

Those  should  in  strictest  friendship  dwell,. 
Who  the  same  Lord  obey. 

4  Thus  will  the  church  below 
Resemble  tliat  above; 

Where  streams  of  pleasure  ever  How, 
And  every  heart  is  love. 

HYMX  132.      L.  M.     Scott.         K  oi 
Carthage,  Eaton. 
Meekness. 

1  T%/fARK,  wlien  tempestuous  winds  arise, 
•^'^  I'he  wild  confusion  and  uproar, 

All  ocean  mixing  with  the  skies, 

And  wrecks  are  dasJi'd   upon  the  short.. 

2  Not  less  confusion  racks  the  mind, 

When,  by  the   whirl   of  passion  toss'd, 
Calai  reason  is  to  rage  resign'd, 
And  peace  in  angry  tumult  lost. 


133      GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  &PIRIT, 

3  O  self  tormenting:  child   of  piide. 

Anger,  bred  up  in  hate  and  strife; 
Ten  thousand  ills,  liy  thee  supplied, 
Mingle  the  cup  of  bitter  Jife. 

4  Happy  the  meek,  whose  gentle  breast. 

Clear  as  the  summer's  evening  ray. 
Calm  as  the  regions  of  the  bless'd, 
Enjoy  on  earth  celestial  day. 

5  No  jars  their  peaceful  tent  invade. 

No  friendships  lost  tin ir  bosom  sting; 
And  foes  to  none,  of  none  afraid, 
Where'er  they  go,  sweet  peace  they  bri 

6  O  may  a  temper  meek  and  mild 

With  gentle  sway  our  souls  possess ; 
Passion  and  pride  be  thence  exilM, 
And  to  be  bless'd,  still  may  we  bless! 


HYMN  133.     L.  M.      Gibbons, 

Winchester,  Eaton,  Quercy. 

Patience. 

1  TJATIENCE  !— O,  'tis  a  grace  divine ! 

*-     Sent  from   the  God  of  power  and  love, 
That  leans  upon  its  Father's  hand. 
As  thi'ough  the  wilderness  we  nuve. 

2  T5y  patience  we  serenely   bear 

'1  he  troubles  of  our  mortal  state. 
And   wait,  contented,  our  discharge. 
Nor  think  our  gloiy  comes  too  late. 

3  Though  we,  in  full  sensation,  feel 

The  weight,  the  wounds,  our  God  ordains. 
We  smile  amid  our  heaviest  woes. 
And  triumph  in  our  sharpest  pains. 

4  O,  for  this  grace!  to  aid  ns  on. 
And  arm   with  fortitude  the  breast. 
Till  life's  tumultuous  voyage  is  o'er— 
We  reach  the  shores  of  endless  rest ! 

3  Faith  into  vision  shall  resign ; 
Hope  shall   in  full  fruition   die; 
And  patience   in  possession  end, 
In  the  bright  worlds  of  bliss  ou,  high. 


PRUDENCE.  134, 

HYMN  134.     C.  M.     IVatts's  Sermons. 

St.  Davids,  St.  Anns,  Abridge. 

Prudence;  or,  a  lovely  carriage. 

1  f\  'TIS  a  lovely  thing  to  sec 
^-'     A  man  of  prudent  heart, 

Whose  thoughts,  and  lips,  and  life  agree 
To  act  a  useful  part. 

2  When  envy,  strife,  and  wars  begin 

In  little  angry  souls, 
Mark  how  the  sons  of  peace  come  in, 
And  quench  the  kindling  coals. 

3  Their  minds  are  humble,  miid,  and  meek, 

Nor  let  their  fury  rise  ; 
Nor  passion  moves  their  lips  to  speak, 
Nor  pride  exalts  their  eyes. 

4  Their  frame  is  prudence  mix'd  with  love, 

Good  works  fulfil  their  day  : 
They  join  the  serpent  with  the  dove. 
But  cast  the  sting  away. 

5  Such  was  the  Saviour  of  mankind ; 

Such  pleasures  he  pursu'd; 
His  Ucsh  and  blood  were  all  refin'd, 
His  soul   divinely  good. 

6  Lord,  can  these  plants  of  virtue  grow 

In  such  a  heart  as  mine  ? 
Tliy  grace  my  nature  can  renew. 
And  make  my  Soul  like  thine. 

HYMN  135.     C.  M.     S.  Stcnnett. 

Bangor,  Windsor. 

Tlie  penitent. 

1  TIROSTRAT?:,  dear  Jesus!  at  thy  feet, 
-*■       A  guilty  rebel  lies; 

And  upwards  to  the  mercy  seat 
Presumes  to  lift  his  eyes. 

2  If  tears  of  sorrow  would  suffice 

To  pay  the  debt  I  owe, 
Tears  should  from  both  my  weeping  eyes 
In  ceaseless  torrents  flow. 

3  But  no  such  sacrifice  I   plead 

To  expiate  my  guilt; 
No  tears  but  those  \ih;ch  thou  hast  shed; 
No  blood,  but  thou  hast  spilt. 


136,137     GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT, 

4  Think  of  thy  sorrows,  dearest  Lord  ! 
And  all    my  sins  forgive  : 
Justice  will  well  approve  the  word 
'I'hat  bids   the  sinner  live. 

HYMN  136.     C.  M.      Co7vJjer.        ^  or 
York,  St.  Anns. 
The  contrite  heart. 

1  '^pHE   Lord  will  happiness  divine 

■*-      On  contiit"  hearts  btstow  ; 
Then  tell   nie,  gracious  cirjid!   is  mine 
A  contrite  heart  or  no? 

2  I    lear,  but   seem  to  hear  in  rain^ 

Insensible  as  steel ; 
If  aught  is  ft  It,  'tis  only  paiu 
To  find   1   cannot  feel. 

3  I  sometimes  think  myself  iuclin'd 

To   love  thee  if   I   could: 

But  often  feel  another  mind. 

Averse  to  all   that's  good. 

4  My   best  desires  are  faint  and  few, 

I  fain  would  strive  for  more ; 
But,  when  I   Cry,  "  My   strength  renew^" 
Seera  weaker  than  before. 

5  Thy  saints  are  comforted.  I  know, 

And  love  thy  house  of  prayer; 
I  sometimes  go  where  others  go, 

But  fiud  no  comfort  there. 
S  O,  make  this  heart  rejoice  or  ache, 

Decide  this  doubt  for  me; 
And,  if  it  be  not  broken,  break ; 

And  heal  it  if  it  be. 

HYMN  137.    L.  M.    Watts's  Lyrics. 

Putney,  Carthage. 

The  pen/tent  pardoned. 

1  TJENCE  from  my  soul,  my  sins,  depart, 
^*-   Your  fatal  friendship  now  I  see  ; 
Long  have  you   dwelt  too  near  my  heart. 
Hence,  lo  eternal  distance  flee. 

2  Black  heavy  thoughts  like  mountains  roll 
O'er  my  poor  breast,  with  boding  fears, 


REPENTANCE. 

And  crushing  hard  my  tortuvM  soul. 
Wring  through  my  eyes  ihe  briny  tears. 

3  Forgive  my  treasons,  Prince  of  grace, 
The  bloody  Jews  were  traitors  too. 

Yet  thou  hast  pray'd  for  that  curs'd  race, 
"  Father,  they  know   not  what  they  do."' 

4  Great  Advocate,  look  down  and  see 

A  wretch,  whose  smarting  sorrows  bleed, 

0  plead  the  same  excuse  for  me ! 
For,  Lord,   I  knew  not  what  I  did. 

5  Peace,  my  complaints ;  let  every  groan 
Be  still,  and  silence  wait  his   love: 
Compassions  dwell  amidst  his  throne. 
And  through  his  inmost  bowels  move. 

6  How  sweet  the  voice  of  i)ardon  sounds  I 
Sweet  the  relief  to  deep  tlistress! 

1  feel   the  balm  that  heals  my  wounds, 
And  all  my  powers  adore  thy  grace. 


HYMN   138.      C.  M.  ^  or 

Durham,  York. 
Repentance  from  a  view  of  the  mercy  of  Go: 

1  f\   THOU,  the  wretched's  sure  retreat, 
^-^     Whi>  dost  our  cares  control. 
And  with  the  cheerful  smile  of  peace 

Revive   the  fltinting  soul  ; 

2  Did  ever  thy  propitious   ear 

Th;    humble  plea  disdain  ? 
Or  when  did   plaintive   misery  sigh, 
Or  supplicate  in   vain  ? 

3  Oppress'd  with   grief  and  shame,  dissolv't! 

In   penitenti:»l   tears  ; 
Thy   goodn;  ss  calms  our  anxious  doubU, 
And  dissipates  our  fears. 

4  New   Hff  from  thy    refreshing  grace 

Our  sinking  henrts  receive: 
Thy  gentlest,  bist-lov'd  attribute, 
To  pity  and  forgive. 

5  From  that  blest   source,  propitious  hope 

Appears  serenely  bright. 
And  sheds  her  soft  ar.d   cheiriug  beam 
O'er  sorrow's  disoaal  night. 


139,140    GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

6  Oiii-  hearts  adore  thy  mercy.  Lord, 
And  bless  the  friendly  ray, 
Wliich  ushers  in  the  smiiing  mom 
Of  everlasting  day. 

HYMN  139.    C.  M,    Coivper.  M 

Mear,  Barby,  St.  Anns. 
Submission. 

1  f\  LORD !  my  best  desires  fulfil, 
^-^     And  help  me  to  resign 

Life,  health,  and  comfort  to  thy  will. 
And  make  thy  pleasure  mine. 

2  Why  should  I  shrink  at  thy  command, 

"Whose  love  forbids  my  fears  ? 

Or  tremble  at  the  gracious  hand 

That  wipes  away  my  tears? 

3  No!   let  me  rather  freely  yield 

What  most  I  prize,  to  thee. 

Who  never  hast  a  good  withheld, 

Nor  wilt  withhold  from  me. 

4  Thy  favour  all  my  journey  through, 

Thou  art  engag'd  to  grant  ; 
What  else  I  want,  or  think  I  do, 
'  ris  better  still  to  want. 

5  Wisdom  and  mercy  guide  mv  way ; 

Shall   I  resist  them  both? 
A  poor  blind  creature  of  a  day. 
And  crush'd  before  the  moth  ? 

6  But  ah  !  ray   inmost  spirit  cries, 

Still  bind  me  to  thy  sway  ; 
Else  the  next  cloud,  that  veils  my  skies, 
Drives  all  these  thoughts  away. 

HYMN  140.    C.  M.    Beddome.  i^ 

Abridge,  Charmouth. 
Resignation ;  or,  God  our  portion. 
IVrY  times  of  sorrow  and  of  joy, 
■^^    Great  God  I   are  in   thy  hand ; 
My  choisest  comforts  come  from   thee, 
And  go  at  thy  command. 
2  If  thou  shoiildst  take  them   all  away, 
Yet  would   I  not  repine; 
Before  they  were  possess'd  by  raej 
They  were  entirely  thjne. 


SELF-DENIAL.  141,  1-12 

3  Nor  Mould  I  drop  a  murmuring  woril, 
Though  the  \yhole  worhl  were  gone, 
But  seek  enduring  hap]iiness 
In  thee,  and  thee  aluue. 

HYMN  141.    C.  M.     Hcrvey.  -Bk 

St.  Anns,  Abridge. 
Resignation  to   GocTs  unerring  -ivisdom. 
nj'^HKOUGH  all  the  downward  tracts  of  time, 
-*-      God's  watchful  eye  surveys  ; 
O,  who  so  wise  to  choose  our  lot, 
,  Or  regulate   our  ways  ? 

2  I  cann«t  doubt  his  bounteous  love, 

Imnieasurabiy   kind; 
To  liis  unerring,  gracious  will, 
Be  every   wish  resign'd. 

3  Good  when  he  gives,  supremely  good. 

Nor  less  when  he  denies; 
E'en  crosses  from  his  soveieign  hand 
Are  blessings  in  disguise. 

HYMN  142.    C.  M.    Kirkham.        »  or  Jj 

St.  Martins,  Stade. 
Self-denial ;  or,  bearing  the  cross. 

1  TJIDST  thou,  dear  Jesus,  suffer  shame, 
■*-'     And  bear  the  cross    for  Jne? 

And  shall  I  fear  to  own  lliy  name, 
Or  thy    disciple  be  ?  i 

2  Inspire  my  soul  with   life  divine. 

And  make  me  truly  bold : 
J.et  knowledge,  faith,  and  meekness  shine. 
Nor  love  nor  zeal  grow  cold. 

3  Let  mockers  scoff,  the  world  defame, 

And  treat  me  with  disdain  ; 
Still  may  I  glory  in  thy  name. 
And  count  reproach  my  gain. 

4  To  thee  I  cheerfully   submit, 

And  all  my  powers  resign; 
Let  wisdom  ponU  out  what  is  fit. 
And  I'll  ho  more  rcjjiut. 


145,144    GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

HYMN  143.    C.  ]\r.    Ifatts^s  Sermons. 

Barby,  Abiidgf. 

Shicerify  and  truth. 

1  T  ET  those  who  btar  the  Christian  name 
■^  Their  holy  vows  fulfil  : 

The  saints,  the  followers   of  the  Lamb, 
Are  men  of  honour  still. 

2  True  to  the  solenm  oaths  they  take, 

Though   to  their  hurt  they  swear. 
Constant  and  just  to  all  they  speak, 
For  God  and   angels  hear. 

3  Still  with  tlicir  lips   their  hearts  agree. 

Nor  flattering  words  devise; 
They  kn.)w  the   God  of  truth   can  see 
I'hrough  every  false  disgui'se, 

4  They  hate  the  appearance  of  a  lie, 

In   all  tiie   shapes  it  wears, 
Firm  to  their  truth:  and  when  they  die,, 
EteiTial  life  is  theirs. 

HYMN  144.    L.  M.    IVatfs's  Serinoiis. 
Leeds,  All  Saints,  Antigua. 
Trust  and  confidence. 
\  TV! ^    soul,  survey  thy  happiness, 

■^^^   If  thou  art  fxirmM  a  child  of  grate : 
How  richly  is  the  gosj)el   stor'd  .' 
^Vhat  joy  the  promises  afford  .' 
2  "  All  ihinps  are  ours;"'   the  gift  of  God, 
And  piirchasM  with  our  Saviour's  blood, 
"While  the   good   Spirit  shows  us   hov^ 
To  use  and  to  enjoy  them  too. 

5  If  peace  and  plenty  crown   my  dnys. 
They  help   mc.  Lord,  to  speak  thy  praise  : 
If  bread  of  sorrows  be  my  food, 

'iJiose  sorrows  work  my  real   good. 

4  I  would  not  change  my  bless'd  estate. 
With   all   that  Hesh  caiis  rich,  or  great: 
And  while  my  faith  can  keep  her  hold, 
I   tnvy  not  the  sinner's  gold. 

5  Father,   I  wait  thy  daily  will  ; 
Thou   sliaJt  divide  my  portion  still: 
Grant   me,  on  earth,  "what  s  ems  tliee  best. 
Till  tieath  and  heaven  reveal  the  reBt. 


1VISD0M....ZEAL.  145,146 

HYMN  145.     L.  M.  ^ 

Gi-een's  Hundredth,  Islington. 
True  wisdom. 
i  TJAPPY  the  man,   wlio  finds  the  grace, 
■"-  The  blessinp  of  God's  chosen  race  ; 
Tlie  wisdom  coming  fiom  above, 
And  faith  that  sweetly  works  by  love. 

2  Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness. 
And  all  her  flowery  paths  are  peace, 
Wisdom  to  silver  we   prefer. 
And  gold   is  dross  corjii)ar'd  with  hev. 

0  He  finds,  wlio  wisdom  apprehends, 
A   life  begun  that  never  ends : 
'I'he  tree  of  life  divine  she   is, 

bet  in  tlie  midst  of  jmradise. 

4  Happy  the  man,  who  wisdom  gains. 
In   whose  obedient  lieavt  she  reigns; 
He  owns,  and   will  forever  own," 
Wisdom,  and  Christ,  and  heaven  are  onai 

HYMN  146.     C.  M.     iratts's  Sermons.      gf 
Irish,  Barby,  St.  Martins. 
Zeal  and  fortitude. 

1  TIO   I  believe  what  Jesus  saith, 
-'-'    And  think  the  gospel  true  ? 
Lord,  make  me  bold  to  own  my  faith, 

And   i>ractise  virtue  too. 

2  Suppress  my  shame,  subdue  my  fear. 

Arm   me   with  heavenly  zeal. 
That  I  may   make  thy   power  appear, 
And  works  of  praise  fulfil. 

3  If  men  shall  see  my  virtue  shine, 

And  spread  my  name  abroad, 
Ihine  is  tlie  power,  the  praise  is  thine. 
My  Saviour  and  my  Gud. 

4  Thus  when  the  saints  in  glory  meet, 

Theiv  lips  proclaim  thy  grace; 
They  cast  their  honours  at  thy  f.-ej, 
And  own  their  borrow 'J  raj^.. 
/  N  a 


147,148       GRACES  OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

HYMN  147.    C.  M.    Ne%vtoru  I 

Abridge,  Meav. 
-Zeal,  true  aud  false. 

1  ^EAL  is   that  pure  and  heavenly  flame 
^^    The  fire  of  love  supplies; 

■\Vhile  that   which  often  bears  the  name. 
Is  self,  in  a  disguise. 

2  True  zeal  is  merciful  and  mild, 

Can  pity  and  forbear; 
The  false  is  headstrong,  fierce  and  wild ; 
And  breathes  revenge  and   war. 

3  While  zeal  for  truth  the  Christian  warms. 

He    knows  the  worth  of  peace; 
But  self  contends  for  names  and  forms^ 
Its  party   to  increase. 

4  Zeal    has  attain'd  its  highest  aim. 

Its  end   is  satisfied. 
If  sinners  love  the  Saviour's  name; 
Nor  seeks   it  aught  beside. 

5  But  self,  however  well  employ'd. 

Has  its  own  ends  in  view  ; 
And  says,  as  boasting  Jehu  cried, 
"  Come,  see   what  I  can  do." 

HYMN  148.    C.  M.     Doddridge.  S 

Christmas,  Irish. 
Zeal  and  vigour  in  tlie  Christian  race. 

1  A  WAKE,  my  snul!   stretch  every  nerve, 
-^   And  press  with   vigour  on : 

•A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an  immortal   crown. 

2  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  survey: 

Forget  the  steps  already  trod. 

And  onward  urge  thy   way. 

3  'Tis  God's  all-anima  ng  voice 

That  calls  thee  from   on  high  : 
'Tis  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  thine  uplifted  eye  :— 

4  T  hat  prize,  with  peerless  glories  bright. 

Which  shall  new  lustre  boast, 
Wlien  victor's  'wreaths  and  monarch's  gen)5 
Shall  bleud  iu  conunon  dust. 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  149,150 

THE  CHRISTIAN. 

HYMN  149.    L.  M.    Co-u^per.  ^ 

"  Portugal,    Oporto. 
The  Chrutiaiu 

1  TIONOUR  and  hajtpintss  unite 

■■-■■    To  make  the  Christian's  name  a  praise  ? 
How  fair  the  scene,   how   clear  the  light, 
That  fills  the  remnant  of  his  days. 

2  A  kingly   character  he  hears, 

No  change  his  priestly  office  knows; 
Unfading  is  the  crown  he  wears. 
His  joys  can  never  reach  a  close. 

3  Adom'd  with  glory  from  on  high, 
Salvation  shines  upon  his  face; 
His  robe  is  of  th'  ethereal  dye. 
His  steps  are  dignity  and  grace. 

4  Inferior  honours  he  disdains. 

Nor  stoops  to  take  applause  from   earth  \ 
The  King  of  kings  hnnself  mainiajns 
The  expenses  of  his  heavenly  birth. 

5  The  noblest  creature  seen  below, 
Orduin'd  to  fill  a  throne  above ; 
God  gives  him  all  he   can  bestow. 
His  kingdom  of  eternal  love! 

6  My  soul  is  ravisli'd  at  the  thought! 
Methinks  from  earth   I  see  him  rise; 
Angels  congratulate  his  lot. 

And  shout  him  welcome  to  the  skies. 

HYMN  150.    8.7.     D.  Turner.  ^ 

Northampton  Chapel,  Sicilian  Hymn. 

Supplicating Jesus^   thou    Son   of  David,    have 

mercy  on  me. 

1  JESUS !    full  of  all  compassion, 

**    Hear  thy  humble  suppliant's  cry; 

Let  me  know    thy   great  salvation  : 

See!    I  languish,  faint,  and  die. 

2  Guilty,  but  with  "heart  relenting, 

Overwhelm'd  with  helpless  g;-icf. 
Prostrate  at  thy  feet  repenting, 
Sendj  O  send  me  q^uick  relief! 


151,  \B2  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

3  On  the  word  thy  blood  hath  sealed 

Hangs  my  everlasting  all  •, 
Let  thy  arm  he  now   revealed ; 
Stay,  O  stay  me,  Jest  I  fall ! 

4  In  the  world  of  endless  ruin, 

Let  it  never.  Lord,  be  said, 
"  Here's  a  soul  that  j»erish'd  sueing 

*'  For  the  boasted  Saviour's  aid  !" 
»  Sav'd !    the   deed  shall  sjiread  new  gloi^ 

Ihrough  the  shining  realms  above  '. 
Angels  siiig  the  pleasing  story. 

All  eurai>tui-ed  with  thy  love! 

HYMN  151.    C.  M.     IVnUs's  Sermons.       Jg 
I'isbury,  Carthage. 
The  huvard  witnens  of  Christianity, 

1  T\rirNESS,  ye  sainls,  that  Christ  is  true; 

'  '      Tell  how  his  name   imparts 
Ihe  life  of  grace  and  glory  too  ; 
Ye  l»ave  it  in  your  hearts. 

2  The  heavenly  building  is  begun 

When  ye  receive  the  Lord  ; 
Hi    hands  shall  lay  the  crowning  stone. 
And  will   perform  his  word. 

3  Your  souls  are  form'd  by   wisdom's  rules. 

Your  joys  and  graces  shine  ; 
You  need' no   learning  of  the  schools, 
To  prove   your  faith  divine. 

4  Let  heathens  scoff,  and  Jews  oppose. 

Let   Satan's  bolts  be   hurl'd ; 
There's  something  wrought  within  you  shows 
That  Jesus  saves  the  world. 

HYMN  152.    C.  M.    Watts's  Sermons.    S  or  K 
Bedford,  China,  Barby. 
Flesh  and  spirit. 
1  TyHAT  vain  desires  and  passions  vain 
''     Attend  this  mortal  clay! 
Oft  have  they  pierc'd  my  soul  with  pain, 
And  drawn  my  heart  asti-ay. 
^  How  have  I  wander'd  from  my  God, 
And  followed  sin  and  shame. 
In  this   vile  world  of  flesh  and  blood 
DeSrd  my  nobler  iiamei 


THE   CHRISTIAN.  153,154 

3  Forever  blessed  be  thy  grace 

That    fonn'd  my   spirit   new, 
And  made  it  of  an   heaveu-born    race. 
Thy   glory  to  jiiusue. 

4  My  spirit  holds  perpetual   war, 

And  wrestles  and  complains. 
And  views  the  happy   moment  near 
That  shall   dissolve  its   chains. 

5  Cheerful  in  death   I  close  my  eyes 

To  part  with  every  lust. 
And   charge  Jiiy  fltsh  whene'er  it  ris^ 
'I'o  leave  them  in  the  dust. 

HYMN  153.    7s.     Coivper.  ^ 

Buth- \bbey,  Condolence. 
JVclcornWf;   the   cross. 

1  ?'1"^IS   my  happiness  below 

'-     Not  to  live  without  the  cross ; 
But  the  Saviour's   power   to  know, 
^Sanctifying  every  loss  : 
Trials  must  nnd   will   befall; 

But— with  humble  faith  to  see 
Love  inscribed  upon  them  all, 

This  is   happiness  to  me. 

2  God,  in  Israel,  sows  the  Seeds 

Of  affliction,  pain,  and   toil  ; 
I'hcse  spring  up,  and  choke  the  weeds 

Which  would  else  o'erspread    the    soil  : 
Trials  make  the  promise  sweet; 

Trials  give  new   life  to  prayer: 
Trials  brnig  me  to  his  fett,— 

Lay   me  low  and  keep  me  there. 

HYMN  154.    8s.  igge 

Hampton,  Lambeth. 
Faith  faini'm'j. 
I  "UNCOMPASS'I)  with  clouds  of  distress, 
-*-^    Just  ready  all   hope  to  resign, 
I  pant  for  the  light   of  thy  face, 

Aiid  fear  it  wiU   never  be  ujine : 

Dishearten'd   with  waiting  so   long, 

I  sink  at  thy  feet  with   my  load; 

Ail  plaintive  1   pour  out  my  song, 

Ajid  stretch  forth   my  haud^  unto  GoeJ., 


155  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

2  Shine,  Lord !  and  my  terror  shall  cease  i 

The  blood  of  atonement  apply ; 
And  lead  me  to  Jesus  for  peace, — 

The  roCk  that  is  higher  than   I  : 
Speak,  Saviour  !  for  sweet  is   thy  voice. 

Thy  presence  is  fair  to  behold; 
Attend  to  my  sorrows  and  cries. 

My  groanings  that  cannot  be  told. 
3, Dear  Lord,  if  thy  love  hath  design'd 

No  covenant  blessing  for  me, 
Ah  !  tell  me  how  is  it   I  find 

Some  pleasure  in  waiting  for  thee  ? 
Almighty  to  rescue  thou   art ; 

Thy  grace  is  my  shield  itnd  my  tower: 
Come,  succour  and  gladden  my  heart, 

Let  this  be  the  day  of  thy  power. 

HYMN  155.    C.  Mi    TVilliams.  9 

Hymn  Second,  Mear. 
Devotion. 

1  TyniLST  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power  T 

^^      Be  my  vain  wishes  stilTd ; 
And   may  this  consecratetl  hour 
With  better  hopes  be  fill'd. 

2  Thy  love  the  power  of  thought  bestoW'd, 

I'o  thee  my   thoughts  would  soar: 
Thy   mercy  o'er  my   life  has  flow'd; 
'I'hat  mercy  I  adore. 

3  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  ruling  hand    I  see! 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  most  dear, 
Because  conferr'd  by  thee. 

4  In  every  joy  that  crowns  my  days, 

In  every  pairi  I  bear. 
My  heart  shall  find  delight   in  praise^ 
Or  seek  relief  in  prayer. 

5  When  gladness  wings  my  favour'd  hotirj 

Thy  love  my  thoughu  shall  till ; 
Resign'd,  when  storms  of  sorrow  lower, 
My  soul  shall   meet  thy  will. 

6  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear, 

The  gathering  storm  shall  see; 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear; 
That  heart  will  rest  on  thee* 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  156,157 

HYMN  156.    L.  M.    H.  K.  White.  ff 

Eaton,  Leeds,  China. 
The   Star  of  Bethlehem. 

1  TJITHEN  maishaird  on  the  nightly  plaiO} 

'*    The  plitterin^  host  bestud  the  skyj 
One  star  alone,  of  all  the  train. 
Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eye. 

2  Hark !  hark !   to  God  the  chorus  breaks. 

From  every  host,  from  every  gem ; 
'   But  one  alone  the  Saviour  speaks, 
It  is  the  star  of  Bethlehem. 

3  Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode, 

The  storm  was  loud,  the  night  wps  dartc, 
The  ocean  yawn'd,  and  rudely  blow'd 
The  wind  that  toss'd  my  foundering  bark^ 

4  Deep  hoiTor  then  my  vitals  froze. 

Death-struck,  I  ceas'd  the  tide  to  stem: 
When  suddenly  a  star  arose. 
It  was  the  star  of  Bethlehem. 

5  It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  all. 

It  bade  my  dark  forebodings  cease; 
And  through  the  storm  and    danger's  thrail, 
It   led  me  to  the  port  of  peace. 

6  Now  safely  moor'd— my  perils  o'er, 

I'll  sing,  first  in  night's  diadem  ; 
Forever  and  forevermore. 
The  star— the  star  of  Bethlehem  1 

HYMN  157.    C.  M.    Watts's  Sermons,       S 
Stade,  Abridge. 
The  hidden  life  of  a  Christian. 

1  f\   HAPPY  soul!  that  lives  on  high; 
^^     While  men   He  grovelling  here ! 
His  hopes  are  fix'd  above  the  sky. 

And  faith  forbids  his  fear. 

2  His  conscience  knows  no  secret  stings^ 

While  peace  and  joy  combine 
To  form  a  life  whose 'holy  springs 

Are  hidden  and  divine. 
^  He  waits  in  secret  on  his  God; 

His  God  in  secret  sees  : 
I.et  earth  be  all  in  arms  abroad, 

He  dwells  in  heavenly  peace. 


158  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

4  His  p1c;ism-cs  rise  from  tilings  unseen* 

Be\on(l   this  world  and   time, 
V/lure  neiiluT  eyes  Hor  ears  liave  been. 
Nor  thoughts   of  sinners  climb. 

5  He  wants  no  pomp  nor  royal   ihrone 

To  raise  his  figure  here; 
Content  and  p'eas'd   to  live  unknown 
Till  Christ,  his  iiff,  appear. 

6  He  looks  to  hf  aven's  eternal   hill 

To  meet   that  glorious   day; 
But  pntient  waits  his  Saviour's  will 
To  fetch  his  soul   away. 


HYMN  158.    7s.     Coivper. 
Hotham,   Bath- Abbey. 
Tempted,  but  fying  to  Christ  the  refuge. 
S,  lover  of  my  soul. 


1  TESU 
•^     Let 


to  thy   bosom   fly, 
While  the  raging"  billows  roll,— 

While  the  tcmp'st  still  is  high!" 
Hide  me.   O  my  Saviour,  hide. 

Till   the  storm  of  life  is  past; 
Safe  into  the  haven   guide  ; 

O,   receive  ray  soul  at   last. 

2  Other  refuge  have  I  none,— 

Hangs  my  heipless  soul  on   thee  ; 
Leave,  ah !    leave  me  not  alone, 
•    Still  support  and   comfort  me  : 
Ail   my  trust  oi\  thee  is  stay'd, 

Aii  my   help  from  tine  I  bring: 
Cover  m>    deftnecliss  head 
With  tlie  shadow  of  thy   wing. 

Thou,  O   Christ,  art  all   I  vant; 

All  in   ail    in   thee   I  find  I 
liaise  the  fali^-n,  cheer   the  faint. 

Heal  the  sick,  a!id   lead   the  blind. 
Just  and   holy  is  »hy  name, 

I  am  ail   tinrighteousness, 
Viie  and   full  of  sin   I  am, 

I'hou  art  full  of  truth  and  grac^» 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  159,160 

HYMN  159.    C.  M.    Steele.       K  or  * 
Dorset,  Windsor,  St.  Anns. 
Walking  in  darkness^  and  trusting  in  God. 

1  "OEAR,    gracious  God,  my  lutmble  moan, 
-"-    To  thee  I  breathe  my  sighs : 

When  will  the  mournful  night  be  gone? 
And   when  ray  joys  arise  T 

2  My  God— O  could  I  make  the  claim—- 

Mv  Father  and  my  friend, 
An<f  call  thee  mine,  by  every  name 
On  which  thy  saints  depend  I 

3  By  every  name  of  power  and  love, 

I  would   thy  grace  entreat: 
■     Nor  sliould  my  humble  hoi)es  remove. 
Nor  leave  thy  sacred  seat, 

4  Yet  though  my  soul  in  darkness  mourns, 

Thy   word  is  all  my  stay  ; 
Here  I  would  rest  till    night  returns. 
Thy  presence  makes  my  daj. 

HYMN  160.    C.  M.    Newton.      K  or  iJK 
St.  Davids,  Dundee,  York. 
0  that  I  rvere  as  in  months  past,  • 

1  GJWEET  was   the  time,  when  first  I  felt 
•^    I'he  Saviour's  pardoning  blood 
Apply'd  to  cleanse  my  soul  from  guilt. 

And  bring  me  home   to  God. 

2  Soon  as  the  morn  the  light  reveal'd. 

His  praises  X\m\\   my  tongue; 
And  when   the  evening  shades  prevail'd, 
His  luve  was  al!  my  song. 

3  In  vain  the  tempter  spread  his  wiles; 

The  world  no   more  could  charm ; 
I  liv'd  upon   my  Saviour's  smiles, 
And  lean'd  upon  his  arm. 

4  In  prayer  my  soul  drew  near  the  Lord, 

And  saw  his  glory  shine; 
And   when  I   read  his  holy  word, 
I  call'd  each  promise  mine. 

5  Now,  when  the  ey«^ning  shade  prevails. 

My  soul  in  darkness  mourns ; 
And  when  the   morn  the  light  reveals^ 
No  light  to  me  returns. 


161,162  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

6  My  prayers  are  now  a  chattering  noise^ 

For  Jesus  hides  his  face; 
I  read,  the  promise  meets  my  eyes, 
But  will  not  reach  my  case. 

7  Now  Satan  threatens  to  prevail, 

And  make  my  soul  his  prey ; 
Yet,  Lord,  thy  mercies  cannot  fail, 

0  come  without  delay. 

HYMN  161.    C.  M.    Steele. 

Charmonth,  Canterbury,  Bedford. 

Troubled,  but  making   God  a  refuge. 

1  TIEAR  Refuge  of  my  weary  soul, 
-*^  On  thee,  when  sorrows  rise. 

Oh  thee,  when  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
My  fainting  hope  relies. 

2  To   thee  I  tell  each  rising  grief, 

¥or  thou  alone  canst  heal ; 
Thy  word  can  bring  a  sweet  relief 
For  ever}'  pain  I  feel. 

3  But  OI   when  gloomy  doubts  prevail* 

1  fear  to  call  thee  mine  ; 

The  spiings  of  comfort  seem  to  fail, 
And  all  my  hopes  decline, 

4  Yet,  graciotis  God,  where  sliall  I  flee ! 

Thou  art  my  only  trust ; 
And   still  my  sonl  WDuid  cleave  to  tlice. 
Though  prostrate  in  the  dust. 

HYMN  162.    8.  7.  4.    Fawcetf. 

Tamworth,  Littleton. 
Cast  down,  yet  hofnng  in  God. 

1  f\  MY  so\il,  what  means  this  sadness  ? 
^-'    Wherefore  art  thou  thus  cast  down  ? 
Let  thy  griefs  be  turn'd  to  gladness, 

Bid  thy  restless  fears  be  gone; 
Look  to  Jesus, 
And  rejoice  in  his  dear  name. 

2  What  though  Satan's  strong  temptations 

Vex  and  grieve  thee  day  by  day, 
And  thy  sinful  inclinations 

Often  fill  thee  with  dismay ; 
T^ou  shalt  conquer. 
Through  the  Lamb's  redeeming  blood. 


THE  CHRISTIAN'.  163 

1  Though  ten  thdusand  ills  beset  tbee, 

From  without  and  from  within ; 
Jesus  saith,  he'll  ne'er  forget  thee. 

But  will  save  from  hell  and  sin: 
He  is  faithful 

To  perform  his  gracious  word. 
4  Though  distresses  now  attend  thee, 

And  thou  tread'st  the  thorny  road; 
His  light  hand   shall  still  defend  thee; 

Soon  he'll  bring  tbee  home  to  God! 
Therefore  praise  him, 
Praise  the  great  Redeemer's  name. 

HYMN  163.    t.  M.    Newton.  S 

Portugal,  Dunstan,  Bath. 
Prayer  ansivered  by  crosses. 

1  T  ASK'D  the  Lord  that   I  might  grow 
-■■    In  faith^  and  love^  and  every  grace; 
Might  more  of  his  salvation  know. 

And  seek,  more  earnestly,  his  face. 

2  'Twas  he  who  taught  me  thus  to  pray, 
And  he,  I  trust,  has  aiiswer'd  prayer; 
But  it  has  been  in  such  a  way 

As  almost  drove  me  to  despair. 

3  I  hop'd  that  in  some  favour'd  hour 
At  once  he'd  answer  my  request, 
And  by  his  love's  constraining  power 
Subdue  my  sins,  and  give  me  rest. 

4  Instead  of  this,  he  made  me  feel 
The  bidden  e^-ils  of  my  heart. 
And  let  the  angry  powers  of  hell 
Assault  my  soul  in  every  part. 

5  Yea,  more,  with  his  own  hand  he  seem'd 
Intent  to  aggravate  my  wo  ; 

Cross'd  all  the  fair  designs  I  schem'd, 
Blasted  my  gourds,  and  laid  me  low. 

6  "Lord,  why  is  this?"  I  trembling  cried,,, 
"  Wilt  thou  pursue  thy  worm  to  death  ?" 
'"lis  in  this  way,"  the  Lord  replied, 
"I  answer  prayer  for  grace  and  faitli: 

7  "  These  inward  trials  I  employ, 

*'  From  self  and  pride  to  set  thee  free ; 
"  And  break  thy  schemes  of  earthly  joy, 
'*  That  thou  niay'st  seek  thy  ilU  in  me;'' 


16-1, 165  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

HYMN  164.    L.  M.    IVatts's  Sermons, 

Dunstan,  Rolhwell,  Wells. 

A   Cltrist tail's  treasure.— All  things- 

1  XJOW  vast  the  treasure  we  possess! 

^-*-    How   rich  thy   bounty,  Kiug  of  grace. 
This  world  is  ours,  and  worlds  to  come ! 
Earth  is  our  lodge,  and  heaven  our  home. 

2  Paul  is  our  teacher :  while  he  speaks, 

'    The  shadows  flee,  the  morning  breaks. 
His  words  like  beams  of  knowledge  shine 
And  fill  our  souls   witli   light  divine. 

3  Cephas   is  ours  :  he   makes  us  feel 
Tlie  kindlings  of  celestial  zeal  : 
While  sweet  Apollos'  charming  voice 
Gives  us  a  taste  of  heavenly  joys. 

4  The  springing  corn,  the  stately  wood. 
Grow  to  provide  us  house  and  food, 
Fire,  air,  earth,  water,  join  their  force. 
All  nature  serves  us  in  her  course. 

5  The  sun  roils  round  to  make  our  day. 
The  moon  directs  our  nightly   way ; 
Wliile  angels  bear  us  in  their  arms, 
And  shield  us  from  ten  thousand  harms. 

6  O   glorious   i)<)rtion  of  the  saints! 

Let  faith  suppress  our  sore  coniplaints ; 
And  tunc  odr  hearts  and   tongues  to  sing 
Our  bounteous  God,  our  sovereign  King. 

HYMN  165.    C.  M.    Watts^s  Lyrics. 
Barby,  York. 
The  comparisoji  aiid  complaint. 
1  TNFINI  IE  Power,  eternal  Lord, 
-*-    How  sovereign  is  thy  hand  I 
All  nature  rose  t'  obey   thy  word. 
And  moves  at  thy   command. 

"8  With   steady  course  thy  shining  sun 
Keeps  his  appointed   way  : 
And  all  the  hours  ob(  dient  run 
Tlie  circle   of  the  day. 
3  But  ah  !  how  wide  my  spirit  flies, 
And  wanders  from  her  God  ! 
My  soul  fjrgets  the  heavenly  prize, 
And  treads  the  downward  road. 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  166,  16r 

4  Great  God,  create  my  soul  anew, 

Conform  my  heart  to  thine, 
Melt  down  my  will,  and   let  it  flow. 
And  take  the  mould  divine. 

5  Then  shall  my  feet  no  more  depart, 

Nor  wandering  senses  rov»-; 
Devotion  shall  be  all  my  heart, 
And  all  my  passions  love. 

HYMN  166.    L.  M.     Coivper.  ^ 

Eaton,  Kothwell. 
Return  of  joy. 
1  "VIT^HEN  daikness  long  has  veil'd  my  mind, 
'"     And  smiling  day  once  more  appears  : 
Then,  my  Redeemer!  then   I  find. 
The  folly  of  my  doubts  and  fears. 
%  I  chide  my  unbelieving  heart; 
And  blush  that  I  should  ever  be 
Thus  prone  to  act  so  base  a  part. 
Or  harbour  one  hard  ,tliouglit  of  thee. 

3  O,  let  me  then,  at  length  be  taught 
(What  I  am  still  so  slow  to  learn,) 
That  God  is  love,  and  changes  not. 
Nor  knows  the  shadow  of  a  turn. 

4  Sweet  truth,  and  easy  to  repeat ; 
But  vhtn  my  faith  is  sharply  irieil, 
I  find  myself  a  learner  yet, — 
Unskilful,  weak,  and  apt  to  slide. 

5  But  O,  my  Lord,  one  look  from  thee 
Subdues   the  disobedient  will; 
Drives  doubt  and  discontent  away, 
And  thy  rebellious  worm  is  still. 

6  Tho«i  art  as  ready  to  forgive. 
As  I  am  ready  to  repine. 

Thou  therefore  all  the  praise  receive ; 
Be  shame  and  self-abhorrence  mine. 

HYMN  167.    C.  M.     Mrs.  Steele.  ^8 

Carthage,  Hynm  Second. 
The  iiUprcme  f;ooth 
1  TI/'HEN  fancy  spreads  her  boldest  wi!i:;«6. 
''     And  wanders  unconfin'd 
Amid  th'  unbounded  scene  «>f  thing*:, 
Which  emertaia  the  mind : 


i68,  169  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

2  In  vain  we  trace  creation  o'er, 

lu  search  of  sacred  rest ; 
The  whole  creation  is  too  poor, 
Too  mean  to  make  us  blest, 

3  In  vain  would  this  low  world  employ 

Each  flattering  specious  wile; 
There's  nought  can  yield  a  real  joy, 
But  our  Creator's  smile. 

4  Let  earth  and  all  her  charms  depatt. 

Unworthy  of  the  mind ; 
In  God  alone  this  festless  heart 
An  equal  bliss  can  find. 

HYMN  168.    L.  M.    ScoU.  ^ 

Quercy,  Carthage,  Psalm  Ninety-seventh. 
Liberty  oj  conscience, 

1  A  BSURD  and  vain  attempt  1    to  bind, 
-^^  With  iron  chains,  the  free-born  mind  ; 
To  force  conA  iction,  and  reclaim 

The  wand'ring,  by  destructive  flame. 

2  Bold  arrogance,  to  snatch  from  Heaven 
Dominion  not  to  mortals  given  ! 

O'er  conscience  to  usurp  the  throne. 
Accountable  to  God  alone. 

3  Jesus,  thy  gentle  law  of  love 
Dots  no  such  cruelties  approve; 
Mild  as  thyself,  thy  doctrme  wields 
No  arms,  hut  what  persuasion  yields. 

4  By  proofs  divine,  and  reasons  strong, 
It  draws  the  willing  soul  along ; 

And  conquests  to  thy  church  acquires, 
By  eloquence  which  Heaven  iuspu'es. 

HYMN  169.    L.  M.    Ncrvton,  jg 

Blendon,  Psalm  Ninety-seventh,  Casde-Street. 
Man  by  nature,  /(race,  and  silory, 
J  T  ORD,  what  is  man!   extremes  how  wide 
-^-^  In  this  mysterious  nature  join ! 
The  ttesh,  to  worms  and  dust  allied. 
The  soiil  immortal  and  divine ! 
2  Divine  at  first,  a  holy  flame, 

Ki'idled  by  the  Almighty's  brfath; 
Ti'S  strin'd  by  sin,  it  soon  became 
The  s:at  of  davkness,  strife,  and  <^e$ti^, 


THE  CHRISTIAN,  I7Q 

3  But  Jesus!   OJ  amazing  prace ! 

Assum'd  our  nature  as  his  own, 
Obey'd  and  suffer'd  in  our  place. 
Then  took  it  with  him  to  his  throne. 

4  Now  what  is  man,  when  grace  reveals 

The  virtue  of  a  Saviour's  blood? 
Again  a  life  divine  he  feels, 
Despises  earth,  and  walks  with  God. 

5  And  what  in  yonder  realms  above. 

Is  ransom'd  man  prdain'd  to  be  ? 
With  honour,  holiness,  and  love. 
No  seraph  more  adorn'd  than  he. 

6  Nearest  the  throne,  and  first  in  song', 

Man  shall  his  hallelujahs  raise; 
While  wondering  angels  round  him  throng. 
And  swell  the  chorus  of  his  praise. 

HYMN  170.    L.  M.    Barbauld.  JK 

Truro,  Shoel,  97th  Psalm. 
The  Christian  warfare. 

1  4  WAKE,  my  soul !    lift  up  thine  eyes ; 
•^^  See  where  thy  foes  against  thee  lise 
In  long  array,  a  numerous  host; 
Awake,  my  soul  i   or  thou  art  lost. 

2  See  where  rebellious  passions  rage, 
And  fit^rce  desires  and   lusts  engage; 
The  meanest  foe  of  all  the  tram 

Has  thousands  and  ten  thousands  slain. 

3  Thou  tread'st  upon  enchanted  ground  j 
Perils  and  snares  beset  thee  round; 
Beware  of  all ;    guard  every  part ; 
But  most,  the  traitor  in  thy  heart. 

4  Come  then,  my  soul  I    now  learn  to  wield 
The  weight  of  thine  immortal  shield ; 
Put  on  the  armour  from  above 

Of  heavenly  truth,  and  heavenly  love.  ' 

^  'I'he  terror  and  the  charm  repel. 
And  poM'ers  of  earth,  and  powers  of  hell  \ 
The  man  of  Calvary  triiiniph'd  here: 
Why  should  his  faithful  folio wers  fear? 


171,  172  WORSHIP. 

HYMN  171.    C.  M.    Barhauld. 

Hymn  2d,  Bai-by,  Abridge. 

The   Christian  pilgrim. 

1  riUR   countiy  is  Iinniaimel's  ground, 
^^   We  seek  that  proniis'd   soil : 

The  songs  of  Sion  cheer  our  liearts, 
While  stranger*  here  we  toil. 

2  Oft  do  our  eyes  with  joy  o'erfiow, 

And  oft  are  bath'd  in  tears  ; 
Yet  nought  but  heaven  our  hopes  can  raise. 
And  nought  but  sin  our  fears. 

3  Our  powers  are  oft  dissolv'd  away 

In  ecstasies  of  love  ; 
And  while  our  bodies  wander  here. 
Our  souls  are  fix'd  above. 

4  We  f)urge  our  mortal  dross  away, 

Refining  as  we   run. 
But  while  we  <lie  to  earth  and  sense- 
Our  hi.avt.n  is  here  bee-un. 


WORSHIP. 

HYxMN  172.    L.  M.    Pres.  Davie s.  ^ 

Bath,   Angel's  Hymn. 
Private  rvorship.—Self  examination. 

1  Tl/'HAT  strange  perplexities  arise; 

What  anxious  fears  and  jealousies  I 
What  crowds  in  doubtful  light  appear .' 
How  few,  alas  I   apj)rov'd  and  clear  I 

2  And  what  am  I  ?  my  soul,  awake, 
And  an  iinparti:il   survey   take : 

l>oes  no  dark   s-ign,   no  ground  of  fear^ 
In  jiractice  or  in  heart  a])pcar? 

3  What  image  does  my  spirit  bear  ? 
Is  Jesus  fornrd  and  living  there? 
Say,  do   his  lineaments  divine 

In  thouglit,  and  word,  and  action  shine? 

4  Searcher  of  hearts,  O  search  me  still, 
'I'he  secrets  of  my  sflul  reveal  ; 

My  fears  lemove :   let  me  ap|>ear 

')  <■>  Qf'A.  and   my  own  coiiscK'iic?.  c'eai"- 


FAMILY  WORSHIP.  173,  17« 

5  Scatter  the  clouds,  which  o'er  my  head 
Thick  glooms  of  clubious  terror  spread ; 
Lead   me  into  celestial-  day, 
And,  to  myself,   myself  display. 

■6  May  I  at  that  bleit  world  arrive, 

Wliere  Christ  throiigh  all  my  soul  sha^l  live^. 
Aud  give  full  pi-oof  that  he  is  there, 
Without  one  gloomy  doubt  or  fear. 

HYMN  173.     L.  M.    Doddridge,  jgg 

Portugal,  Ca*tle  Street. 
Family  worship. 
1  "Ij^ATHER  of  hU,  thy  car*.-  we  biess, 
^    Which  crowns  our  families  witli  peace; 
From  thee  they  spring,  and  by  thy  Ijand 
'I'hey  have  been,  and  are  still  sustain'd. 
a  To  God,  most  worthy  to  be  prais'd, 
Be  our  domestic  altars  rais'd  ; 
Who,  Lord  of  heaven,  scorns  not  to  dtv^ 
With  saint*  in  their  obscurest  cdL 

3  To  thee  may  each  united  house. 
Horning  and  night,  present  its  vovv« ; 
Our  servants  there,  and  rbing  race. 
Be  tanglii  thy  precepts,  and  thy  gracfi 

4  O  may  each  future  age  proclaim 
The  htmours  of  thy  glorious  name  t 
Whtle  i)leas'd  and  thankful  we  rtmov^ 
To  join  t]ie  family  above. 

HYMN  174.    C.  M.     Doddridge.  tS 

Arlington,  York,  Hymn  2d. 
Christ^  cu7idescendiftg  regard  to  little  c/wWncTR, 
I  QEE  Israel's  gentle  shepherd  stand, 
*^     With  all  engaging  cnarms; 
Hark!  how  he  calls  the  tender   lambs* 
And  folds  them  in  his  arms! 
2***  Permit   tliem  to  approach,"  he  cries,, 
"Nor  scorn  their  humble  name; 
•'  For  'twas  to  bless  stich  souls  as  these^ 
"  The  Lord  of  angels  came." 
3^  We  bring  them.  Lord,  by  fervent  prayer. 
And  yield  them  up  to  thee; 
Joyful  that  we  ourselves  are  thine^ 
Thine  l«t  our  oftspring  be! 


175,  176  WORSHIP. 

4  If  orplians  they  are  left  behiml, 
'lliy   guardian  care  we  trust; 
Tliat  care  shall  heal  our  hleedjiig  hearts, 
If  weeping  o'er  their  dust. 

HYMN  175.     118th.    B.  Francis.  Sg: 

Triumph,  Portsmouth. 
On  opening  a  place  of  ■uwrshifi, 
I       /IJ-REAT   King  of  glory,  come, 
'-^     And  witji   thy  favour  crown 
This  temj)le  as  tliy  dome, 
This  people  as  thy  own  : 
Beneath  this   roof,  O  deign  to  show 
How   God  cau  dwell  with  men  below  .' 
3      Here  may  thine  ears  attend 
Our  interceding  cries. 
And  grateful  pitiise  ascend, 
All  fragrant  to  the  skies: 
Here  may  thy   word  mtlodious  sound. 
And  spread  celestial  joys  around  I 

3  Here   may  th'   attentive  throng 
Imbibe  tiiy  tru<h  and   love, 
And  converts  join  the  song   • 
Of  seraphim  above. 

And   willing  crowds  surround   thv  board. 
With  sacred  joy  and  sweet  accord  ! 

4  Here,  may  our   unborn  sons 
And  daughters  sound  thy   praise, 
And   shine,    like  polish'd  stones, 
Througli  long  succeeding  days; 

Here,   Lord,   display  thy  saving  power, 
While  temples  stand,  and  men  adore. 

HYMN  176.    L.  l\r.     Doddridge.  -^ 

Gloucester,  Oporto,  Newcourt. 
On   opening  a  p'ace  of  tvor.^hip. 
1  Q-REA  r   God,   thy  watchful   Ciue  we  bless, 
^-'^  Which  guards  our  synagogues  in  peace ; 
Nor  dare   tumultuous  foes   invade. 
To  fill  our  worshippers  with  dread. 
These  walls  we  to  thy  honour  raise. 
Long  may   they  echo  to   thy  piaise; 
And  thou,  descending,  fill   the   place 
With  choicest  tokens  of  tliy  grace. 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP.  a7 

3  Here  let  the  great  Retleemer  reign 
With  all  the  grace*  of  his  train  ; 
While  power  divine  his  word  attends, 
'I'o  conquer  foes,  and  cheer  his  friends. 

4  And   in  the  great  decisive  day, 
When   God  the  nations  shall  survey. 
May  it  before  the   world  appear, 
'Ihat  crowds   were  born  to  glory  here. 

HYMN  177.    S.  M.    S.  Stennctt. 

St.  Thomas,  Pelhain. 
TJte  pleasures   of  social  ivorship. 
-1      TJ^W    charming  is  the  place, 
^'-     Where  my  Redeemer  God 
Unveils  the  beauties  of  his  face, 
And  sheds  his  love  abroad! 

2  To  him  their  jn-ayers  and  cries. 
Each  humble  sou  1  presents : 

He  listens   to  their  broken  sighs, 
And  grants  them  all  their  wants. 

3  To  them  his  sovereign    will 
He  graciously  imparts ; 

And  in   return  accepts,  with  smiles. 
The  tribute  of  their  hearts. 

4  Give  me,  O  Lord,  a  place 
Within  thy  blest  abode, 

Anioug  the  children  of  thy  grace^ 
The  servants  of  my   God. 

HYMN  173.    S.  1^1.     JVatts's  Lyrics. 

Hopkins,    Watchman. 

Forms  Tain  loithout  religion. 

1  A  LMIGHTY    Maker,  God! 

-^-*-    How  wondrous  is   thy  name! 
Thy  t5;J'"'es  'i'>w   difl'iis'd  abroad 
Through   the  creation's  frame  ! 

2  NatiirA',  in  evei-j-  dress, 
Her  humble  homage  jrays, 

And  finds  a  thousand  ways   t'  express 
Thine   undissembled  praise. 

3  My  soul  would  rise  and  sing 
I'o  her  Creator  too  ; 

.Fain  would  my  tongue  adore  my  Kingv 
A.rv\  pay  the  worship  due. 


179,  I80r  WORSHIP, 

4      Create  my  soul  anew. 

Else  all  my  worship's  vain. 
This  wretched  heart  will  ne'er  be  truev 
Until  'tis  form'd  again. 
*      Let  joy  and  worship  spend 
The  remnant  of  my  days, 
And  to  my  God  my  soul  ascend^ 
In  sweet  perfumes  of  praise. 

HYMN  179.    C.  M.    JVatts's  Sermons.      M 
Hymn  Second,  Mear. 
Appearance  before  God  here  and  hereafter, 

1  Vl,'  HILE  I  am  banisli'd  from  thy  house, 

''      I  mourn  in  secret.  Lord ; 
AVhen  shall  I  conn-  and  pay  my  vows, 
And  hear  thy  holy  word. 

2  So  while  I  dwell   in  bonds  of  clay, 

My  weary  soul   shall  groan  ; 
VFlien  shall  I  wing  my  heavenly  way» 
And  stand  before  thy   throne. 

3  I'  love  to  see  my  Lord  below. 

His  church  displays  his  grace; 
But  upper  worlds  his  gioiy  shew 
And  view  him  face  to  face. 

4  I  love  to  worship  at  his  feet. 

Though  sin  attack  me   there. 
But  saiiits  exalted  near  his  seat. 
Have  no  assaults  to  fear. 
i  I'm  pleas'd  to  meet  him  in  his  court, 
And  taste  his  heavenly   love; 
But  still  I  think  his  visits  short, 
Or  I  too  soon  remove. 
6  He  shines,  and  I  am  all   delight; 
He  bides,  and  all  is  pain; 
When  will  He  fix  me  in  his  sight, 
And  ne'er  depart  again. 

HYMN  ISO.    L.  M.    J.  Stennett,  Sg 

Evening  Hymn,  Quercy: 
The  Sabbath. 

ANOTHER  sL\  days'  work  is  donej 
Another   sabbath  is  begun; 
Return,  my  soul,  enjoy  thy  rest, 
linpfove  the  day  that  God  hath  biea'd  - 


LORD'S    DAY.  181,182 

^  O  that  oin-  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise, 
As  grateful  incense  to  the  skies; 
And  draw  from  heaven  that  sweet  repose 
Which  none  but  he  that  feels  it  knows. 

3  This  heavenly  calm,  within  the  breast. 
Is  the  dear  pledge  of  glorious  rest. 
Which  for  the  church  of  God  remains. 
The  end  of  cares,  the  end  of  pains. 

4  With  joy,  great  God,  thy  works  we  view, 
In  various  scenes,  both  old  and  new. 
With  praise,  we  think  on  mercies  past; 
With  hope,  we  future  pleasures  taste. 

5  In  holy  duties,  let  the  day 
In  holy  pleasures  pass  away ; 

How  sweet  a  sabbath  thus  to  spend. 
In  hope  of  one  that  ue^er  shall  end. 

HYMN  181.    C.  M.    Brown.  JK 

Barby,   Mear,  York. 
A  hymn  for  the  evening  of  the  Lord's  day. 
X  "PUEqUENT  the  day  of  God  returns, 
-*-       I'o  shed  its  quicktning    bsams; 
And  yet  how  slow  devotion  btirns ; 
How  languid  are  its  flames  ! 
3  Accept  our  faiut  attempts  to  tovc. 
Our  frailties,  Lord,  forgive; 
We  wouhl  be  like  thy  saints  above. 
And  praise  thee  while  we  live. 

3  Increase,  O  Lord,  our  faith  and  hope, 

And  fit  us  to  ascend, 
Whtre  the  assemhly  ne'er  breaks  up, 
The  sabbath  ne'er  shall  end  ; 

4  Where  we  shall  breathe  in  heavenly  air. 

With  iieavenly   lustre  shine; 
Before  the  throne  of  God  appear. 
And  feast  on  love  divine. 

HYMN  182.    C.  M.    Barbmild,  ^ 

Chiistraas,  Dundee,  St.   Davids. 
The  Lord's-day  mornine. 
4    4  GAIN  the  Lord  of  life  and   light 
■^^    Awakes  the  kindling  ray  ; 
Unseals  the  eyelids  of  the  morn, 
And  pours  increasing  day. 


183  WORSHIP. 

2  O  yhat  a  night  Avas^  that  which  wraiu' 

The  heathen  world   in  gloom  ! 
O  what  a  sini  whicli  bioKt.  this  clay, 
I'liumpJiant  from  the  tomb] 

3  This  day  be  grateful  homage  paid, 

And  loud  hosannas  sung  ; 
Let  gladness  dwell  in  every  heart, 
And  praise  on  every  tongue. 

4  Ten  thousand  differing  lips  shall  join 

To.  hail  this  welcome  mo4n ; 
■Which  scatters  blessings  from  its  wings^ 
To  nations  yet  unborn. 

5  Jesus,  the  friend   of  human  kind, 

Was  crucified  and   slain  N- 
Behold  the  tomb  its   prey  restores  I 
Behold  he  lives  again ! 

o  And  while  his  conquering  cliariot  wheerr' 
Ascend  the  lofty  skies. 
Broken  beneath  his  poweiful  cross. 
Death's  iron  sceptre  lies. 

HYMN  183.    L.  ISI.     Dacklru/^c. 

Antigua,  Wincliester. 
For  the  close  of' public  rvorship. 
\  'T'HINE  earthly  sabbatHs,    Lord,  we  lovt 
-*-      But  there's  a  nobler  rest  alwve ; 
To  that  our   longing   souls  aspire, 
Willi  cheerful   hope  and  strong  desire. 

2  No  more  fatigue,  no  more   distress, 

Nor  sui  nor  death  shall  reach   the  place ; 
No  groans  shall  mingle  M'ith  the  songs^ 
Which  dwell,  upon  immortal  tongues. 

3  No  nide  alarms  of  angry  fties ; 

No  cares   to  break  the  long  rej)0se  ; 
No  midnight  shade,   no  clouded   sun, 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

4  O  long  expected  day,  begin; 

Dawn  on  these  realms  of  pain  and  sin  ; 
With  joy  we'll  tread  the  appointed  road> 
^nd  sleep  in  death  to  rest  with  God. 


BEFORE  PRAYER.  184,185 

HYMN  184.      L.  M.     Co-wper.  2K 

Queicy,  China,  Bath. 
Exhortation  to  prayer, 
\  TTTHAT  various  hindrances  we  meet 
'"      In  coming  to  a  mere) -seat! 
Yet  who  that  knows  the  worth  of  prayer, 
Biit  wishfs  to  be  often  there? 

2  Player  makes  the  darkenVl  cloud  withdraw, 
Prayi'V  eli'ubs  the   ladder  Jacob  saw, 
Gives  exercise  to  faith  and   love, 

Biinprs  every   blessing  from  above. 

3  Restraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight ; 
Prayer  makes  the  Clnistian's  armour  bright; 
And  Satan  trembles  when  he  sets 

The  weakest  saint  npon  his  knees. 

4  While  Moses  stood  with  arms  spread  wide. 
Success   was  found  on  Israel's  side, 

But   when  through  weaiiness  they  fiail'd, 
That   moment  Amalek  prevail'd. 

5  Have  you  no  words!  Ah,  think  again, 
Words  ttow  apace  when  you  complain. 
And  fill  your  fellow-creature's  ear 
With  the  sad  tale  of  all   your  care. 

6  Were  half  the  breath  thus  vainly  spent 
To  heaven   in  supplication   senl. 

Your  cheerful  songs  would  oftener  be, 
"  Hear  what  the  Lord  has  done  for  me  I"" 

HYMN  185.     C.  M.      E,  Jones.        K  or  Jjg 
Windsor,  Abridge. 
The  sticcessf'id  resolve — /  ivill  go  in  unto  the  K.ing. 
i  /^OME,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 
^     A   thousand  thoughts  revolve ; 
Cvjme,  with  your  guilt  and  fear  opprest. 
And  make  this  last  resolve  1 

2  "  I'll  go  to  Jesus,  though  my  sin 

"  Hath  like  a  mountain  rose ; 
*'I  know  his  courts,  I'll  enter  in, 
"  Whatever  may  oppose. 

3  "  I'll  to  the  gracious  King  approach, 

"  Whose  saeptre  pardon    gives ; 
"Ptahaps  he  may  connnand  my  toucb» 
'•  And  then  the  suppliant  lives. 


136, 1S7  WORSHIP- 

4  "  Perhaps  be  will  admit  my  plea, 

t' Perhaps   will   hear   my  prayer; 
**  But  if  I  perish,  1  will  pray 
*'  And  perish  ouiy  there. 

5  "  I  can  but  perish,  if  I  go ; 

"  I  am  resolv'd   to  try ; 
«*For,  if  I  stay  awaj,   I   know 
**I  must  forever  die.'' 


HYMN  186.      L.  M.  Sg 

Armley,  Quercy. 

Paraphrase  of  the  Lord's  prayer. 
J  "U'ATHER,  ador'd  in  worlds  above! 
-*-     Thy  glorious  name  be  hallow'd  still; 
Thy  kingdom  come   with  power  and  love^ 
Aad  earth  like  heaven  obey  thy  will. 

3  Lord !  make  our  daily  wants  thy  care : 
Forgive  the  sins  which   we  forsake: 
And  let  us  in   thy  kindness  share. 
As  fellow-men  of  ours  partake. 

3  Evils  beset  us  every  hour ! 

Thy  kind   iwotection  we  imploj-e: 
Thine  is  the  kingdom,  thine  the  powers 
Be  thine  the  glory  evermore! 

HYMN  187.      8.  7.  4.      Jay.  ig^ 

Helmsley,  Tamworth. 
A  blesiitig  regueited. 
1  r^OME,  thou  soul-transforming  Spirit, 
^     Bless  the  sower   and  the  seed : 
Let  each  heart  thy  grace  inherit. 

Raise  the  weak,  the  hungry  feed; 
From  the  Gospel 
Now  supply  thy  people's  need. 

^  O  may  all  enjoy  the  blessing, 

Which  thy  word's  design'd  to  give; 
Let  lis  all,  thy  love  possessing. 

Joyfully  the  truth  rttceive; 
And  forever 
To  thy  praise  and  glory  live. 


BEFORE  SERMON.  188, 189 

MYMN  188.    U.  M.    Toplady.  m 

Triumph,  Portsmouth. 
Jubilee. 

"DLOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 

-*^    rhe  gladly  solemn  sound  I 

Let  all  the  nations  know. 

To  earth's  remotest  bound, 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come, 
Return,  ye  ranson>'d  sinners,  home .' 

Exalt  the  Lamb  of  God, 

The  sin-atoning;  Lamb  ; 

Redemption  by  his  blood 

Through  all  the  world  proclaim. 
The  year,  &.c. 

Ye  who  have  sold  for  naught. 

The  heritage  above; 

Come,  take  it  back  unbought. 

The  gift  «)f  Jesus'  love: 
I'he  yeai^  &;e. 

Ye  slaves  of  sin  and  hell. 

Your  liberty  rective ; 

And  safe  in  Jesus  dwell, 

And  biest  in  Jesus  live : 
The  year,  &c. 

The  gospel  trumpet  hear. 

The  news  of  pardoning  grace ; 

Ye  happy  souls,  draw  near, 

BehoU!  your  Saviour's  face: 
The  year,  &c. 

Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest, 

Has  full  atonenieut  niade; 

Ye  weary  spirits,  rest; 

Ye  mourning  souls,  be  glad: 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come, 
Return,  ye  ransom'd  sinnei-s,  horae! 

HYMN  189.    L.  M.    Doddridge.  ( 

Green's  Hundredth,  Fountain. 
EsekiePs  vision  of  the  dry  bones. 
T  OOK  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitjing  eye; 
-*-•   See  Adam's  race  in  i-uin  lie; 
Sin  spreads  its  trophies  o'er  the  groun(^, 
And  scattere  siaugUtered  heaps  around. 


190,19^1  WORSHIP, 

2  And  can  these  inotild'ring  corpses  lire  ? 
And  can  tlitse   peiish'd  bones  revive? 
That,   niig-liiy   Gud,  to  thee  is  known, 
That  wondrous  woik  is  all  thy  own. 

3  Tliy  ministers  are  st  nt  in  vain 
To  prophesy  upon  the  slain  ; 

In  vain  they  call,  in  vain  they  cry, 
Till  thine  Almighty  aid  is  nigh. 

4  But  if  thy  Spirit  deigTi  to  breathe, 

Lift  spreads  tluoiigh  all  the  realms  of  death;. 
Dry  bones  obey  thy  powerful  voice ; 
They  move,  they  waken,  they  rijoiee. 

5  So,  when  thy, trumpet's  awful  sound 

Shall  shake  the  heavens,  and  rend  the  ground, 
Dead  sail  ts  shall  fiom  their  tombs  arise, 
And  spring  to  life  beyond  the  skies. 

HYMN  IPC.    C.  M.     Cnvper.  gg 

Abridge,  Parma. 
Tlie  Jight  and  ^lory   of  God's  7vor(l. 

1  TTTHAT  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page! 

*'      Majestic  like  the  sun. 

It  gives  a   light  to  every  age. 

It  gives,  but  borroMs  none. 

2  His  hand  tliat  gave  it  still  supplies 

His  gracious  light  and  heat ; 
His  truths  upon  the   nations  rise, 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 

3  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thine 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As   makes  a  world   of  dnikness  shine. 
With  beams  of  lieavenly  day. 

4  My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 

The  patlis  of  truth  and  \o\e-. 
Till  gloi-)'  breaks  upon  my  view 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 

HYMN  IQl.    H.  IM.     Doddridge.  ^i 

Hetliesda,  Triumph. 
Fruitful  .showers,  emhlerns  of  the  effects  of  the  gospe' 
I       jVIAKK  the  soft  falling  snow, 
-^~-"-    And    the    descending-    rain ! 
To  heaven,  from  whence  it  fell, 
It  turns  not  back  again; 


AFTER  SERMON. 

But  waters  earth     I  And  calls  forth  all 
'Ihrougb  every  pore  |  Her  secret  store. 

2  Array'd  in  beauteous  green 
The  hills  and   valleys  shine. 
And  man  and   beast  are  fed 
By  providence  divine. 

The  harvest  bows    j  The  copious  seed 
Its  golden  ears,        [  Of  future  years- 

3  So,  saith  the  God  of  grace, 
My  gospel  shall  descend, 
Almighty   to  ctfect 

The  purpose  I  intend : 
Millions  ot  souls       |  And  bear  it  down 
Shall  feel  its  power,  I  To  millions  more. 

HYMN  192.      6.  4. 
Bermondsey,  Hymn  to  the  Trinity. 
Worthy  the  Lamb. 
J       rj-LORY  to   God  on  high  ! 
*-^  Let  earth  and  skies  reply, 

Praise  ye  his  name  ; 
His  love  and  grace  adore, 
"Who  all  our  sorrows  bore^ 
Sing  aloud  evermore. 
Worthy  the  Lamb. 
2      Jesus,  our  Lard  and   God, 
Bore  sin's  tremendous  load, 

Praise  ye  his  name: 
Tell   what  his  arm  hath   done, 
What  spoils  from  death  he  won: 
ijing  his  great  name  alone; 
Worthy  the  Lamb. 
>      While  they  around  the  throne 
Cheeri'ully  join  in  one 

Praising  his  name; 
Those  who  have  Ifeh  li  is  blood 
Sealing  their  peace  wiih   God, 
Sound  his  dear  fame  abroad, 
Worthy  the  Lamb. 
4      Join,  ail  ye  ransom'd  race^ 
Our  holy  Lord  to  bless; 
Praise  ve  his  name : 


193,194  THE  CHURCH, 

In  him  we  will  rejoice. 
And   m><ke  a  Joyful  noise, 
Shoutni?  with  heart  and 'Voice, 
Worthy  the  Larab. 

HYMN  193.    7».  | 

Hothpm,  Condolence. 
After  ■iti'mon. 

1  nnHANKS  for  mercies  past,  receire; 

■*-    Pardon  of  onr  sins  renew  ; 
Teach  us,  henceforih,  h'<w   to  live, 
With  eternity  in  view. 

2  Bless  thy  word  to  old  and  youne; 
Grant  us.   Lord,  thy  pc^ace  and  lovej 
And,  when  lift's  short  race  is  run, 
Take  us  to  thy   house  above. 

THE  CHURCH. 

HYMN  194.    L.  M.     Cc7vper.  ^ 

Blendon,  Green's  Hundredth,  Castle-Street, 
God  the  defence  of  Zion. 
.i    AS  birds  their  infant  brood  protect. 

-^*-    And  spread  their  wings  to  shelter  them. 
Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  his  elect, 
"So  will  I  guard  Jerusalem." 

2  And  what  then  is  Jerusalem, 
This  object  of  his  tender  care? 
"Where  is  its  worth  in   God's  esteem  ? 
Who  built  it  ?— Who  inhabits  there  ? 

3  Jehovah  founded  it  in  blood. 
The  blood  of  his  incarnate  Sod  ; 

There  dwell  the  saints,  once  foes  to  God, 
The  sinners  Avhoni  he  calls  his  o\va, 

4  There,  though  besieg'd  on  every  side. 
Yet  much  belov'd,  and  guarded  well ; 
From  age  to  age  they  have  defy'd 
The  utmost  force  of  eartli  and   hell. 

5  Let  earth  repent,  and  hell  despair. 
This  city  has  a  sure  defence; 

Her  name  is  call'd,  "THE  LORD  IS  THERE  j' 
,  And  who  h&s  power  to  drive  them  thence  ? 


THE  CHURCH.  195,155 

HYMN  195.    S.  M.     Dwig/if.  Jg 

Sbiriand,  Hcpkin*,  Watchman. 
Love  to  the  churclt. 
i      T  LOVE  tJiy  kingdom,  Lord, 
-*-    The  house  of  thine  abode, 
The  chnich  our  bless'd  Redeemer  sav'd 
With  hi»  own  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  church,  O   God ! 
Her  walls  before  thee  stand. 

Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye. 
And  graven  on  thy  hand. 

3  If  e'er  to  bless  thy  sons 
My  voice  or  hands   deny, 

These  bands  let  useful  skill  forsaLe, 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

4  If  e'er  my  heart  forget 
Her  welfare  or  her  wo, 

Let  every  Joy  this  heart  forsake, 
And  ev(yy  grief  o'erflow. 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall ; 
For  her  my  prayers  ascend ; 

To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  giverij 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

6  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

I  prize  her  heaveidy  ways, 
Her  s«eet   communion,  solemn   vow?,j 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 
T     Jesus,  thou   Friend  divine. 
Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Thy  hand  from  every  snare  and  foe 
Shall  great  deliverance   bring. 
3^      Sure  as  thy  truth  shall   last, 
Jo  Zion   shall    be  given 
The  brightest  glories  earth  can  yield, 
And  brighter  bliss  of  heaven. 

HYMN  196.    C.  M.    Doddridge.  ^ 

St.  Martins,  Iiish,  Mear. 
Asking  the  way  to  Sion. 
1  TNQUIRE,  ye  pilgrims,  for  the  wav 
•*-    That  leads  to  Sion's  hill, 
And  thitlier  set  your  steady  face. 
V/ith  a  deteiinin'd  wili- 


107  '         THE   CHURCH. 

2  Invite  the  strangers  all  around 

Your  pious  maicli  to  join; 
And  spread  the  sentimeuts  you  feel 
Of  faith  and  love  divine. 

3  O  coine,  and  to  his  temple  haste, 

And  seek  his  favour  there  ; 
Before  his  footstooi  liumbiy    bow, 
And  pour  your  fervent  prayer .' 

4  O  coine,  and  join  your  souls   to  God 

In  everlastuig-   bands  ; 
Accept  the  blessings    he  bestows, 
With   thanlilul  hearts  and  hands. 


HYMN  197.    L.  M.     Steele.  ^ 

Eaton,  Rolhweil,    Quercy. 
To  ivhom  shall  xve  go,  but  unto  thee?  or,  lifr 
and  ififcty  in   Christ  alone. 

1  ^PHOU  only   Sovereign   of  my  heart, 

•*-      My  refuge,  my   Almighty  Friend ; 
And  can  my  soiil  from   thee  depart, 
On  wlioiii  alone  my  hopes  depend? 

2  Whither,  ah!    whither  shall    1  go, 

A   wretclied   wanderer  from   my  Lord? 
Can    this   dark   Vt-orld  of  sin  and   wo 
One  glimpse  of  happiness  afford? 

3  Eternal   life  thy   words  inipart, 
On  tiicse  my  fainting  spini  lives: 
Here   sweeter  comforts  cheer  my  heart 
Than  all  the  round  of  nature  gives. 

4  Let   earth's  alluring  joys  combine. 
While  thou  art  near,  in  vain  they  call : 
One  smiit,  one  bnssfui  smile  of  thine. 
My  dearest   Lord,  outweighs    them  ail. 

5  Thy  name  my   inmost  powers  adore, 
Thou  art  my  life,  my  joy,  my  care ; 
Depart  from  thee  ?    "lis   death — 'tis  more, 
'lis  endless  ruin,  deep  dtspair. 

6  Low  at  thy  feet  my  soul  would   lie, 
Here  safety  dwells,  and  peace  ilivine : 
iJtill  let  me  live  beneath   thine  eye, 
^"or  life,  eternal   life  is  tjiifife. 


THE  CHURCH.  193 

H¥MN  198.    8,  7.     Altered  by  Dr.  Ryland.      ^ 

Sicilian  Hymn,  Love  Divine. 

Prayer  for  a   revival. 

1  CAVIOUR,   visit  thy  plantation; 
'^   Grant  us,  Lord,  a  ^lacioas  rain  .' 
All   will   come  to  desolati'in, 

Uuless  thou  return  again. 

2  Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance, 

Shine  ni)on  us  from  on   high. 
Lest,  for  want  of  iliine  assistance, 
Jfivery   plant  should  droop  and  diev 

3  Surely,  once  thy  garden  fionrishM, 

E\ery   part  iook'd  gay  and   green  ; 

Then   thy  word  our  spirits  nourish'd, 

Happy  seasons  we  have  seen  ! 

4  [But  a  drought  has  since  succeeded  ; 

And  a  sad   decline  we  see; 
Lord,  thy  help  is  gr.atly  needed. 
Help  can  only  come  from  thee. 

5  Where  are  those  we  counted  leaders, 

I'  iird  with  zeal,  and  love,  and  truth  ? 
Old  professors,  tall   as   cedais, 

Bright  examples  to  our  jouth  ! 
•ft  Some,  in   whom   we  once  delighted, 

We  shall    meet   no   more   below ; 
Some,  alas!   we  fear  are  blighted. 

Scarce  a  single  leaf  they   show  ] 
7  Younger  plants— the  sight  how   pleasant : 

Cover'd  thick   with    blossoms   stooil  ; 
But  they    cause   us   grief  at  present. 

Frosts  have  iiip'd    them   in   the   bud.J 
S  Dearest  Saviour,   hasten   hither, 

I'hou  canst  make  Uum    bioom  again  ; 
O !    permit  them  not  to  wither. 

Let  not  all  our  hopes  be  vain  : 

9  Let  our  mutual  love  be  fervent, 

Mike  us  prevalent   in   piayers : 
Let  each  one,  esteciii'd  thy  servant, 
Shun  the  world's   bewitching  snares. 

10  Break   the  tempter's  fatal   power. 

Turn   the  stoney  heart   to   tlesh>; 
And  btgui  from  this   blest   hour 
Ao  levive  thy  work  alre?b. 


199,200,201         THE  CHURGII. 

HYMN  199.    L.  M.    Burnkam. 
All  Saints,  Wells,  Portugal. 

A*^  a  church  meeting  before  experiences^, 

1  "VrOW  we  are  nitt  in  holy  fear 

•*~^    To  hear  the  happy  saint?  declare 
The  free  compassions  of  a  God, 
The  virtues  of  a  Saviour's  blood. 

2  Jesus,  assist  them  now  to  tell 

What  they  have  felt,  and  tioyv  do  feel; 
O  Saviour,  help  them  to  express 
The  wonders  of  tiiumphant  grace. 

3  While  to  the  church  they  freely  own 
What  for  their  souls  the   Lord  hatU  dg«e« 
We  join  to  praise  elerual  lore,  ' 
And  heighten  all  the  joys  above. 

HYMN  200.    C.  M.    Burnhqm. 
Mear,  Irish,  Exeter. 
After  experieucen. 
I  T^EAR  Saviour,  we  rejoice  to  hear 
-*-^   When  sinners  humbly  tell 
How  thou  art  pleas'd  to  save  from  shi, 
From  sorrow,  death  and  hell. 
5  Lord,  we  unite  to  praise  thy  name 
For  grace  so  freely  given  ; 
Still  may  we  keep  in  Sion's  road, 
And  dwell  at  last  in  heaven. 

HYMN  201.    L.  M.    Kellt/. 

Portugal,  Well?,  Shoe!. 

Receiving  members. 

1  «  pOME  in,  thou  blessed  of  the  Lord  J' 

^    Enter  in  Jesus"  precious  name ; 
We  welcome  thee  with  one  accord. 
And  trust  the  Saivjour  does  the  sameu 

2  Thy  name,  tis  hop'd,  already  stands 
Mark'd  in  the  book  of  life  above. 
And  now  to  thine  we  jwin  our  handsr^ 
In   token  of  fratenial  love. 

3  Those  joys  which  earth   cannot  afford, 
We'll  seek  in  fellowship  to  prove, 
Join'd  in  one  spirit  to  cur  Lord, 
I'ogethoi-  bound  by  mutual  love. 


THE  CHURCH.  202,203 

4  Ami  while  we  pass  this  vale  of  tears. 
We'll  make  ouv  joys  and   soiiows  known. 
We'll   share  each  other's  hopes  and  fears, 
And  count  a  brother's  case  our  own. 

5  Once  more  our  Melcome  we  repeat. 
Receive  assurance  of  our  love; 

O!    may  we  all   logrtlur  meet 
Around  the  throne  of  God  above. 

HYMN  202.    L,  M.     Doddridge.  % 

Bath,  Quercy,  Wells. 
Seekimr  direction  in  the  choice  of  a  pastor. 

1  ^HEPHEliD  of  Israel,  bend  thine  ear, 
'^     Thy  servants'  groans   indulg<-nt  hear; 
PerjilexM,   distress'd,  to  thee  we  cry. 
And   seek  the  guidance  of  thine  eye. 

2  Send  forth,  O  Lord,  thy  truth  and  liglit, 
I'o  guide  our  doubtful    footKtejJS  right: 

Our  drooping  liearts,  O   God,  sustain, 
Kor   let  US  seek    thy  face  in  vain. 

3  Return,  in  ways  of  peace  return. 
Nor   let  thy   flock  neglected   mourn  ; 
May  our   bltss'd  eyes   a   sheplurd   see. 
Dear  to  our   souls,  and  dear  to  thee. 

HYMN  203.     L.  M.  K 

Putney,  Bath,  Quercy,  Arniley. 
Sickness  uf  a  minister. 

1  f\  THOU  before  whose  gracious  throne, 
^-^  We  bow  our  su])pliant  spirits  down ; 
Ihou  know'st  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  iips  would  tell. 

2  TliDU   only   canst  assuage  om*  grief. 
And   give  our   sorrowing  htarts   relief; 
In   mercy  then  thy  servant  spare, 
Nor  lur)»  aside  thy  people's  jiraycr. 

3  Avert  thy  desolating  stroke, 

Nor  smite   the   shej)herd  of  the   flock  ; 
Restore  him,  sisknig  to  the  grave  ; 
Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  haste  to  save. 

4  Bound  to  each  soul  by  tender  lies, 
In  every  heart  his  image   lies  ; 
Thy  pitying  aid,  O  G  »d,  impart. 

Nor  rend  liim  from  each  bleeding  heart, 
Pp 


304,205  THE  CHURCH. 

5  But,  if  our  supplications  fail. 

And  prayers  and  tears  cannot  prevail. 
Be  thou  his  strength,  be  thou  liis  stay; 
Support  hiin  through   the   gloomy  way. 

6  Around  him   may  thy  angels  stand. 
Waiting  the  signal  of  thy  hand ; 
To  bid  his  happy  spirit  rise. 

And  bear  him  to  their  native  skies. 

HYMN  204.    L.  M.  Sg 

All  Saints,  Blendon,  Bath. 
At  a  (hoice  of  deacons. 
'B'AIR   Sion's  King,  we  suppliant  bow, 
-*-      And  hail  the  grace  thy  church  enjoys: 
Her  holy  deacons  are  thine  own. 
With  all  the  gifts  thy  love  employs. 

2  Up  to  thy  throne   we  lift  our  eyes. 
For  blessings  to  attend  our  choice* 

Of  such,  whose  generous,  prudent  zeal 
Shall  'make  thy  favour'd  ways  rejoice, 

3  Happy  in  Jesus,  their  own  Lord, 
May  they  his  sacred   table  spread,— 
The  table  of  their  pastor  fill. 

And  fill  the  holy  poor  with  bread, 

4  By  purest  love  to   Christ,  and  truth, 
O  may  they  win  a   good  degree 

Of  boldness  in  the  Christian  faith. 
And  meet  the  smile  of  thine   and  thee. 

5  And  when  the  work  to  them  assign'd— 
The  work  of  lov«-— is  fully  done. 

Call  them  from   serving  tables  here. 
To  sit  around  thy  glorious  throne. 

LORD'S   SUPPER. 

HYMN  205.    L.  M.     IVatU's  Lyrics.         K 
Limeliouse,  Putney,  Bath. 
A  pr    oratory  thought. 
1  "Y1/"HAT  heavenly  Man,  or  mighty  God, 
'"     Comes  marching  downward  from  the  skies, 
Array'd  in  garments  roU'd  in  blood, 
With  joy  and  pity  in  his  eyes  ? 

•  If  this   Hymn  be  sung  before  the  choice,  then 
the  second  tine  of  the  second  verse  may  stand  thus  - 
"For  wisdom  to  direct  our  clioice." 


LORD'S  SUPPER.  205 

2  The  I.ovd  I  the  Saviour !  yt  s,  'tis  he, 
I  know  }iiin  by  the  smiles  he  wears ; 
The  glorious  MAN,  that  died   tor  me, 
Drench'd  deep  in  agonies  and  tears. 

3  Lo,  he  reveals  his  shininpf  brciist; 

I  own  these  wounds,  and  I  adore: 

Lo,  he  prepares  a  royal  feast. 

Sweei  fruit  of  the  sharp  pangs  he  bore. 

4  Whence  flow  these  favours  so  divine  ? 
Lord  I   why    so   lavish  of  ihy  blood  ? 
Why,  for  such  earthly  souls  as  mine. 
This  heavenly  wine,  this  sacred  food.'' 

5  ' Twas  his  own  love  that  made  him  bleed, 
That  nail'd  him  to  the  cursed  tree; 
'Twas  his  own   love  this  table  spread. 
For  such  unworthy  guests  as  we. 

6  Then  let  us  taste  the  Saviour's  love; 
Come,  faith,  and  feed  upon  the  Lord; 
"With  glad   consent  our   lips  shall   move, 
And  sweet  hosannas  crown  the  board. 

HYMN  206.    L.  M.     M'ritts'.f  Lyrics.         m 
Bath,  Quercy,  Gloucester. 
Lovt;  vH  a  cross  and  a  throne, 

1  "^"OW   Itt  our  faith  giow  strong,  and  rise, 
■^-^    And  view  our  Lord   in  all  his  love; 
Look  back  to  hear  his  dying  cries. 

Then  mount  and  see  his   tinone  abo^e. 

2  See  where  lie  languish'd  on  the  cross  : 
Beneat{i  our  sins  he  groan'd  and  died  ; 
See  where  he  sits  to  plead  our  cause. 
By  his  Ahnighty  Father's  side. 

3  If  we  behold  his  bleeding  heart, 
There   love  in  Hoods  of  sorrow   reigns; 
He  triumphs  o'er  the   killing  smart. 
And  seals  our  pleasure  wiili  his  pains. 

4  Or  if  we  climb  the  eternal  hills, 

Wliere  the  blest  Conqueror  sits  enthron'd  ; 
Still  in  his  heart  compassion  dwells. 
Near  the  memorials  of  his  wound. 

5  How  shall  vile  pardon'd  rebels  show 
How  much  they  love  their  dying  God  ? 
Lord,  here  we'd  banish  every  foe, 

Wc!  hate  the  <sins  that  co^t  thy  Ucoti, 


207,  208  THE  CflURCII. 

6  Commerce  no  more  we  hold  with  hell  ; 
Our   dearest  lusts  shall  all  depart; 
But  let  thine  image   ever  dwell, 
Stamp'd  ai  a  seal  on  every  heart. 

HY.MN  207.    C.  M.    J.  Stennett.     (3  or  gg 
Wantage,  Bedford. 
A  siicramtnial  hymn. 

1  T  ORD,  at  thy  table  1  behold 
-*-^    Ihe    wonders   of  thy   grace ; 
But  most  of  all  admire,"  that  I 

Should  find  a  welcome  place  ;— 

2  1  that  am  defil'd  with  sin, 

A  rebel  to  my  God ; 
I  that  have  crucified   his  Son, 
And  trampled  on  his  blood. 

3  What  strnnj^e  surprisijig  grace  is  this. 

That  such  a  soul  has  room! 
My   Saviour  talies  me  by  the  hai)d. 
My  Jesus  bids  me  come. 

4  "  Eat,  O   my  fiiends,"  the  Saviour  cries, 

"  The  feast  was  made  for  you ; 
"  For  you   I  groan'd,  and  bled,  and  died, 
"  And  rose,  and  triumph'd  too." 

5  With  trembling  faith  and  bleeding  hearts. 

Lord,  we  accept  thy  love: 
'Tis  a  rich  banquet  we  have  had ; 
Whfft  will  it  be  above? 

HYMM  208.    C.  IVf.    Cnvper.  ^ 

Mear,  York,  Barby., 
Welcome  to  the  table. 

1  T^HIS   is  the  feast  of  heavenly  wine, 

-■-    And  God  invites  to  sup  ; 
The  juices  of  the  living  vine 
Were  press'd  to  fill  the  cup. 

2  O,  bless  the  Saviour,  ye  who  eat, 

With  royal  dainties  fed ; 
Not  heaven  affords  a  costlier  treat. 

For  JESUS  is  tjie  bread. 
^  The  vile,  the  lost— he  calls  to  them; 

"  Ye  trembling  souls,  appear  I 
"  The  righteous  in  their  own  esteem- 

''•  Have  no  acceptance  here  ; 


LORD'S  SUPPER.  209,  21© 

4  "  A])proach,  ye  poor,  nor  dare  refuse 

"  llie  biinquet  spread  for  you :" 
Dear  Saviour,  this  is  welcome  news, 
That  I  may  venture  too. 

5  If  guih  and  sin  afford  ii  plea, 

And  may  obtain  a  place  ; 
Surely  the  Lord  will  welcome  me, 
And  I  shall  see  his  face. 

HYMN  209.      L.  M.      IVatts's  Lyrics.        ^ 
Dresden,  Putney,  Eaton. 
Christ  dying,  rising,  and  reigning, 

1  TJE  dies !  the   Friend  of  sinners  dies  I 
•*-^  Lo,  Salem's  daupfhters  weep  around ; 
A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies ! 

A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground! 
Come,  saints,  and  drop  a  tear  or  two. 
For  him  who  groan'd  beneath  your  load ; 
He  shed  a  thousand  drops  for  you, 
A  thousand  drops  of  richer  blood  I 

2  Here's  love  and   grief  beyond  degree, 
The  Lord  of  giory  dies  for  men ! 
But  lo!  what  sudden  joys   we  see! 
Jesus  the  dead   revives  again  ! 

The  rising  God  forsakes  the  tomb! 
Lfp  to  his  Father's  courts  he  flies; 
Cherubic  legions  guard  him  home; 
And  shout  him  welcome  to  the  skies  ' 

3  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell 
How  high  our  great  Deliverer  reigns; 
Sing  how   he   spoil'd  the  hosts  of  hell. 
And  led  the   monster.  Death,  in  chauis! 
Say,  "Live  forever,  \vondr<ius   KING, 

"  Bom  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save !" 
Then  ask  the  monster,  "Where's  thy  sting? 
"And   Where's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave?" 

HYMN  210.    L.  M.     TVatt.iS  Sermons.     K  oi"  * 
Bath,  Psalm  97,  German. 
Chrisfs  profiitiation  improved. 
1  T  ORD,  didst  thou  send  thy  Son  to  die 
-*-^    For  such  a  guilty  wretch  as  I? 
And   shall  thy  mercy  not  impart 
Thy  Spirit  to  renew  my  heart? 


2tl  THE  CHURCH. 

2  Lord,  hast  tlioii  vvp.sh'd  my  garments  clean;, 
In   Jtsiis'   blood,  lioiii  shame  and  sin?        ' 
Shall    1   not  stiive  with  all  my  powov 
Thitt  sin  pollute  my  soul   no  mure? 

3  Sliall  1  not  bear  my  Father's  rod. 
The  kind  eom-ctions  of  my  God, 
"When  Christ  upon  the  cur^td  tree 
Siistain'd  a  heavier  load   Ibr  me  ? 

4  Why  should   I   dread   my  dying;  day. 
Since  Christ  haih   took  tht-  curse  away, 
j^nd  taught  me  with  my   latest  breath 
lo  triumph  o'er  thy  terrors,  death  ? 

5  O  rather  let  me  wish  and  cry, 
"When  shall   my  soul  g;ct  loose,  and  fly 
"To   upper  worlds?  When  shall  I  see 

"  1  he  God,   the  man,    that  died  for  me  ?" 

6  I  shall  beliold  his  glories  tlieie, 
And  pay  him    my  eternal  sliare 
Of  praise,  and  jrratitude,  and    love. 
Among  ten   thousand  saiiits  above. 

ORDINATIONS. 

HYMN  211.      L.  M.      Doddridge.  ^ 

Neweourt,  Dunstan,  Luton. 
Itutitutiuti   of  the  eospel  minhtnj. 

1  "pATHER  of  mercies,'  in   thy  house 

-■-     Smile  on  our  homage  and  our  vows; 
While  with  a  grateful   heart  we  share 
These  pledges  of  our  Saviour's  care 

2  The  Saviour,  when   to  heaven  he  rose 
In  splendid   triumph   o'er  his  foes, 
Scatter'd  liis  gifts  on  men  below, 
And  wide  his  royal  bounties  How. 

3  Hence  sprung  thp  Apostles'  honour'd  name; 
Sacred  beyond  heroic  fame : 

In  lowlier  forms  to  bless  our  eyes. 
Pastors  from   hence,  and  teachers  rise. 

4  From   Christ  iheir  varied  gifts  derive. 
And  fed  by  Christ,  their  graces  live  : 
While,  guarded  by   his    potent  hand, 
'Midst  all  the  rage  of  hell   they  stand. 

5  So  shall  the  bright  succession  run 
Through  the  last  courses  of  the  sun; 


ORDINATIOXS,  212, 2i? 

While  unborn  churches  by  their  care 
Shall  rise  and  flourish,  large  and  fair. 
f^  Jesus  our  Lord,  their  hearts  shall  know,' 
"Ihe  spring  whence  all  these  blessings  flow? 
Pastors  ai»d  people  shout  his  praise 
Through  the  long  round  of  endless  days, 

HYMN  212.    L.  M.    Doddridge.  Jg 

Rothwell,  Shoel,  Islington. 
At  the  settlement  of  a  minister. 

1  GIHEPHERD  of  Israel,  thou  dost  keep, 
•^  With  constant  care,  thy  humble  sheep; 
By  thee  inferior  pastors  rise, 

To  feed  our  souls,  and  bless  our  eyes. 

2  To  all  thy  churches  such  impart, 
Modeird  by  thy  own  gracious  heait, 
Whose  coiirage,  watchfulness,  and  love, 
Men  may  attest,  and  God  approve. 

3  Fed  by   their  active,  tender  care, 
Healthful  may  all  thy  sheep  appear; 
And,  by  their  fair  example  led. 
The  way  to  Sion's  pasture  tread. 

4  Here  hast  thou  listen'd   to  our  vows. 
And  scatter'd  blessings  on  thy  house ; 
Thy  saints  are  succour'd,  and  no  more 
As  sheep  without  a  guide  deplore. 

HYMN  213.      L.  M.      Doddridge.  Hf 

Old  Hundred,  Bkndon,  Eaton. 
Ordination  ;  Joshua  the  hi^h  priest, 

1  rjJ.REAT   Lord  of  angels,  we  adore 

^-*    I'he  grace  that  builds  thy  courts  below  ; 
And,  through  ten  thousand  sons  of  light, 
Stoops  to  regard  what  mortals  do. 

2  Amidst  the  wastes  of  time  and  death, 
Successive  pastors  thou  dost  raise. 

Thy   charge  to  keep,  thy  house  to  guide. 
And  form  a  people  for  thy  praise. 

3  The  heavenly  natives  with  delight 
Hover  around  the  sacred  place ; 

Nor  scorn  to  learn  from  mortal  tonguet 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  grace. 


214,215  THE  CHURCH. 

4  At  len^tli,  dismissed  from  feeWe  cla^, 
Thy  sti-vauts  join  tli'  angelic   band  ; 
AVith  them,  through  distant  worlds  they  fly; 
With  them,  before  thy  presence  stand. 

5  O  glorious  hope .'    O   b'est  employ  I 
Sweet  lenitive  of  grief  and   care  ! 

When  shall  we  reach  those  radiant  cdfirts. 
And  a!!  their  joy  and   lionour  shave? 

6  Yet  while  these  laboiu's  we  pursue. 
Thus  distant  from  thy  hrawnly  tin-one, 
Give  US  a  z:al  and  love   like  theirs. 

And  half  their  heaven  shall  here  be  known. 

HYMN  214.     C.  M.     Doddridge.  ] 

Christmas,  Exeter,  Abridge. 
IVfitch/nif  for  souls.      An   ordination  hymn. 
IT  El'  Sion's  watchmen  all  awake, 
-*^  And  take   ih'   alarm    they   give  ; 
ICow   let  them,  from   the  mouth  of  God, 
Iheir  awful   charge   receive. 

2  'Tis  not  a  cause   of  small  import 

The  pastor's  care  demands ; 
But  wliat  might  fill  an   angel's  lieart, 
And  fill'd  a   Saviour's  hands. 

3  They  watch  for  souls,  for  which  the  Lord 

Did   heavenly  biiss  forego  : — 
For  souls,  wliich  must  forever  live, 
In  raptures,  or  in  wo. 

4  May  they  that  Jesus,  whom  they  preach, 

Their  own   Redeemer,   see  ; 
And  watch  thou  daily  o'er  their   souls. 
That  they  may  watch  for  thee. 

HYMN  215.    7s.     Hnmmoiid. 

Condoleuc. f,  Hotham. 

After  the  rhnrij-e. 

1  W7"OUI.D  you  win    a  soul  to  God  ? 

*'       Tell  him  of  the  Saviour's  blood; 
Say,  bow  .Tesus'  bowels  move  ; 
Tell  him  of  redeeming  love. 

2  Tell  him  how  the  streams  did  glide 
From   his   hands,   his  feet,  his   side  ; 
How  his  htad  with  thorns  was  crown'd, 
And  his  heart  in  sorrow  drowu'd, 


ORDINATIONS.  216,217 

3  Tell  him  how  he  suffer'd  death, 
Freely  yielded  up  his  breath. 
Died,  and  rose  to  intticede. 

As  our  advocate,  and  head. 

4  Tell  liiin  it  was  sovereign  grace 
Wrought  on   you   to  seek  his  f:ice — 
Mad';  you  choose  the  better  part — 
Brought  salvation  to    your  heart. 

5  Tell  liini  of  that  liberty, 
Wherewith  Jesus  makts  us  free; 
Sweetly  speak  of  sins  forgiven — 
Earnest  of  the  joys  of  heaven. 

HYMN  21fi.    C.  M.     Doddridge.  gg 

Braintree,  Irish,   Charinouth. 
Chrht's  care  of  ndnhters  and  churches. 

1  W^   '^''^^^   *'''   '^^t;'"*''    S'>»"ce  of  light, 

^^       Who   makes    the  stars  lo  shine; 
And  through  this  dark   beclouded  world 
Diffusetli   rays  divine. 

2  We  bless  the  church's  sovereign  King, 

Whose  golden  lamps  we  are ; 

Fix'd  in  the  tempLs  of  his  love, 

1  o  shine  with   radiance  fair. 

3  Still  be  our  purity   preserv'd  ; 

Still  fed   with  oil  the  Harae ; 

And  in  deep  characters  inscrib'd 

Our  heavenly   Master's  name. 

4  Then,  while  between  our  ranks  he  walks, 

And  all  our  state  surveys. 
His  smiles  shall  with  new  lustre  deck 
'1  he  people  of  his  praise. 

HYMN  217.    L.  I^f.    B.  Francis.  Sg 

Truro,  Green's  Hundredth,  Rothwell. 
Ministers  aboiuiding  in  the  work  oj  the  Lord, 
1  13EFORE  thy  throne,  eternal  King, 
-■-*     1  hy  ministers  their  tribute  bring. 
Their  tribute  of  united  praise. 
For  heavenly  news  and  peaceful  days. 
3  We  sing  the  conquests  of  thy  s^yol•d, 
And  publish   loud  thy  healing  word. 
While  angels  sound  thy  glorious  name. 
Thy  saving  grace  our  lips  ptoclaim. 


218  THE  CHURCH. 

3  Thy  various  service  we  esteem 

Our  sweet  employ,  our  bliss  supreme: 
Ami,  while  we  feel  thy  heavenly  love, 
"We  burn  like  seraphim  above. 

4  Nor   seraphs  there  can  ever  raise, 
With   us,  an  equal  song  of  praise  : 
They  are  the  noblest  work  of  God, 
But  we,  the  purchase  of  his  blood. 

5  Still  in  thy  work   would  we  abound ; 

Still  prune  the  vine,  or  plough   the  ground  i 
Thy  sheep  with   wholesome  pasture  feed, 
And  watch  them  with  unwearied  heed. 
fi  Thou  art  our  Lord,  our  life,  our  love, 
Our  care  below,  our  crown   above: 
Thy  praise  shall  be  our  best  employ, 
Thy  presence  our  eternal  joy. 

HYMN  213.    C.  M.    Doddrige.        }q  or  ^ 
Plymouth,  St.   Anns. 
Spiritual  associations    registered    in  heaven;   or, 
God's  gracious  approbation  of  active  attempts  to 
revive  religion. 
1  'I'^HE  Lord  on  mortal    worm*  looks  down 
-■•      From  his  celestial  throne  ; 
And,  when  the  wicked  swarm  around. 
He  well  discerns  his  own. 
3  He  sees  the  tender  hearts  that  mourn 
The  scandals  of  the  times. 
And  join   their  efforts  to  oppose 
The  wide  prevailing  crimes. 

3  Lo  to  the  social  band  he  bows 

His  still   attentive  ear; 
And,  while  his  angels  sing  around. 
Delights  their  voice  to  hear. 

4  The  chronicles  of  heaven  shall  keep 

Their  words  in  trauscript  fair. 
In  the  Redeemer's  book  of  life 
Their  names  recorded  are. 

5  "  Yes  (saith  the  Lord)  the  world  shall  know 

"These  humble  souls  are  mine: 
•'  These,  when  jny  jewels  I  produce. 
"  Shall  in  full  lustre  shine." 


MISSIONARY  MEETINGS.        219,220 

MISSIONARY  MEETINGS. 

HYMN  219.    L.  M.     Vokc.  jM 

Gloucester,  Shoel. 
Prayer  for  the  spread  of  the  gospel. 
17XERT  thy  power,  thy  rights  iQaintnin, 
^^     Insulted,  everlasting  King  I 
The  influence  of  thy   crown  increase. 
And  strangers  to  thy  footstool  bring. 
In  one  vast  symphony  of  praise. 
Gentile  and  .lew   shall  th,en  unite; 
And  infidelity,' ashani'd. 
Sink  in  the  abyss  of  endless  night. 
Afric's  emancipated  sons 
Shall  shout  to   Asia's  rapt'rous  song; 
Europe  resound  her  Saviour's  fame. 
And  western  cliraes  the  note  prolong. 
From  east  to  west,  from  north  to  south) 
Immanuel's  kingdom  must  extend; 
And  every  man,  in  every  face. 
Shall  meet  a  brother,  and  a  friend. 


HYMN  220.    L.  M,     Voke.  JR 

Oporto,  Wells. 
Prospect  of  success  ;  or,  encouragement  to  use  means' 

1  TJEHOLD  th'  expected  time  draw  near, 
■*^     The  shades  disperse,  the  dawn  appear ; 
Behold  the  wilderness  assume 

The  beauteous  tints  of  Eden's  bloom. 

2  Events,  with  prophecies,  conspire 
To  raise  our  faith,  our  zeal  to  fire : 
The  ripening  fields,  already  white. 
Present  an  harvest  to  our  sight. 

;'.  The  untaught  heathen  waits  to  know 
Tlie  joy  the  gospel   will  bestow ; 

The  exil'd  slave  waits  to  receive 

The  freedom  Jesus  has  to  give. 
4  Come,  let  us,  with  a  grateful  heart, 

In  the  blest  labour  share  a  part. 

Our  prayers  and  offerings  gladly  bring. 

To  aid  the  triumphs  of  our  King. 


521,222  THE   CHURCH. 

HYMN  221.     C.  M.  SH 

Cambridge,  Irish. 
The  increaxe  of  the  church  promised  and  pleaded- 

1  iu'A'lHER,  is  Jiot  tliy  promise  pledg'd 
-*-      To  thine  exalted   Son, 

That  through  the  nations  of  the   earth 
'Ihy  word  of  life  shall  run? 

2  "Ask,  and  I  give  tl  e  heathen  lands 

"  For  thine  iiiheritanee, 
"  And  to  the  world's  remotest  shores, 
"  Thine  empire  shall  advance." 

3  Hast  thou  not  said,   the  blindtd  Jews 

Shall  their  Redeemer  own ; 
While   Gentiles  to  his  standard  crowd. 
And  bow   before  his  throne? 

4  When  shall  th'  untutor'd  Indian  tribes, 

A   dark,  bewilder'd  race. 
Sit  down  at  our  IMMANUEL's  feet, 
And   karn  and  feel  his  grace  ? 

5  Are  not  all  kingdoms,  tribes,  and  tongues, 

Under  tli'  expanse  of  heaven, 
To  the  dominion   of  thy  Son, 
With'iut  exemption,  given  ? 

6  Fiom  east  to  west,  from  north  to  south, 

Then  be  his  name  ador'd ! 
Europe,   with  all  thy  millions,  shout 
Hosannas  to  thy  Lord! 

7  Asia  and   Africa,  resound 

From  sliore  to  shore  his  fame: 
And  thou,   America,  in  songs, 
Redeeming  love  proclaim! 

HYMN  222.    C.  M.     Gibbons.  Jjg 

St-  Asaphs,  Abridge. 
Prayer  for  the  success  of  missions. 

1  T  ORD,  send   thy   word,  and   let  it  fly, 
-■-^    Arm'd  with  thy  Spirit's  power, 
Ten  thousands  shall  confess  its  sway. 

And  bless  the  saving  hour. 

2  Beneath  the  influence  of  thy  grace, 

The  barren   wastes  shall   rise. 
With  sudden  greens  and  fruits  an-ay'd^ 
A   blooming  paradise. 


MISSIONARY   MEETINGS.        223,  2S 

3  Tviie  holiness  shall   strike  its  root, 

In  each  retjenerate   heart ; 
Shall  in  a  growth  divine  arise. 
And  heavenly  fruits  impart. 

4  Peace,  wjtli  her  olives  crown'd,  shall  stretch 

Her  wings  from   shore  to  shore ; 
No  trump  shall  rouse  the  rage  of  war. 
Nor  murderous  cannon  roar. 

5  Lord,  for  those  days  we  wait;  those   days 

Are  in  thy  word  foretold ; 
Fly  swifter,  sun,  and  stars,  and  bring 
This  promis'd  age  of  gold. 

6  Amen— with  joy  divine,   let  earth's 

Unnumber'd  myriads  cry ; 
Amen— with  joy  divine,  let   heaven's 
Unnumber'd  choirs   reply. 

HYJIN  223.     C.  M.  ^ 

Arundel,  Hymn  Second. 
Prayer  for  mh-sionarles. 

1  PJ.REAT   God,  the  nations  of  the  earth 
^-^     Are  by  creation   thine ; 

And  in  thy  works,  by  all  beheld, 
Thy  radiant  glories  sliine. 

2  But,  Lord,  thy  gieater  love  has  sent 

1  hy  gospel  to  mankind. 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace 
Aru  treasur'd  in  thy  mind. 

3  Lord,  when  shall   these  glad   tidings  spread 

The  spacious  earth  around, 

Till   every  tribe,  and  every  soul 

Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound  ? 

4  Smile,  Lord,  on  each   divine  attempt 

To  spread  the   gospel   rays  ; 
And   build   on  sin's  demolish'd  throne 
The  temples  of  thy  praise. 

HYMN  224.     112th.  g 

Morning  Hymn,  Psalm  46th. 
Gentiles  praying  for  Jews. 
1  X<''ATHER  of  faithful   Abiah'm,  hear, 
-*-      Our  earnest  suit  for  Abrah'm's  seed  ; 
Justly  they  claim  (he  warmest  prayer 


225  THE   CHURCH. 

From  us,  adopted  in  their  stead; 
Who  mtrcy  through  their  fall  obtain, 
And  Christ  by   their  rejection  gain. 

2  Outcast  from  thee,  and  scatter'd  wide 

Through  every  nation  under  htaven, 
Blaspheming  whom  they  crucified, 

Unsav'd,  unpity'd,  unforgiven  ; 
Branded  like  Cain,  they  bear  their  load, 
Abhorr'd  of  men,  and  curs'd  of  God. 

3  Bnt  hast  thou  finally  forsook, 

Forever  cast  thy  own  away  ? 
Wilt  thou   not  bid  the  murd'erei-s  look 

On  him  they  pierc'd,  and  weep  and  pray? 
Yes,  gracious    Lord,  thy  word  is  past ; 
**AI1   Israel  shall  be  sav'd  at  last." 

4  Come  then,  thou  great  Deliverer,  come ; 

The  veil  from  Jacob's  heart  remove ; 
Receive  thy  ancient  people  home; 

'I'hat,  quicken'd  by  thy  dying  love, 
The  world  may  their  reception  view. 
And  shout  to  God  the  glory  due. 


HYMX  225.    S.  M.  JK 

Shirland,  Mount  Ephraim,  Germany. 
Missionaries  addressed  and  encouraged,, 

1  VE   Messengers  of  Christ, 

■*-      His  sovereign   voice  obey; 
Arise!  and  follow  where  he  leads, 
And  peace  attend  your  way. 

2  The  Master  whom  you  serve 
Will  needful  strength  bestow; 

Depending  on  his  piromis'd  aid, 
V/ith  sacred  courage  go. 

3  Mountains  shall  sink  to  plains. 
And  hell  in  vain  oppose ; 

I'he  cause  is  God's,  and  must  pi'evail, 
In  spite  of  all  his   foes. 

4  Go,  spread  a  Saviour's  fafne: 
And  tell  his  matchless  grace, 

To  the  most  guilty  and  deprav'd 
Of  Adam's  numerous  race. 


CONFERENCE   MEETINGS.       226,227 

^.       We  wish  you  in  his  name, 
The  most  divine  success; 
AssurM  tJiat  he  who  sends  you  forth 
Will  your  endeavouis  bless. 

HYMN  226.     8.  7.  4.  IK 

Littleton,  TamWoith,  Helnisley. 
Longing  for  the  spread  of  the  gospeL 

O'ER  the  gloomy  hills  of  darkness. 
Look,  my  soul,  be  still   and  gaze; 
All  tlie  promises  do  travail 

With  a  glorious  day  of  grace ; 
Blessed  Jubilee, 
Let  thy  glorious  morning  dawn  i 

2  Let  the  Indian,  let  the  Negro, 

Let  the  rude  barbarian  see 
That   divine  and  glorious  conquest, 

Once  obtaiu'd  on  Calvary ; 
Let  the  gospel 
Loud  resound  from  pole  to  pole. 

3  Kingdoms  wide  that  sit  in  darkness, 

Grant  them.   Lord,  the  glorious  light; 
And  from  eastern  coast  to  westeni. 

May  the  nioining  chase  the  night; 
And  redemption. 
Freely  purchas'd,  win  the  day. 

4  Fly  abroad,  thou  mighty  gospel. 

Win  and  conquer,  never  cease 
May  thy  lasting  wide   dominions 

Multiply  and  still  increase; 
Sway  thy  sceptre. 
Saviour,  all  the  world  around. 

CONFERENCE  MEETINGS. 

HYMN  227.    L.  M.    S.  Stetmelt.  jjg 

Portugal,  Shoel. 
"  \yHERE  two  or  three  with  sweet  accord, 

'*     "  Obedient  to  their  sovereign  Lord, 
*'  Meet  to   recount  his  acts  of  grace, 
''And  ofFtr  solemn  prayer  and  praise; 
2  "There,"  says  the  Saviour,  "will  I  be, 
"  Amid  this  little  company  ; 
"  To  them   unveil  my  smiling  face, 
''  And  shed  my  glories  round  the  place*" 


228,229  THE   CHURCH. 

3  We  meet  at  thy  command,  dear  Lord, 
Rei)  ing  on   thy  ftiithfnl   word  : 
Now   send    thy   Spirit  from   above. 
Now  fill  our  htarts  with  heavenly  love. 

HYMN  228.     L.  M.     IVatts's  Sermons.       2 
Shoei,  Eaton. 
The  soul  drmvint^  near  to   God  in  prayer. 

1  \fY   God,   I   br)w    before  thy  feet; 

^  *    Wlien  sli  11  my  soul   ^et  near  tliy  seat  ? 
When  shall   I  see  thy  glorious  face, 
With   mingled   majesty  and  grace. 

2  How  should  I   love  thee,  and  adore. 
With  hi>i)es  and  joys  unknown  before! 
And   bid   this   trifling  world   be   gone. 
Nor  grieve   my  heart,  so  mar  thy  throne  ' 

3  Cieatures  with  all  their  charms  should  fly 
Ihe  presence  of  a   God  so  nigh : 

My  darling  sins  should  lose  their  name, 
And  grow   my  hatred  and  my   shame. 

4  My  soul  shall   pour  out  ail  her  cares, 
In  flowing  words,  or  flowing  tears  I 

Thy  smiles   would  ease  my  sharpest  pain, 
Nor  should   1  seek  my   God  in   vain. 

HYMN  229.    L.  M.     Watts's  ."Sermons.        ^ 

Old  Hundred,  Portugal. 
Nrnrness  to  God  the  felicity  of  creatures. 

1  A  RE   those  the   happy  persons  here, 
-'^  Who  dwell   the  nearest  to  their  God? 
Has  God  invited  sitmers   near? 

And   Jesus  bought  them  with  his  blood  ? 

2  Go,  then,  my    soul,  address  the   Son, 

To   lead  thee  near  the   Father's  face  ; 
Gaze  on  his  giories  yet  unknown. 
And  taste  tlie  blessings  of  his  grace. 

3  Vain,  vexing  world,  and   flesh,  and  seu«e, 

Retire,  while   I  ai)pi()ach   my  God ; 
Nor  let  my  sins  dixide  me  thence. 

Nor  creatures  tempt  my  thoughts  abroad. 

4  While  to  thine  arms,   my  God,  I  press, 

No  mortal   ho])f,  nor  joy,  nor  fear. 

Shall   call  my  soul  from   thine  emI)iaco ; 

'Tis  heaven  to  dv>ell  forever  there, 


COLLECTIONS.  230^231 

HYMN  230.     L.  M.     SteciC.  :& 

Rothwell,  Wflls,  Slioel. 
Thi:  presence  < if  Christ  the  joxj  of  hh  people. 
\  1    ORD,  in   ihe  temples  of  thy   giace, 
-*-^  Thy  saints  behold   fliy  smiling'  face; 
And  oft   have  seen  ihy  j^hnits  shine 
With  power  and  majesty  divine: 
Z  But  soon,  alas!   thy  absence  niouin. 
And  pray  and   wish  thy  kin»l   return ; 
Without  tiiy  life-inspinn^  light, 
'Tis  all  a  scene  of  gloomy  night. 

3  Come,  dearest  T,ord,  thy  r-hildren  ci-y. 
Our  graces  droop,   our   comf.irts  die ; 
Return^  and   let  thy  t^lories  nse 
Ac;ain,  t*i  our  adnuring  eyes. 

4  Till,  fiU'd  witli  light,  and  joy,  and  I6ve^ 
Thy  courts   below,    like  those  above. 
Triumphant  hallelujahs  raise. 

And  heaven  and  earth  resouiul  thy  praise. 

COLLECTIONS. 

HYMN  231.    C.  M.    Dofldridge.  >^' 

York,  St.  Anns,  Duudee.' 
lieliez-hig   Christ  in.  his  niemfien: 

1  TESUS,  my   Lord,  iiow  lich   thy  gryce } 
"     Thy  bonniies   how  comjilete  ] 

How  shall  I  count  the  matchless  sum  ? 
How  pay  tlie  mighty  debt  f 

2  High  on  a  throne  of  radiant  light 

Dost  thou  exalted    shine ; 
What  can  my  poverty    bestow. 

When  all   tiie  worlds  are  tliinei* 
^  But  thoii    hast  brethren  here  l>eIow, 

'I'be  partners  of  thy  grace  ; 
And  wilt  confess  their  humble  names 

Before  thy  Father's  face. 
4  In   them  thou  may'st  be  cIothM  .ind  fed, 

And  visited  and   cheer'd  ; 
And  in  their  accents  of  distress, 

My  Saviour's  voice  is  heard. 
*;  Thy  face,  with  reverence  and  with  lovp^ 

We  in  thy  poor  would  see  ; 
O  let  us   rather  beg  our  bread. 

Than  keep  it  back.  (Vom  xlv". 


232,233  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

HYMN  232.     S.  M.     Scott. 
Watcljman,  Silver  Street. 

Charitable  collection. 

1      ^yHY  bonntK's,  ijraciaus   I.Did, 
*      With   tjrntitude  wi    o  '.  n  ; 
We  praise  thy  piovidi-ritial   grace, 
That  show!  r>  its  b>  ssings   down. 
3      With  joy  thy  people   bring 

Their  oift  ring^  round  thy  thrdsie ; 
With  thankful   souls,  behold,  we  pay 
A   tnbut.'  of  thine   own. 

3  Accept  this  humble  mite, 

Gn^at  sovereign    Lord  of  all  ;  " 

Nor  let  our  numerous  mii'gling  sins 
The   s;icrrd   ointment  spoil. 

4  Let   the  Rf'deemer's  blood 
Diffuse  it&  virtues  m  ide  ; 

Haliow  and  cl 'ame  our  every  gift, 
And    ail  our  follies  hide. 

5  O   may   this  sacrifice 

To  tliet,  thf-   Lord,  ascend, 
An  odour   of  a  bweet  pi.rfume, 

Piesented   by  his  hand. 
h      Well  pleris'd,  our  God  shall  view 

The  products  of  his  grace  ; 
And,  in  a  pUntiful   reward. 

Fulfil  his  promiaes. 

vwv>x,wv 

TIMES   AND  SEASONS. 

HYMN  233.    S.  M.     S . 

Sutton,  Dover. 
A  muniini:  hymn. 

1  QEE  how  the  mounting  sun 
^     Pursues  his  shining  way  ; 

And  wide  proclaims  his   Makirr's  praise, 
With  every  bnghtecing  ray. 

2  Thus  would  my    rising  soul 
Its   heavenly   Parent  sing : 

And  to  its  great  Original 
The  humble  tribute  bring. 


ilORNiNG  AND  EVENING.        234,  2U 

3  Sfrene  I  laid  me  down 
Beneath   his  guardian   care ; 

I  slept,  and  I  awoke,  and  found 
My  kind   preserver  near- 

4  OI  how  shall  I  i-epay 
The  bounties  of  my   God  ? 

This  feeble  spirit  pants  beneath 
The  pleasing,  painful  load. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  to   thy  cross 
I  bring  my  sacrifice; 

Ting'd  with  thy  blood,  it  shall  ascend 
With  fragrance  to  the  skies. 

HYMN  234.    C.  M.    Steele.  % 

Dundee,  Canterburj'. 
Alorning. 

1  T  ORD  of  my  life,  O  may  thy  praise 
-■-^    Employ  my  noblest  powers ; 
Whose  goodness  lengthens  out  my  days, 

And  fills  the  circling  hours. 

2  Preserv'd  by  thine  almighty  arm, 

I  pass*d  the  shades  of  night; 
Serene  and  safe  from  evei-y  barm, 
And  see  returning  light. 

3  O  let  the  same  Almighty  care 

My  waking  hours  attend ; 
From  every  danger,  every  snare 
My  heedless  steps  defend. 

4  Smile  on  my  minutes  as  they  roll, 

And  guide  my  future  days  ; 
And   let  thy  goodness  fill  my  soul 
With  gratitude  and  praise. 

HYMN  235.    L.  M.  ]» 

Evening  Hymn,  Castle  Street. 
Jn  evtning  hymn. 
I  PJ.REAT   God,  to  thee  my  evening  song, 
^^     With  humble  gratitude,  I  raise ; 
O  let  thy  mercy  tune  my  tongue. 
And  fill  my  heart  with  lively  praise. 

5  My  days  unclouded,  as  they  pass, 
And  every  gentle  rolling  hour. 
Are  monuments  of  wondrous  grace, 
A^d  witness  to  tjiy  love  and  power. 


236,237  TIMES    AND   SEASONS. 

3  And  3'et,  this  thougfhtless,  wretched  heart. 
Too  oft  regardless  of  thy  love, 
Ungrateful,  can  from  thee  depart. 

And,  fond  of  trifles,  vainlj'  rove. 

4  Seal  my  forgiveness  in  the  blood 
Of  Jesus:   his  clear  name  alone 

I  plead  for  pardon,  gracious   God, 
And  kind  acceptance  at  thy  throne. 

5  Let  this  blest  hope  mine  eye-lids  close. 
With  sleep  refresh  iny  feeble  fiame ; 
Safe  in  thy  care  may  I  repose. 

And  wake  witli  praises  to  thy  name. 

HYMN  236.    C.  M.    Liverpool  Coll.         « 
Abridge,  Arlington. 
An  evening  liynin. 
1  TNDULGENT  God,  whost   bounteous  care 
-*-    O'er  ali  thy  works  is  shown, 
O  let  my  grateful  praise  and  x)rayer 
Arise  before  thy  throne! 
3  What  mercies  has  this  day  bestow'd! 
How  largely  hast  thou  blest ! 
My  cup  with  plenty  overflow'd. 
With  cheeifulness  my  breast. 

3  Now   may  soft  slumbers  close  my  eyes, 

From  pain  and  sickness  free; 
And   let  ray  waking  thoughts  arise. 
To  meditate  on  thee. 

4  Thus  bless  each  future  day  and  night. 

Till  life's  vain  setne   is  o'er: 
And  then,  to  realms  of  endless  light, 
O  let  my  spirit  suar. 

flYMN  237.    C.  M.    Henry  Kirke  White,      m 
York,  Mear. 
Hymn  for  family  -worship. 
1  r\  LORD,  another  day  is  flown, 
^-^    And   we,  a  lonely  band. 
Are  met  once  more  before  ihy  throne, 
Ta  bless  thy  fostering  hand, 
a  And  wUt  thou  bind  a  listening  ear. 
To  praises  low  as  oursi 


MORNING  AND  EVENING  ^ 

Thou  wilt!  for  thou   dost   love  to  hear 
The  song  which  meekness  poui-s. 

3  And,  Jesus,  thou   thy   smiles  will   deign., 

As  we  befoie  thee  pray  ; 
For  thou  didst  bless  the  infant  train. 
And  we  are  less  than  they. 

4  O  let  thy  grace  perform  its  part, 

And  let  contention  cease ; 
And  shed  abroad    in  every  heart 
Thine  everlasting  peace ! 

5  T^ius  chasten'd,  cleans'd,  entirely  thine, 

A   flock  by  Jfsus   led ; 
The  sun  of  holiness  shall  shine, 
In  giory  on  our  head. 

6  And  thou  wilt  turn  our   wandering  feet. 

And  thou   wilt  bess  our  way; 
Till  worlds  shall  fade,  and  faith  shall  greet 
The  dawn  of  lasting  day. 

HYMNT  238.    C.  M.     Liverpod  CM.         t 
Barby,  Kingston. 
For  morning   or  evening. 

1  #^N  thee,   each  morning,  O  my  God, 
^-'     My   waking  thoughts  atteiul ; 

In  whom  are  founded  all  my  hopes, 
In  whom  my   wishes   end. 

2  My  soul,  in  pleasing  wonder  lost, 

Thy  boundless  lov«  surveys ; 
And  fir'd  with  grateful  zeal,  prepares 
The  sacrifice  of  praise. 

3  When  evening  slumbers  press  my  eyes. 

With  thy  protection  blest, 
In  ptace  and  safety  I  cotnmit 
My  weary  limbs  to  rest. 

4  My  spirit  in  thy  hands  secure, 

Fears  no  approaching  ill ; 
For  whether  waking,  or  asleep. 
Thou,  Lord,  art  with  me  still. 

5  Then  will  I  daily  to  the  world 

Thy  wondrous  acts  proclaim; 
Whilst  all  with  me  shall  praise  and  sing. 
Alii,  bless  thy  sacred  name. 


239,240         TIMES  AND   SEASONS. 

5  At  moi-n,  at  noon,  at  night  I'll  still 
Thy  growing  work  pmsue  ; 
And  thee  alone  will  praise,  to  whom 
Eternal  praise  is  due. 

HYMN  239.    C.  M.     Steele. 
Devizes,  Hymn  Second. 
Spring. 
i  "yrTHEN  verdure  clothes  the  fertile  vale^ 
''      And  binssoms  deck  the  spray, 
And  fragrance  breathes  in  every  gale. 
How  sweet  the  venial  ciay! 

2  Hark !  how  the  feather 'd  warblers  siog, 

'Tis  nature's  cheerful  voice; 
Soft  iTiusick  hails  the  lovely  spring, 
And  woods  and  fields  rejoice. 

3  How  kind  the  influence  of  the  skies! 

'I'he  showers,  with   blessings  fraught,^ 
Bid  virtue,  beauty,  fragrance  rise, 
And  fix  the  roving  thought. 

4  Then  let  ray  wondering  heart  confess, 

With  gratitude  and   love, 
The  bounteous  hand  that  deigns  to  bles3. 
Tlie  garden,  field  and  grove. 

5  O   God  of  nature  and  of  grace, 

Thy  heavenly  gifts  impart ; 
Then  shall  my  meditation  tiace 
Sj)ring,  blooming  in  my  heart. 

HYMN  240.    C.  M. 
Braintree,  Irish,  Abridge. 
Slimmer.— An  harvest  hymn. 
i  nno  praise  the  ev£r  bounteous  Lord, 
-■-     My  soul,  wake  all  thy  powers: 
He  calls,  and  at  his  voice  come  forth 
The  smiling  haivest  hours. 
2  His  covenant  with  tlie  earth  he  keeps^ 
My  tongue,  his  goodness  sing  ; 
Summer  and  winter  know   their  time, 
His  harvest  crowns  the  spiing. 
1  Well  pleas'd,  the  toiling  swains  behol*^ 
lie  waving  yellow  crop; 


•SEASONS  OF  THE  YEAR,         241,242 

With  joy  they  bear  the  sheaves  away, 
And  sow  again  in  hope. 

4  Thus  teach  me,  gracious  God,  to  sow 

1  he  seeds  of  righteousness ; 
Smile  on  my  soni,  and  with  tliy  beams 
Ihe  ripening  harvest  bless. 

5  Then,  in  the  last  great  harvest,  I 

Shall  reap  a  glosious   crop: 

The  harvest   shall   by  far  exceed 

AVhat  I  have  sown  in  hope- 

HYMN  241.    L.  M.    Watts's  Lyrics-         S 
Gloucester,  Blendon. 
The   God  of  Thiirder. 

1  f\  THE  immense-,  th"  aniazing  height, 
^-^  I  he  boundless  grandeur  of  our  God, 
Who  triads  the  worlds  btneath  his  ftet. 
And  sways  the  nations  with  his  nodi 

2  He  speaks ;  and  lo !  al!  natur-    shakes. 
Heaven's   everiastn.g  pillars   bow  ; 

He  rends  the  clouds  with  hidtrous  cracks. 
And  shoots  his  fiery  arrows  thiough. 

3  Well,  let  the  niUioFS  start  and   fly 
At  the  biue   lightning's  horrid  glare. 
Atheists  and   emptiors  shrink  and  die^ 
When  flame  and  noise  W  rineiit   the  air. 

4  Let  noise  and   flame  coi  f  lund  the  skies. 
And  drown   the  !>pacious  reams  below ; 
Yet  will   we  sing  the    I  huiuL  rei's  praisef 
And  send  our  loud   hosaniias  through. 

5  Celestial   King,  thy  b  azii.g  power 
Kindles  our  hearts   to  flamiiig  joys; 
We  shout  to  hear  thy   thiindc^is  roar, 
And  echo  to  our  Fath<r's  voice. 


HYMN  242.     C.  M.    Steele. 
Charmouth,  St.  Maitins. 
IVinter. 
CTERN   Winter  thiows  his  icy  chains, 
•^   Eucirciing  nature  lound; 
How  bleak,  how  comforiltss  the  plains. 


Late  with  gay  verdure  crowa'dJ 


243  TIMES   AND  SEASONS. 

'2  The  sun  withdraws  Ins  vital  beams, 
And   li'^iit  and   warmth  depart ; 
And,  droiipiiijj,   lif.  less   nature  seems 
A)i  enibleni  of  nty  heart — 

3  My  lieart,  where  mental   winler  reigns, 

In  nifflil's  dark  niantle  clad, 
Confin'd  in   cold,  inactive  chains. 
How  desolate  and  sad  i 

4  Return,  O  blissful  sun,  and  bring 

Th}'  soul-reviving  ray  i 
This   mental   winter  shall   be  spring, 
'Ihis  darkness  cheerful  day. 

5  O  bappy  state,  divine  abode 

Where   spring  eternal   reigns, 
And  perfect  day,  the  smile  of  God, 
Fills  ail   the  heavenly  plains. 

6  Great  Source  of  light,  thy  beams  displa}:^ 

My  diooping  jojs  restore. 
And  guide  me  "t(>  t^he  seats  of  day. 
Where  winter  frowns  ne  more. 


HYMN  213.     H.  M.     Thomson  imitated. 
Trimnph,  Portsmouth. 
The  seasons. 
T  ORD  of  the  worlds  below! 
^-^  f)n  earth  thy  glories  shine; 
The  changing  seasons  show 

Thy  skill   and   power  divine. 
In  all  we  see  I  The  rolling  yeai's 

A  God  appears;       J  Are  full  of  thee.. 

Forth  in  the  flowery  spring 

We  see  thy  beauty  mow; 
The  birds  on  branches  sing 

Thy  tenderness  and  love ; 
Wide  flush  the  hills ;  I  Devotion's  calm 
The  air  is  balm ;       )  Our  bosom  fills. 

Then  come,   in   robes  of  light, 

The  summer's  flaning  days; 
The  sun,  thine  image  bright. 

Thy  majesty  displays  ; 
And  oft  thy  voice     I  But  still  our  souls 
In  thunder  rolls;       \  In  thee  rejoice. 


NEW  YEAR.  244,  245 

4  In  autimin,  a  rich  feast 
Tliy  common   bounty   gives 

To  man,  and  bird,  and  bi  ast, 

And  every  thing  that  lives. 
1  liy  liberal  care,         I  And  harvest  moon. 
At  morn,  and  noon,  |  Our  lips  declare. 

5  In   winter,  awful  tliou ! 

With  stornis  around   thee  cast; 
The  leafless  forests   bow 

Beneath  tliy  northern  blast. 
While  tempests  lower,  I  We  homage  bring. 
To  thee,  dread  Knig,  |  And  own  thy  power. 

HYMN  244.     8.  7.    Robinson.  ^ 

Northampton  Chapel,  Bath   Abbey. 
Gi'fitcful  recnUectioit  —EOenezer. 
\  ZOOM'S,  thou  fount  of  every   blessing, 
^^   Tune  my  heart  to  sing  tliy  grace. 
Streams  of  mercy,  never  ceasing, 

Call  for  songs  of  loudest  piaise : 

Teach   me  some  melodious  sonnet, 

Sung  by   flaming  tongues  above; 

Praise  the  mount— O  fix  me  on  it. 

Mount  of  God's  unchanging  love. 

2  Here  I  raise  my  Ebenezer, 

Hither  by  thy  helj)  I'm  come  ; 
And  I  hope,  by  thy  good  pleasure. 

Safely  to  arrive  at  home; 
Jesus  sought  me  when  a  stranger, 

Wandeiing  from  the  fold  of  God; 
He,  to  save  my  soul  from  danger, 

Interpos'd  hi«  precious  blood. 

3  O !   to  grace  how  great  a  debtor, 

Daily  I'm  constrain'd  to  be ! 
Let  tliat  grace,  Lord,  like  a  fetter. 

Bind  my   wandering  heart  to  thee! 
Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  1  feel  it ; 

Prone  to  leave  the  Gotl  I   love. 
Here's  my  heart,  I-ord,  take  and  seal  it, 

Seal  it  from  thy  courts  above. 

HYMN  245.     L.  M.  ^ 

Antigua,  Castle  Street. 
'  New  yearns  day. 
i  rjREAT  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand, 
*-*    By  which,  supported  still,  we  stand ; 


246  TIMES  AND  SEASONS^ 

The  opening  year  ihy  mercy  shows; 
Let  mercy  crown  it  till  it  close. 

2  By  day,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad. 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God; 
By  his  incessant  bounty  fed. 

By  hii  untiruig  counsel  led. 

3  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own ; 
I'he  future,  all  to  us  unknown. 

We  ti    thy  guardian   care  commit, 
And  pt-accful  leave  before  thy  feet. 

4  In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed. 

Be  thou  our  joy,  and  thou  our  rest; 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Ador'd  through  all  our  changing  dajs. 

5  When  death  shall  interrupt  these  songs, 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal   tongues, 
Our  helper,   God,  in  whom  we  trust. 
In  better  worlds  our  souls  shall  boast. 

HYMN  246.    C.  IM.     Doddridge.  ^ 

Canterbury,  York. 
StviftTieis  of  thne.    Xerv  year. 

1  "T3EMA.RK,  my  soul,  the  narrow  bound 
-'-*'    Of  the  revolving  year; 

How  swift  the  weeks  complete  their  round  \ 
How  short  the  months  appear. 

2  So  fast  eternity  comes  on— 

And  that  important   day. 
When  ail  that  mortal  life  hath  done, 
God's  judgment  shall  survey. 

3  Yet,  like  an  idle  tale,  we  pass 

1  he  swift  revolving  year  ; 
And  study  artful  ways  t'  increase 
Ihe  speed  of  its   career. 

4  Waken.  O  God,  my   careless  heart, 

Its  great   concerns  to  see; 
Tiiat  I   may  act  the  Christian  part, 
And  give  the  year  to  thee. 

5  So  shall  their  course  more  grateful  rolL 

If  future  years  arise; 
Or  this  shall  bear  my  waiting  soul 
I'o  joy  beyond  the   skies. 


CLOSE  OF  THE  YEAR.  247,  248 


HYMN  247.    L.  M.     Doddridge.  ^ 

Rothwell,  All  Saints. 
Close  of  the   year, 

1  TY/fY  helper,  God  i   I  bltss  his  name: 

-^"     The  same  his  powM,  his  grace  the  same; 
The  tokens  of  his  fntndly  ca  e 
Open,  and  crown,  and  cicse  the  year. 

2  I  'midst  ten  thousand  dangers  stand, 
Siipporttd  by  his  guardian  hand; 
And  see,  when  I  survey  my    ways. 
Ten  thousand  moniuntnts  of  praise. 

3  Thus  far  his  arm  has  led  me  on. 
Thus  f;u-   I  make  his  mt-rcy   known ; 
And   while  I  trod   this  desert   land. 
New   mercies  shall  new   songs  demand. 

4  My  gi-atfful  soul  on  Jordan's  shore 
Shall  raise  one  saci*ed  pillar  more; 
Then  bear,   in  his  bright  courts  above, 
Inscriptions  of  immortal  love. 

HYMN  248.    C.  M,    Doddridge.  » 

Parma.  Exeter,  Sunday. 
Close  of  the  year. 
1    AWAKE,  ye  saints,   and  raise  your  eyesj 
-^*-    And  raise  your  voices  high. 
Awake,  and  praise  that  sovereign  love 
That  shows  salvation  nigh. 

3  On  all  the  wings  of  time  it  flies, 
Each   moment  brings  it  near ; 
Then  welcojue  each  declining  day! 
Welcome  each  closing  year! 

3  Not  many  years  their  roundi  shall  run, 
Nor  many  mornings  rise, 
Ere  all  its  glories  stand  rereal'd 


idt 


To  our  admiiing  eyes. 

4  Ye  wheels  of  nature,  speed  your  course, 
Ye   mortal  powtrs,  decay; 
Fast  as  ye  bring  the  night  of  death, 
Ye  bring  eternal  day. 


249,  250        TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

HYMN  249.    L.  M.    Proud.  M 

Wells,  Evening  Hymn. 
Marriage. 

1  TiriTH  cheerful  voices  rise  and  sin^ 

'"      The  praises  of  our  God   aud  King, 
For  he  alone  can  minds  nnite. 
And   bless  with  conjugal  delight. 

2  This  wedfled  pair,  O  Lord,  inspire 
With  heavenly   love,  Uiat  sacred  fire ; 
From  this  blest  moment   may  they  prove 
The  bliss  divine  of  marriage  love. 

3  O  may   they   both   ii>ereasing  find 
Substantial  pleasures  of  the  mind ; 
Happy  together  may  they  be. 
And  both   united.  Lord,  to  thee. 

4  So  may  they  live  ss  truly  one; 

And   when  their  work  on   earth  is  done, 
Rise,  hand  in  hand,  to  heaven,  and  share 
'ihe  joys  of  love  forevei"  there! 

HYMN  250.    L.  M.    Nervton.  Jg 

Evening  Hymn,  SUoel,  Wetls. 
A  welcome  ta    Christian  friends.— At  meeting, 

1  IZINDRED   in  Christ,  fn-  his  d-ar  sake, 
-**"     A  htarty  welcome    htre  receive: 
May  we  together  now    partake 

Tlie  jojs  which  only  he  can  give. 

2  To  you  and  us  by  grace  'tis   given. 
To  know  the  Saviour's  precious  name; 
And   shortly  we  shall   meet  in  hiaven, 
Our  hope,  our  way,  our  end  the  same. 

"i  May  he,  by   whose  Ivind  care  we  meet^ 
Send  his  good  Spirit  from  above, 
Make  our  communications  sweet. 
And   c&use  our  hearts  to  burn  with  love. 

4  Forgotten  be  each  worldly  theme. 
When  Christians  see  each  other  thus ; 
We  only  wisli  to  speak  of  him. 

Who  liv'd,  and  died,  and  reigns  for  us. 

5  We'll  talk  of  all  he  did  and  said, 
And  suffer'd  for  us  here  below  ; 
The  path  he  mark'd  for  us  to  tread, 
And  what  he's  doing  for  us  now. 


YOUTH  AND  OLD  AGE.        251,  252 

6  Thus,  as  the  moments  pass  away. 
We'll  love,  and  wonder,  and  adore ; 
And  hasten  on  the  gloiious  day. 
When  we  shall  meet,  to  part  no  merer 

HYMN  251.      7s.  S 

Cookham,  Hotham. 
At  tmrtlng. 

1  fpOR  a  season  calid  to    part, 

-^      Let  us  now  ourselves  commend 
To  the  gracious  eye  and  heart 
Of  our  ever-present  Friend. 

2  Jesus,  hear  our  humble  prayer! 

Tender  Shepherd  of  thy  sheep  I    ' 
Let  thy  mercy  and  thy  care 
All   ouv  sduls  in  safety  keep. 

3  In  thy  strength  may  we  be  strong, 

Sweeten  every  cross  and  pain : 
Give  us,  if  we   live,  ere  long. 
In   thy  peace  to  meet  again. 

4  Then  if  thou   thy   help   afford, 

Ebenezers  shall  be  reard; 
And  our  souls  shall  praise  the  Loril, 
Who  ouv  poor  petiiious  heard. 

YOUTH  AND  OLD  AGE. 

HYMN  252.    L.  M.    S.  Stcniiett.  \y 

Leeds,  Bath.  Quercy 
Earhj  p'ltty. 

1  XTOW  soft  the  woids  my   Saviour  speaks! 
'^     How   kind   the    promises  he  makes  ! 

A  bruised   reed  he   never   breaks, 
J^r  will  he  quench  t-lie  smokiug  flax. 

2  When   J>iety,  in  early   nnnds. 
Like  tender  buds   btgins  to  shoot. 

He  guards  the  plants    from  threatening  wimJi. 

And  ripens  blossoms  into  fruit. 
?  With  humbie  souls  he  bears  a  jjart 

In  all  the  sorrows  they  endure : 

'lender  and  gracious  is  his  heart, 

His  promise  is  forever  sure, 
i  He  sees  the  struggles  that  prevail 

Between  the  pow  ers  of  grace  am!  sin  , 


253,254        TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

He  kindly  listens  while  they  tell 
The  bitter  pangs  they  feet  within. 
5  Though  press'd  with   fears  on   every  side. 
They  know  not  how  the  strife   may  endj 
Yet  he   will  soon  the  cause  decide, 
And  judgment  unto  victory  send. 

HYMN  253.    C.  M.     Doddridge.  M 

Mear,  Canterbury,    Abridge, 
Tfie  encouragement  young  persons  have  to  seek 
Christ. 

1  VK  hearts,  with  youthful  vigour  warm, 

-*■      In   snuiing  crowds  draw  near, 
And  turn  from  evei^"  mortal  charm, 
A  Saviour's  voice  to  hear. 

2  He,  Lord  of  ail  the  worlds  on  high. 

Stoops  to  converse  with  you ; 
And    ays  his  radiant  glories  by, 
Your  friendship  to  pursue. 

3  ''  The  soul  that  longs  to  see  my  face 

*•  Is  sure  my  love  to  gain ; 
"  And  those  that   early  seek  my  grace 
"  Shall  never  seek  in  vain." 

4  What  object,  Loid,  ray  soul  should  move, 

If  once  coiupar'd  with   thee  ? 
What  beauty  should  command  my  love, 
Like  what  in  Christ  I  see  ? 
^  Away,  ye  false  delusive  toys, 
Vaiii  tempters  of  the   mind! 
.'Tis  here  I  fix  my   lasting  choice 
For  here  true  bliss  I  find. 


HYMN  254.    L.  M.    IVatts's  Sermons. 
Green's   Hundr.  dth,  Eaton. 
A  lovely  youth  falling  short  of  heaven. 
1  "\TUST  al'   the  Cha  ins  of  nature,  then, 
■^*^    So  hoDeiess  to  saivation   prove? 
Can  hell  demand,  can   Heaven   condemn, 
Die  man   whom   Jesus  deigns  to  love  ?— 
2  The  man  who  sought  the  ways  of  truth. 
Paid  friends  and  neighbou's  all  their   due, 
A  modest,  sober,  lovely  youth. 
Who  thought  he  wanted  nothing  new. 


YOUTH  AND  OLD   AQE.  255 

3  But  mark  the  cJiange:    Thus  spake  the  Loitl, 
"  Come,  part  with  earth  for  heaven  to-day  ;" 
Tlie  5011th,  astoniili'd  at  the  word. 

In  sik-nt  sadness   went  his  way. 

4  Poor  virtues,   that  lie  boasted  so, 
This   tt^st    unable    to   endure, 

Let  Clirist,  and  fj^iace,  and  glory   go, 
To  make  his   land  an<l  money  sure. 

5  Ah,  foolish  choice  of  treasures  hei-e ! 
Ah,  fatal   love  of  tempting  gold  ! 

Must  this  base  world  be  bought  so  dear, 
And  life  and  lieaven  so  cljeaply  sold  ? 

6  In  Aain  the  channs  of  nature  shine. 
If  this   vile   passion  governs  nie  ; 
Transform  n»y  soul,  O  love  divine  ! 
And  make  me  part  with  all  for  thee. 

HYMN"  255.    C.  M.    IVatts's  Sennons.    ■#•  or  Jj 

Arlington,  Barby. 

A  hopeful  youth  falling  short  of  heaven. 

1  'T'HUS  far  'tis  well:  you  read,  you  pray, 

■*-      You  hear  God's  holy   word. 
You  hearken  what  your  parents  say, 
And  learn  to  serve  the  Lord. 

2  Your  friends  are  pleas'd  to  see  your  ways, 

Your   practice  they  approve: 
Jesus  himself  would  give  you   praise, 
And  look  with  eyes  of  love. 

3  But  if  you  quit  the  paths  of  truth, 

To  follow  foolish   fires. 
And   give  a   loose  to  giddy  youth, 
With  all  its  wild  desires ; 

4  If  you   will  let  your  Saviour  go, 

To  hold  your  riches  fast; 
Or  hunt  for  empty  joys  below ; 
You'll   lose  your  heaven  at  last. 

5  The  rich  young  man  whom  Jesus  lov'd. 

Should  warn  you  to  forbear ! 
His  love  of  earthly  treasures  prov'd 

A  fatal  golde*  snare. 
G  See,  gracious  God,  dear  Saviour,  see 

How   youth   is  prone   to  fall : 
Teach  them  to  part  with  all  for  thee. 

And  love  t&ee  more  than  all- 


255,  25?  TIMES  AND  SEASONS, 

HYMN  256.    S.  M.    Fmvcett.  X 

"Watchman,  Hopkins,  Fioome. 
How  shall  a  yoaiig  man  cleanse  his  ivaij  ? 

1  Vl^ITH  bumble  heart  and   tongue, 

' '      My  God,  to  thee  I  pray  ; 
O  make  me  learn,  whilst  I  am  youngj. 
How  I  may  cleanse  my  way» 

2  Now   in  my  early  days. 
Teach  me  thy  •will  to  know: 

O  God,   thy  sanctifying  grace 
Betimes  on   me  bestow. 

3  Make  an  unguarded  youth 
The  object  of  thy  care; 

Help  me  to  choose  the  way  of  tiiitfc. 
And  ily  from  every  snare. 

4  O  let  the  word  of  grace 

My  warmest  thoughts  employ  ; 
Be  this,  througli  all  my  following  days. 
My  treasure  and  my  joy. 

5  To  Avhat  thy  laws  impart. 
Be  my  whole  soul  inelin'd ; 

O   let  them  dwell  witliin  my  heart, 
And  sanctify  my  mind. 

6  May   thy  young  servant  learn 
By  these  to  cleanse  his  way  ; 

And  may  I   here  the  path  discern. 
That  leads  to  endless  day. 

HYMN  257.    C.  Jf.      Coivpcr.  "SS 

Barby,  York,  St.  Anns. 
Tuimg  persons   entreated. 

1  1I)ESTO\V,  dear  Lord,  upon  our  youth, 
-*-'     The  gift  of  saving  grace ; 

And  let  the  seed  of  sacred  truth 
Fall  in   a  fruitful  place. 

2  Grace  is  a  plant,  where'er  it  grows. 

Of  pure  and  heavenly  root ; 
But  fairest  in   the  youngest  shows, 

And  yields  the  sweetest  fruit. 
1  Ye  careless  ones,  O  hear  betimes 

The  voice  of  sovereign   love  ! 
Tour  youth  is  stain'd  with   many  crimes. 

But  mercy  reigns  above. 


YOUTH  AND   OLD   AGE.  258,259 

4  True,  you  are  yoiin?,  but  there's  a  stone 

Within  the  youngt-st  breast, 
Or  half  the  crimes  which   you  have  done, 
Would  rob  you  of  your  rest. 

5  For  you  the  f)ublic  prayer  is  made, 

0 1  join  the  jjiiblic  prayer ! 
For  you  the  secret  tear  is  shed, 
O  shed   yourselves  a  tear. 

6  We  pray  that  you  may  early  prove 

The  Spiiit's   power  to  teacli ; 

You  cannot  be  too  young  to  love 

That  Jesus  whom  we  preach. 

HYMN  253.    C.  M.  K 

Bangor,  Wantage. 
Old  acre  approaching  ;  or,  man  frail  and  mortah 

1  INTERNAL  God,  fnthrouM  on  high  I 
J-l   Whom  angel  hosts  adore ; 

Who  yet  to  suppliant  dust  art  nigh; 
Thy  presence  I  implore. 

2  O  guide  me  down  the  steep  of  age, 

And   keep  my  passions  cool : 
Teach  me  to  scan  the  sacred  page, 
And  practise  every  rule. 

3  My  flying  years  time  urges  on, 

VVhat's  human  must  decay  ; 
My  friends,  my  young  companions  gone, 
Can  I  expect  to  stay? 

4  Can  I  exemption  plead,  when  death 

Projects  his  awful   dart ! 
Can  "mcd'cines  then   prolong  my  breath. 
Or  virtue  shield  my  heart  ? 

5  Ah!   no— then  smooth   the  mortal  hour, 

On  thee  my  hope  depends: 
Support  me  with  almighty   power, 
While  di;st  to  dust  descends. 

HYMN  259.    C.  M.    Straphanu  ^ 

Hymn    .Second,    York,    Abridge. 
Sunday  School. 
i  liLEST  is  the  man,  whose  heart  expand? 
-'-'    At  melting  pity's  call. 
And  the   rich    blessings  of  who»e 
like  heavenly  manna  fall. 


260  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

2  Mercy,  descending  from  above, 

In  softest  accents  pleads; 
O  may  each  tender  bosom  move, 
When  mercy  intercedes! 

3  Be  ours  the  bliss,  in  wisdom's  way 

To  guide  untutor'd  youth, 
And  lead  the  mind  that  went  astray, 
To  virtue  and  to  truth. 

4  Children  our  kind  protection  claim, 

And  God  will  well  approve, 
"When  infants  learn  to  lisp  his  name, 
And  their  Creator  love. 

5  Delightful  work!   young  souls  to   win. 

And  tuni   the  rising  race 
Prom  the  deceitful  paths  of  sin, 
To  seek  redeeming  grace. 

fl  Almighty  God  !   thy  influence  shed 
I'o  aid   this  good  design: 
The  honours  of  thy  name  be  spread, 
And  all  the  glory  tjiine. 

HYMN  260.    L.  M.     Watts. 

Portugal,  Shoei;  Wells. 

Lord's  day  evening. 

1  T  OPiD,  how  delightful  'tis   to  see 
-■-^     A   whole  assembly  worship  thee! 
At  once  they  sing,  at  once  they  pray ! 
They  hear  of  heaven,  and  learn  the  way. 

2  I   have  been  there,  and  still  would  go  ; 
*Tis  like  a  little  heaven   below : 

Not   all  that  hell  or  sin  can  say. 
Shall  tempt  me  to  forget  this  day. 

3  O  wtite  upon  my  memoiy.   Lord, 
The  texts  and  doctrines  of  thy  word  ; 
That  I  may  break  thy  laws  no  more, 
B)U  love  thee  better  than  before. 

4  With  thoughts  of  Christ,  and  things  divine. 
Fill  u])  this  foolish  heart  of  mine ; 

That,  hoping  pardon   through  his  blood, 
\  may  lie  down  and  wake  with  God. 


PUBLIC  FAST.  261,  £62 

HYMN  2fil.     C.  M.     Coiupei:  « 

York,   St.  Anns. 
Sun  da  If  sclionl. 

1  TJEAR,  Loni,  the  song;  of  praise  and  pvaj'tr, 
*^     In  heaven,   thy   dwiilinff  place, 

From  infants  n^adu   the   i>iihlic  care, 
And  luught  to  seek  tliy  fic<-'. 

2  Thanks  for  thy   word  and  for  thy  day. 

And  prant  us,  we  iinidore. 

Never  to  waste  in  sniful  play 

Thy  holy  sal)bathi   more. 

3  Thanks   tliat  we  hear— but  O  impart 

To  each,  desires  sincere. 
That  we  may   listen   with   our  heart. 
And   learn  as  well  as  liear. 

4  For  if  vain  thoughts  the  minds  engage 

Of  oldtr  far  than  we. 
What  hope  that  at  our  heedless  age, 
Onr  minds  shoiiid  e'er  be  free? 

5  Much  hope,  if  thou  our  spirits  take 

Under  tliy  gracious  sway, 
WJio  canst  the  wisest  wiser  make, 
And   babes  as  wise  as  they. 

6  Wisdom  and   bliss   thy  word  bestows, 

A   sun   that  ne'er  declines, 
And  be  thy  mercies  shower'd  on  tliose, 
Who  plac'd  us  where  it  shines. 

HYMN  262.    C.  M.     Sleek:  K 

Bangor,  York.  ^ 

Fublic  fast. 

1  CEK,  gracious  God.  befoi-e  thy  throne, 
^       Thy    mourning   people   beiul .' 

'Tis  on   th)'   so\'ereign   grace   alone 
Our  humble  ho|)es  depend. 

2  Tremendous  judgments  from  llfy  hand 

Thy  dreadful  povxer  display; 
Yet  mercy  spares  this  guiliy  land. 
And  still  we  live  to  pray. 

3  How  chang'd,  alas  !  are  truths  divine, 

For  erroiir,  guilt,  and  shame! 
What  impious  numbiMs,  bold  in  sin, 
Di'igrace  the  Cluistiau  name. 


263,264        TIMES  AND   SEASONS.  j 

4  O  turn  us,  turn  us,  mighty  Lord, 

By  thy  resistless  grace ; 
Then  shall  our  hearts  obey  tliy  word, 
And  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

5  Then,  should  instihinp  foes  invade, 

We  slinll   not  sink   in   fear ; 
Secure  of  never-failing  aid. 
When  God,  our  God  is   near. 

HYIVIN  263.     C.  M.     S .  (j 

Abridge,  Charmoiuh. 
A  hymn  f 07-  a  fast  (lay. 

1  "VyHEM  Abrah'm,  full  of  sacred  awe, 

•  '     Before  Jeliovah  stood. 
And,  with  an   humble  fervent  prayer, 
For  guilty  Sodom  sued  ; 

2  With  \vl)at  success,  wliat  wondrous  grace, 

Was  his  petition  erown'd  ! 
The  Lord  would  spare,  if  in   the  place 
Ten  righteous  men   were  found. 

3  And   could   a  single  holy  soul 

So  rich  a  boon  obtain  ? 
Great  God,  and  shall  a  nation  cry, 
And  plead    witii  thee  in  vain  ? 

4  Our  Countr},  guilty  as  she  is. 

Her  numerous   saints  ei»n  boast; 
And   now  their  fervent  prayers  ascend, 
And  can  those  prayers  be  lost  ? 

5  Are  not  the  righteous  dear  to  thee, 

Now  as  in  ancient  times  ? 
Or  does  this  sinful  land  exceed 
Gomorrah  in  its  crimes? 

6  Still   are  we  thine,  we   bear  thy  name,  ^ 

Here  yet  is  thine  abode; 
Long  has  thy  presence  bless'd  our  land ; 
Forsake  us  not,  O  God. 

HYMN  264.    L.  M.     President  Davies.      \y 
Armley,  Putney. 
National  judgments  deprecated,  and  national  mer- 

cies  pleaded  for. 
1    'W/'HILE  o'er  our  guilty   land,   O  Lord, 
''^     We  rie-.v  the  terroi-s  of  thy  sword, 


PUBLIC  FAST.  265 

O  !  whither  shall   the  helpless  fly. 
To  whom   but  thee  direct  their  cry  ? 

2  The  helpless  sinner's  cries  and  tears 
Are  grown  familiar  to  thine  ears; 
Oft  has  thy  nieicy  sent  relief, 
When  all  was  fear  and  hojieless  grief. 

3  On   thee,  our  guardian  God,  we  call, 
Before  thy  throne  of  grace  we  fall; 
And  is  there  no  deliverance  there. 
And  must  we  perish  in  despair  ? 

4  See,  we  repent,  we   weep,  we  mourn, 
To  our  forsaken  God    we  turn  ; 

O   spare  our  guilty  country,  spare 

The  church  which  thou  hast  planted  here. 

5  We  plead  thy  grace,  iiululgenl  God : 
We  plead  thy   Son's  atoning  blood ; 
We  plead  thy  gracious  promises. 
And  are  tlu)    unavailing  pleas  ? 

6  These  pleas,   presented   at  thy  throne, 
Have  brought  ten   thousand   blessings  down 
On  guilty   lands  in  lielpicss   wo  ; 

Let  them  prevail  to  save  us   too. 

HYMN  265.     L.  M.     Doddndge.  [y 

German,  Bath. 
Public  J  cut. 

1  f\  RlGH'l  ECUS  God,  thou  Judge  supreme, 
^-^    We  tremble  at   tliy   dreadful  nante; 

And  all   our  crying  guilt  we  own. 
In  dust  and   tears  before  thy  throne. 

2  So   manifold   our  crimes   have  been. 
Such   crimson  tincture  dyes  our  sin. 
That,  could   we  all   its  lnorro) ,  know. 
Our  streannng  eyes  with  blood  might  flow. 

3  Estrang'd  friMii   reverential   awe. 
We   trample  on  thy  sacred  law : 

And  though  such   wonders  grace  has  done, 
Anew  we   crucify    thy  Son. 

4  Justly  might  this  polluted  land 
Prove  all  the  vengeance  of  thy  hand; 

And   bath'd  in  heaven,  thy  sword  might  come, 
To  drink  our  blood,  and  seal  our  doom. 


260,2r.7  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

5  Y»>t  hnst  tlioii   not  a  remnant  here.. 
Wliosi-  sniils  are  fiil'd  with  pious  fear? 
O   biiiif^  tliy   wonted  incrc}    nijjh, 
WJiile  prostrate  at  thy  ftt  they  lie. 

6  lUlioltl   thcif  tears,  attend   their  moan, 
Nor  turn  away  their  stent  j^roan  : 
AVitli  these  we  join  our  htimble  prayer; 
Our  nation  sliield,  our  country  spare. 

IIYMX  266.    L.  M.  «6 

Psahn  Nineiy-SfVcnth.  Green's  Hundredth. 
Prayer f(rr  the  Frendav,  Conisress,  Mag/sitrntesj&c, 

1  f^REAT  Lord  of  all,  tliy  niaichiess  power 
^-^    Archang^els  in  tlie  heavens   adore; 
With  them  our  Sovert-ig;n  thee  we  own, 
And  bow  tiie  knee  hifore  thy  throne. 

2  Let  dovc-ey'd  peace,  with  odour'd  win^. 
On   us  her   grateful   blessings   fling. 
Freedom  spread   beauteous  as  tlie  morn. 
And  plenty  fill  her  ample  horn. 

3  Pour  on  our   Chief  thy  mercies   down. 
His  d;iys  with   heavenly  wisdom  crown; 
Dispose  his  lieart,  where'er  he   goes, 

"  To  launch  the  stream   that  duty  shows." 

4  Over  our   Capitol   diffuse, 

I'roi.i  hills  divine,  thy  welcome  dews ; 
V/liiie  Congress,  in  one  ])atriot  band, 
Prov-  tlie  firm  fortress  of  our  land. 

5  Our  magistrates  witli  grace  sustain. 
Nor   let  thtm   hear  the  sword  in  vain; 
Long  as  they  fill   their  awful  seat, 
Be  vice  seen  dying  at  their  feet. 

6  Forever  from  the  western  sky 
Bid  the  'destroying  angel'   tly .' 

With  grateful   songs  our  hearts  inspire, 
And   round  us  blaze,  a  wall  of  fire. 

HYMN  2S7.     L.  M.  ]H 

Antigua,  Shoel. 
Praise  for  nntional  peace. 
1  r^REVT   Rulei-  of  the  earth  and  skies, 
'^    A   word   of  thy  almighty  breath 
Can  sink  the  world,  or  bid  it  rise; 
Thy  smile  is  life,  thy  frown  is  death. 


THANKSGIVING.  2&e 

2  When  angry  nations  rush  to  arms, 

And   r;»q;e,  and  noise,  and  tumult  reign, 
An<l   war  resounds  its  dire  alarms, 
And  slaughter  dyes  the  hostile  plain; 

5    I  hy  sovereign  eye  looks  calmly  down. 

And  marks  their  course,  and  bounds  their  power,; 
TJiy  word  the  angry  nations  own. 
And  noise  and  war  are  heard  no  more. 

4  Then  peace  returns  with  balmy  wing; 
Reviving  commerce  spread*  her  sails ; 
The  fields  are  green,  and  plenty  sings 
R4^pojisive  o'er  the  hills  and  vales. 

5  Thou  good,  and  wise,  and  righteous  Lord, 
All  move  subservient  to  thy  will; 

Both  peace  and  war  await  thy  word, 
And  thy  sublime  decrees  fulfil. 

6  To  thee  we  pay  our  grateful  songs, 
Thy  kind  protection  stiil  implore; 

O   may  our  hearts,  aiul  lives,  and  tongues 
Confess  thy  goodness,  and  adore. 

HYMN  268.       C.  M.  S 

Cambridge,  Irish. 
Thanksgiving  J'oi-  victory  over  our  enemies. 

1  'l^O  thee,  who  reign'st  supreme  above,  , 

•*-     And  reign'st  supreme  below. 
Thou   God   of  wisdom,  power,  and  love. 
We  our  successes  owe. 

2  The  thundering  horse,  the  martial  band, 

Without  thine  aid  were  vain  ; 
And  victory  tlies  at  thy  command, 
To  crown   the  bright  campaign. 

3  Thy  mighty  arm.  unseen,  was  nigh, 

When  we  our  foes  assail'd  ; 
'Tis  thou  hast  rais'd  our  honours  high, 
And  o'er  tlieir  hosts  prevail'd. 

4  To  our  young  race  will  we  proclaim 

The  mercies  God  has  shown, 
'I  hat  they  may  learn   to   bless  his  name, 
And  choose  him  for  their  own. 

5  Thus,  while  we  sleep  in  silent  dust,  , 

When  threatening  dangtrs  come, 
Their  fa  tilers'   God   shall  be  their  trust, 
Their  refuge,  and  their  home. 


260,  270        TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

HYMN  26Q.    L.  P.  M.    Kipjns. 

Newcouit,  Psalm  46. 

Thanksgiving  for  national  prosperiiy, 

1  TIOW  rich  thy  gifts,   AIniigluy  King! 
-*^*-  From  thee  om  public  blessings  spring; 

The  extended  trade,  the  fruitful  skies, 
The  treasures  liberty  bestows. 
The  eternal  joys  the  gospel  shows, 

AH  from  tifiy  boundless  goodness  rise. 

2  Here  commerce  spreads  the  wealthy  store. 
Which  pours  from  every  foreign  shore; 

Science  and  art  their  channs  display  ; 
Religion  teaclies  us  to  raise 
Our  voices  to  our  Maker's  praise. 

As  truth  and  conscience  point  the  way. 

3  With  grateful  hearts,  with  joyful  tongues. 
To  God  we  raise  united  songs. 

Here  still  may   God  in  mercy  reign; 
Crown  our  just  counsels  vith  success. 
With  peace  and  joy  our  borders  bless. 

And  all  our  sacred  rights  maintain. 

HYMN  270.    C.  M.     IVatts. 

Carolina,  Bangor,  Wantage. 

Complaint  and  hope  under  great  pain., 

1  T  ORD,  I  am  pain'd  ;  but  I  resign 
-■^    My  body  to  thy  will; 

'Tis  grace,  'tis  wisdom  all  divine, 
Appoints  the  pains   I  feel. 

2  Dark  are  the  ways  of  providence. 

While  they  who  love  thee  groan  : 
Thy  reasons  lie  conccal'd  from  sense. 
Mysterious  and  unknown. 

3  Yet  nature  may  have  leave  to  speak. 

And  plead  before  her  God, 
Lest  th'  o'erburden'd  lieari  should  break 
Beneath  thine  heavy  rod. 

4  These  mournful  groans  and  flowing  tears 

Give  my  poor  spirit  ease; 
While  every  groan  my   Father  hears, 
And  every  tear  he  sees. 

5  Is  not  some  smiling  hour  at  hand, 

With  peace  upon  its  wings  ? 
Give  it,  O  Go<l,  thy  swift  command, 
With  all  the  joys  it  brings. 


AFFLICTION.  271,  272 

HYMN  271.    L.  M.    Coxvper.  J) 

Bath,  German,  Old  Hinulred. 
Afflictions  sanctijkd  by  tite  tvurd. 

1  {\  HOW   I   love  thy  holy  woid, 

'-'      Thy  gracious  covenant,  O  Loid! 
It  guides  lue  in  the   peaceful   >vay  ; 
I  think  upon  it  all  the  day. 

2  What  are  the  mines  of  shining  wealth  ? 

The  strength  of  youth,  the  bloom  of  heallb  ?-=■ 
What  are  all  joys,  compar'd  with  those, 
Thine  everlasting  word  bestows! 

3  Long  unafflicted,  undismay'd. 

In  pleasures  path,  secure  I  stra^'d  : 
Ihou  mad'st  me  feel  thy  chast'ning  rod. 
And  straight  I  tuni'd  unto  my  God. 

4  What  though  it  pierc'd  my  fainting  lieart, 
I  bless  thine  hand  that  caiis'd   the  smart, 
It  taught  my  tears  awhile  to  flow ; 

But  sav'd  me  from  eternal  v\o. 

5  O !   hadst  thou  left  me  unchastis'd, 
Thy  precept  I  had  still  despis'd : 
And  still  the  snare  in  secret  laid, 
Had  my  unwary  feet  betray'd. 

6  I  love  thee,  therefore,  O  my  God, 

And  breathe  tow'rds  heaven,  thy  blight  abode; 
Where,  in   thy  presence  fully  blest, 
Thy  chosen  saints  forever  rest. 

HYMN  272.    C.  M.     Steele.  K 

Wantage,  York,  Bangor.  ' 
Desiring  the  presence  of  God  in  affliction. 
^  '"PHOU  only  centre  of  my  rest, 
-*-      Look  down  with  pitying  eye, 
While  with  protracted  pam  opprest, 
I  breathe  the  j)laintive  sigh. 

2  Thy  gracious  presence,  O  my  God, 

My  every  wish  contains; 
With  this,  beneath  affliction's  load, 
My  heart  no  more  complains. 

3  This  can  my  every  care  control, 

Gild  each  dark  scene  with   light; 
This  is  the  sun-shhie  of  the  soul, 
Without  it  all  is  uight. 


273,  274  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

4  My   Lord,  my  life,  O  cheer  my  heart 
With   thy  revivinsf  ray, 
And   bid  these  DKmnifnl  shades  depart^ 
And  bring  the  dawu  of  day! 

HYMN  273.    C.  M.    Cozvper.  K 

Durham,  Bangor,  Windsor. 
The  instahitity   vf  m-nrldhj  enjoijmenfs. 

1  T^HE   evils  that   beset  our   path, 

-■-      Who  can  prevent  or  cure? 
We  stand   upon  the  brink  of  death, 
When   most  we  seem  sectne, 

2  If  we  to-day  sweet  peace  possess. 

It  soon   may  be  withdrawn; 
Some  change  may  plunge  us  in  distress, 
Before  to-morrow's  dawn. 

3  Disease  atid  pain  invade  our  health, 

And  find  an  easy  prey; 
And  oft,  when  least  expected,  w(^^h 
Takes  wings  and  flies  away.   ,^^- 

4  The  gronnds  from  which  we  look  for  fruit 

Produce  us  often  pain ; 
A   worm   unseen  attacks  the  root, 
And  all  our  hopes  are  vain. 

5  Since  sin  lias  fill'd   the  earth  with   wo, 

And  creatui-es  fade  and  die; 
Lord,  wean  our  htarts  fronj   things  below, 
And  fix  our  hopes  on   high. 

HYMN  274.    L.  M.     Coioper.  b  or  S? 

Leeds,  Eaton,  Quercy. 
Calling  upon    Christ  in  temptation  and  affliction. 

1  '^KHE  billows  swell,  the  winds  are  high, 

^      Clouds  overcast  my  wintry  sky; 
Out  of  the  depths  to  thte  I  call. 
My  fears  are  great,  my  strength  is  small. 

2  O  I^ord,  the  pilot's  part  perform  ; 

And  guide  and  guard  me  through  the  storm! 
Defend  me  from  each  threat'ning  ill, 
Control  the  waves,  saj',  "  Peace— be  still  I" 

3  Amidst  tlie  roaring  of  the  sea. 

My  soul  still  hangs  her  hopes  on  thee; 
Thy  constant  love,  thy  faithful  care 
Is  all  that  saves  me  from  despair. 


SICKNESS.  275,  276 

♦ 

4  Dann^ers  of  every  shape  and  name 
Attend   the  followers  of  tlie   Lamb, 
Who  leave  the  world's  deceitful  shore, 
And  leave   it  to  return  no  more. 

5  Though   tempest  toss'd,  and  half  a  wreck, 
My  Saviour  through  the  floods  I  seek; 
Let  neither   winds,  nor  stormy  rain 
Force  back  my  shatter'd  bark  again. 

HYMN  275.    C  M.     Heginbotham.      [\  or  fgji 
Windsor,  St.  Anns. 
Comfort  in  sicknesi  and  death. 

1  TITHEN  sickness  shakes  the  languid  frame, 

~*      Each   da/zling  pleasure  flies; 
Phantoms  of  bliss  no  more  obscure 
Our  long-deluded  eyes. 

2  Then   the  tremendous  arm  of  death 

Its  hated  sceptre  shows; 
And   nature  faints  beneath  the  weight 
Of  coinplicatid  woes. 

3  The  tottering  frame  of  mortal  life 

Shall  crumble  into  dust; 
Nature  shall  faint— but  learn,  my  soul! 
On  Nature's  God  to  trust. 

4  The  man,  whose  pious  heart  is  fix'd 

On  his  all-gracious  God, 
In  every  fiown  nmy  comfort  find, 
And  kiss  the  chast'ning  rod. 

5  Nor  him  sljall  death  itself  alarm ; 

On  heaven  his  soul  relies; 
With  joy  he  views  his  Maker's  love, 
And  with  composure  dies. 

HYMN  276.    C.  M.     Doddridge.        h  or  )K 

St.  Davids,  Dundee.  ^ 

Praixe  for  recovery  from  sicknets. 

1  COVEKEiGN  of  life,  I  own  thy  hand 
*^     In  every  chast'ning  stroke; 

And,  while  I  smart  beneath  thy  rod, 
Ihy  presence  I  invoke. 

2  To  thee,  in  my  distress,  I  cried, 

And  thou  hast  bow'd   thine  ear; 
Thy  powerful  word  my  life  prolong'd. 
And  brought  salvation  near. 


277  TIME   AND  ETERNITY. 

3  Unfold,  ye  gates  of  righteousness, 

'lliat,  with  the  pious  throng, 

I  may  record  my  solemn  vows, 

And  tune  my  grateful  song. 

4  Praise  to  the  Lord,  w!»ose  gentle  hand 

Renews  our  lab'ring  breath : 
Praise  to  the  Lord,  who  makes  his  saints 
Triumphant  e'en  in  death. 


TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

HYMN  277.    C.  M.    H'atts's  Sermons.  [)  or  HH 
Barby,  St.  Anns. 
The  true  improvement  of  life. 

1  A  ND  is  this  life  proiong'd  to  me  ? 
•'*■    Are  days  and  seasons  given  ? 
O  let  me  then  prepare  to  bt; 

A  fitter  heir  of  heaven. 

2  In  vain  these  moments  shall  not  pass, 

These  golden   hours  be  gone: 
Lord,  I  accept  thine  offer'd  grace, 
I  bow  before   thy  throne. 

3  Now    cleanse  my  soul  from  every  sin 

By  my   Redeemer's  blood: 
Now  let  ray  flesh  and  soul  begin 
The  honours  of  my  God. 

4  Let  me  no  more  my  soul  beguile 

With  sin's  deceitful  toys: 
Let  cheerful  hope  increasing  still 
Approach  to  heavenly  joys. 

5  My  thankful  lips  shall  loud  proclaiia 

The  wonders  of  thy  praise. 
And  spread  the  savour  of  thy  name 
Where'er  I  spend  my  days. 

6  On  earth  let  my  example  shine, 

And  when  I  leave  this  state. 
May  heaven  receive   this  soul  of  mine 
lo  bliss  supremely  great. 


TIME   AND   ETERNITY.        278,279 

HYMN  278.    L.  M.    JVattsrs  Sermons.       m 
Luton,  Wells,  Portugal. 
The  privileges  of  the  living  above  the  dead. 

1  \  WAKE,  my  zeal,  awake,  my  love, 
-^*'    To  serve  my   Saviour  here  below, 
In  works  which  perfect  saints  above 
And  holy  angels  cannot  do. 

2  Awake,  my  charity,  to  feed 

The  hungry  soul,  and   clothe  the  poor: 
In  heaven  are  found  no  sons  of  need. 
There  all  these  duties  are  no  more. 

3  Subdue  thy  passions,  O  my  soul  ! 
Maintain  the  fight,  thy  work  pursue, 
Daily  thy  rising  sins  control, 

And  be  thy  victories  ever  new. 

4  The  land  of  triumph  lies  on  high. 
There  are  no  foes  t'  encounter  there; 
Lord,  I  would  conquer  till  I  die, 
And  finish  all   the  glorious  war. 

5  Let  every  flying  hour  confess 

I  gain  thy  gospel   fresh  renown ; 
And   when  my  life  and  labours  cease, 
May  I  possess  the  promis'd  crown! 

HYMN  279.    L.  M.     Doddridge.        h  or  Jjg 
Newcourt,  German,  Eaton. 

The  ivisdom  of  redeeming  time. 

1  /IJ.OD   of  eternity,  from  thee 

'--*     Did  infant  time  his  being  draw  ; 
Moments,  and  days,  and   months,  and  years, 
Revolve  by  thine"  unvaried  law. 

2  Silent  and  slow  they  glide  away ; 
Steady  and  strong  the  current  flows ; 
Lost  in  eternity's   wide  sea— 

The  boundless  gulph  from  whence  it  rose. 

3  With  it  the  thoughtless  sons  of  men 
Before  the  rapid  streams,  are  borne. 
On  to  the  everlasting  liomt*. 
Whence  not  one  soul  caji  e'er  return. 

4  Yet,  while  the  shore  on  either  side 
Presents  a  gaudy  flattering  show. 
We  gaze,  in  fond  amazement  lost. 
Nor  think  to  what  a  world  we  go. 


280,231      DEATH  AND  RESURRFXTION. 

5  Great  Source  of  wisdom  I    teach  my  heaiV 
'I'o  know  the  price  of  every  hour ; 
That  time  may  bear  me  on  to  joys 
Beyond  its  measure,  and  its  power. 

DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 

HYMN  280.    C.  M.     IVatts's  Lyrics.  (5 

Plympton,  Canterbury,  London. 
Death  and  eternity. 

1  IVTY  thoujjhts,  that  often  mount  the  skies, 
-'-'-■■     Go,  search  the  world   beneath, 
"VVliere  nature  all  in   ruin  lies. 

And  owns  her  sovereign— death. 

2  Tlie  tyrant,  how   he  triumphs  here! 

His  trophies  spread  around ! 
And  heaps  of  dust  and  bones  appear 
Through  all  ilie  hollow  ground. 

3  But  where  the  souls,  those  deathless  things. 

That  left  their  dying  clay  ? 
My  thoughts,  now  stretch  out  all  your  wings, 
And   trace  eternity. 

4  O,  that  unfathomable  sea ! 

Those  deeps   without  a  shore. 
Where  Tning  waters  gently  i)lay, 
Or  fiery  billows  roar  ! 

5  There  we  shall  swim  in  heavenly  bliss, 

Or  sink  in  flaming  waves ; 
While  the  pale  carcass  breatliless  lies 
Among  the  silent  graves. 

HYMN  231.    CM.    Watt  s's  Sermons.       \q 
Carolina,  York. 
Death  of  kindred   imprex'cd. 

1  "IVTUS  r  friends  and  kindred  drop  and  die? 
-'-'-*-   And  helpers  be  withdrawn  ? 

While  sorrow   with  a  weeping  eye 
Coinits  up  our  comforts  gone? 

2  Be  thou  our  comfort,  mighty  God! 

Our  helper  and  our  friend  : 
Nor  leave  us  in  this  dangerous  load. 
Till  all  QUI'  tiiais  end. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.    282,283 

i  O  may  our  feet  pursue  tl»e  way 
Onr  pious  fathers  led  ! 
With  love  and  holy  zeal  obey 
'I'he  counsels  of  the  dead. 
4  Let  us  be  wean'd  from  all  below, 
Let  hope  our  grief  expel, 
While  death  invites  our  souls  to  go 
Where  our  best  kindred  dwell. 

HYMN  282.     S.  M.  SK 

Newlon,  Shirland,  Froome. 
The  expirimr  saint. 

1  T   SEE  the  pleasant  bVd 

-■-  Where  lies  the  dying  saint : 
Though  in  the  icy  arms  of  death, 
He  utters  no  complaint. 

2  His  aspect  is  serene  ; 

He  smiles  in  joj-ful  hoj)e ; 
He  knows  tliat  arm  on  which   he  rests 
Is  an  unfailing  prop. 

3  He  lifts  his  eyes  in   love, 
To  his  almighty    Friend, 

Whose  power  from  every  fear  secures. 
And  guards  him  to  the  end. 

4  He  speiiks  of  dying  love. 
Which  his  kind    Lord  dispiay'd, 

And  trusts,  though  conquer'd  now  by  death, 
He  shall   like  him   be   made. 

5  He  knows  his  Saviour  died, 
And  from  the  dead  arose : 

He  looks  for  victory  o'er  (he  grave, 
And  death,  the  last  of  foes. 

6  His  hai)py  soul  is  wash'd 
In  sin-atoning  blood : 

Exulting  in  eternal  love, 
He  wings  his  way  to  God. 

HYMN  283.    L.  M.     Faivcctt.  K 

Carthage,  Putney.  ^ 

Death   of  the  sinner  and  saint. 
i  Xl/'HAT  scenes  of  horror  and  of  dread 
^  *     Await  the  sinner's  dying  bed  ! 
Death's  terrors  all  appear  in  sight, 
Presages  of  eternal  night! 


284       DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 

2  His  sins  in  dreadful  order  rise, 
And  fill  his  soul  with  sad  surprise  ; 
IMount  Sinai's  thunders  stun  his  ears. 
And  not  one  ray  of  hope  appears. 

3  Tormenting  pangs  distract  his  breast ; 
Where'er  he  turns,  he  finds  no  rest; 
Death  strikes  the  blow— lie  groans  and  cries— 
And,  in  despair  and  horror— dies. 

4  Not  so  the  heir  of  heavenly  bliss: 

His  soul  is  fiird  wiih  conscious  peace; 

A  steady  faith  subdues  his  fear  ; 

He  sees  the  happy  Canaan  near. 
i  His  mind  is  tranquil  and  serene, 

No  terroi-s  in  his  looks  are  seen  ; 

His  Saviour's  smile  dispels  the  gloom. 

And  smooths  his  passage  to  the  tomb. 
6  Lord,  make   my  faith  and  love  sincere, 

My  judgment  sound,  my  conscience  clear  j 

Aiid  when  the  toils  of  life  are  past, 

May  I  be  found  in  peace  at  last. 

HYMN  284.     C.  M.    Doddridge.  Jj 

Canterbury,  Carolina. 
On   the  detit'h  of  children. 

1  VE   mourning  saints,  whose  streaming  tears 

^     Flow   o'er  your  children  dead. 
Say  not  in   transports  of  despair, 
That  all  your  hopes  are  fled. 

2  While  cleaving  to  that  darling  dust, 

In  fimd   distress  ye   lie, 
Rise,  and,  with  joy  and  reverence,  view, 
A  heavenly  parent  nigh. 

3  "  I'll  gi^■e  the   mourner,"  saith  the  Lord, 

"  In  my  own  hoUsc  a  place : 
"  No  name  of  daughters  and  of  sons 
"Could  yield  so  high  a  grace. 

4  *'  TransieTit  and  vain   is  every  hope 

'•A   nsing  mce  can  give; 
"  In  endlrss  honour  and  delight, 
'■'■My  children  all  shall  live." 

5  We  welcome.  Lord,  those  rising  tears, 

Through  which  thy  face  we  see; 
And    bless    those    wounds    which,  through    our 
Prepare  a  way  to  thee.  [I'earts. 


DEATH  AND  RESUURECTION.     285,2S5 

HYMX  285.    C.  M.    Steele.  [)  or  ^ 

China,  Yoik,  Carolina,  Chelsea. 
Dcal-k  of  a  nonriir  /icr.<^on. 

1  "517HEN'  blnoniinij  youth  i<  snatch'd  nway 

'»     Hv   (ler.tb's   re^stle^  hniul. 
Our  hearts  tlie  mouinfnl  tribute  pay. 
Which  pity  must  iVeniand. 

2  Whik'  pity   prompts  the  lisiiip:  si^^h. 

O   may   this   truth,  imprest 
With  aivful  jxtwer— I  tiK)  must  die- 
Sink   deep   in   every   breast- 
.^  Let  this  vain   v.orUl   eniraxf:'  no  more; 
Behold  the  ffipiu'^   t(>iiit>  I 
It  buls  us  sti/.e  the  piviiMit   lionri 
To-mcH-row  death   may   cinne. 

4  The  voice  of  <his  alarniina;  sceiV* 

May  e^ery  luart  obey  ; 
Nov  be  the  heavenly  warning:   vaj!«,  , 

Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

5  O  let  US  fly,  to    Testi';  fly, 

Whase  powerful  arm   can   save  ; 
Then  shall  our  hopes  ascend  on  hig^b. 
And  triumph  o'er  the  grave. 

HYMN  236.    C.  M-     Dm!(lrhl<rc.      K  or  U 
Plyinpton,  Hynuv  SecomI,,  Yorli- 
Death  of  a  minister. 

1  ^OW  let  our  drooping-  hearts  revive, 
-^^     And  all  our   tears  be  dry  ; 

Why  shouW  those  eyes  be  drown'd  in  giief^ 
Which   view  a   Saviour   niijh  ? 

2  What  thoup:h  tlie  arm  of  cnnquenng;  death 

Does   God's  own   lionise  invade? 
What  though  the  prophet,  and   the  piiesf, 
]Je  number'd   with   the  iltad  i  — 

3  Th(m,q>Ii  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust, 

'I'he  agfki!,  and  the  youn"; — 
The  watchful  eye   in   darkness  clos'd, 
And    m«ite   the  instructive   tongu-e; — 

4  Th'   '"ternal   Shepherd   still    survives. 

New   cixnforr   to  impart  ; 
His  eye  still  guides   us.  and  his  voice 
StilJ  animates  our  heart, 
S  s 


287, 288    DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION. 

5  **  Lo,  I  am  with  you,"  saith  the  Lord, 

"My  church  shall  safe  abide; 
"  For  I   will  ne'er  forsake  my  own, 
"Whose  souls  in   me  confide." 

6  Through  every  scene  of  life  and  death, 

Tliis  promise  is  our  trust ; 
And  this  shall  be  our  children's  song, 
When  we  are  cold  in  dust. 

HYMN  237.    L.  M.     Watts's  Lyrics.         (3 
Bath,  Armley,  Putney. 
On  the  death  of  friends. 

1  TJ'AREWELL,  dear  friend,  a  short  farewell, 
-■-     Till  we  shall  meet  again  above. 
Where  endless  joys  and  pleasures  dwell. 
And  trees  of  life  bear  fruits  of  love. 

2  There  glory  sits  on  every  face. 
There  friendship  smiles  in  every  eye. 
There  shall  our  tongues  relate  the  grace 
That  led  us  homeward  to  the  sky. 

3  O'er  ail  the  names  of  Christ  our  King 
Shall  our  harmonious  voices  rove ; 

Our  harps  shall  sound  from  evei^  string 
The  wonders  of  his  bleeding  love. 

4  How  long  must  we  lie  lingering  here. 
While  saints  around  us  take  their  flight ; 
Smiling  they  quit  this  dusky  sphere. 
And  mount  the  hills  of  htavtnly  light. 

5  Come,  sovereign  Lord,  de^r  Saviour,  come ; 
Remove  these  separating  days ; 

Send  thy  bright  wheels  to  fetch  us  home 
That  golden  hour,  how  long  it  stays! 

HYMN  288.     8.  7.  4.      RQbinson.  £ 

Tamworth. 
The  grave ;  or,  Christ  a  guide  through  death  to  glory 
1  r^UIDE  me,  O   thou  great  Jehovah! 
*-*     Pilgrim  through  this  barre.i   land ; 
I  am  weak,  but  thou  art  mighty. 

Hold  me  with  thy  powerful  hand : 
Bread  of  heaven,  ^ 

Feed  me  till  I  want  no  more. 
3  Open  thou  the  crystal  fountain, 

Whence  the  healing  stieanas  do  flow 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.    289,  29C 

Let  the  fiery  cloudy  pillar 
Lead  ^iie  all  my  journey  through : 

Strong  Deliv'rer, 

Be  thou  still  my  strength  and  shield > 
3  When  I  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 
Bid  my  anxious  fears  subside ; 

Death  of  deaths,  and  hell's  destruction, 
Land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  side: 

Songs  of  praises 

I  will  ever  give  to  thee. 

HYMN  289.    L.  M.     Ip-Qtts.  H 

Putney,  Ann  ley. 
A  funeral  hymn. 

1  TTNVEIL  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb, 

^-^     Take  this  new  treasure  to  thy  trust, 
And  give  these  sacred  relics  room, 
To  seek  a  slumber  in  the  dust. 

2  Nor  pain,  nor  giief,  nor  anxious  fear 
Invade  thy  bounds.  No  mortal  woes 
Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  the  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept;— God's  dying  Son 

Pass'd  through  the  grave,  and  blest  the  bed, 
Rest  here,  blest  saint,  till  from  his  tluone 
The  morning  break,  and  pierce  the  sliade. 

4  Break  from  his  throne,  illustrious  mom ; 
Attend,  O  earth  I   his  sovereign  wortl ; 
Restore  thy  trust — a  glorious  form — 
Cali'd  to  ascend  and  meet  the  Lord. 

HYMN  290.    C.  M.      Watts's  Lyrics.       K 
Carolina,   Abridge. 
The  ivelcome  messenger. 

1  T  ORD,  when  we  see  a  saint  of  thine 
-■-^    Lie  gasping  out  his  breath. 
With  longing  eyes,  and  looks  divine. 

Smiling  and  plcas'd  in  death  ; 

2  How  we  could  e'en  contend  to  lay 

Our  limbs  upon  that  bed! 
We  ask  thine  envoy  to  convey 
Our  spirits  in  his  stead. 

3  Our  souls  are  rising  on  the  win§, 

To  venture  in  his  place.' 


/ 


S91,292    DEATH  AND  RESURllECTION. 

For  when  grim  death  has  lost  his  sting, 

He  has  an  angel's  face. 
4  Jesus,  then  purge  my  crimes  away, 

' Tis  guilt  creates   my  fears, 
'Tjs  guilt  gires  death  his  fierce  array, 

And  all  the  arms  he  bears. 

HYMN  291.    L.  M.     Jt'ctts,  S 

Leeds,  Portugal. 
Absent  from  the  body  and  present  zi'ith  the  Lord. 

1  ABSENT  from  flesh!  O  blissful  thought, 
-^*-    What  unknown  joys  this  moment  brings, 
Freed  from  the  mischiefs  sin  has  brought. 
From  pains  and  fears  and  all  their  springs. 

2  Absent  from  flesli !   iilustiious  day. 
Surprising  scene  1   triumphant  stroke 
That  rends  the  prison  of  ray   clay. 
And  I  can  feel  my  fetters  broke, 

3  Absent  from  flesh  I   then  rise  my  soul 
Where  feet  nor  wings  could  ever  climb, 
Beyond  the  heavens,  where  planets  roll, 
Measuring  the  cares  and  joys  of  time. 

4  I  go  where  God  and  glory  shine. 
His  presence  makes  eternal  day, 
My  all  that's  mortal  I  resign,  * 
For  aiigels  wait  and  point  my  way. 

HYMN  292.     C.  M.     Watts's   Lyrics,        ^ 

Parma,  Irish,  Hymn  Second. 
The  presence  of  God  ivorth  dying  fur. 

1  T  ORD,  'tis  an  mfinite  delight 
-^    To  see  thy  lovely  face. 

To  dwell  whole  ages  in  thy  sight. 
And  feel  thy  vital  rays. 

2  This  Gabriel  knows,  and  sings  thy  name, 

With  rapture  on  his  tongue; 

Moses  the  saint  enjoys  the  same, 

And  heaven  repeats  the  song. 

3  While  the  bright  nation  sounds  tliy  praise 

From  each  eternal  hill ; 
Sweet  odours  of  exhaling  grace 
Ihy  hai)py  region  fill. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.    293,  294 

4  Thy  love— a  sea  without  a  sliore,— 
Spreads   life  and  joy  abroad  ; 
O,  'lis  a  heaven   worth   dying  for. 
To  see  a  smiling  God! 

HYMN  293.    L.  M.      Scott.  t) 

Putney,  Armley. 
Sati.ifact/071  in  God  under  the  loss  of  dear  friends. 

1  I'^HE   God  of  love  will  sure  indulge 

-■-      The  flowing  tear,  the  heaving  sigh, 
When  his  own  children  fall  around; 
When   tender  friends  and  kindred  die. 

2  Yet  not  one  anxious,   murmuring  thought 
Should  with  our  mourning  passions  blend ; 
Nor  v.ould  our  bleeding  hearts  forget 
The  Almighty,  ever-livnig  J"riend. 

3  Bjneath  a  numerous  train   of  ills 
Our  feeble  flesh  and  heart  may  fail ; 
Yet  shall  our  hope  in  thee,  our  God, 
O'er  every  gloomy  fear  prevail. 

1  Parent  and  Husband,  Guard  and  Guide, 
Ihou  art  each  tender  name  in  one : 
On  thee  we  cast  our  every  care ; 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee  alone. 

5  Our  Father,  God  !  to  thee  we  look, 
Our  rock,  our  portion,  and  our  friend  J 
And  on  thy  covenant  love  and  truth 
Our  sinking  souls  shall  still  depend. 

HYMN  294.    C.  M.    Doddridge.  \^ 

Dorset,  Carolina. 

Submission  under  bereaving  providences. 

1  T>EACE !   'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand 
-'-       That  blasts  our  joys  in  death ; 
Changes  the   visage  once  so  dear, 

And  gathers  back  the  breath. 

2  'Tis  He,  the  Potentate  supreme 

Of  all  the  worlds   above  ; 
Whose  steady  counsels  wisely  rule, 
Nor  from  their  purpose  move. 

3  'Tis  He,  whose  justice  might  demand 

Our  souls  a  sacrifice. 
Yet  scaHers,  with  unwearied  hand. 


aHers, 
loiisyid 


A  thous>^id  lich  supplies. 


295        DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION*. 

4- Our  covenant  God  and  Father  he, 
In   Clirist,  our  bleeding  Lord  ; 
Whose  grace  can  heal  the  bursting  heart 
With  one  reviving  word. 

5  Fair  garlands  of  immortal  bliss 
He  weaves  for  every  brow  : 
And  shail   rebellious  passions  rise, 
When  He  corrects  us   now. 

£  Silent  we  own  Jehovah's  name; 
We  kiss  the  scourging  hand ; 
And   yield  our  comforts,  and  our  life, 
To  his  supreme  command. 

HYMN  295.    C.  M.    Need/iam.  ^ 

Bangor,  Windsor. 
Tfie  rich  fool  surprised. 
a  T")EI.UDED  souls  \  who  think  to  find 
*^     A   solid  bliss  below: 
Bliss !  the  fair  flower  of  paradise, 
On  earth  can  never  grow. 

2  See  how  the  foolish   wretch  is  pleas'd. 

To  increase  his  worldly  store  .' 
Too  scanty  now  he  finds  his  bamSj 
And  covets  room  for  more. 

3  "•  What  shall  I  do  ?"  distrest  he  cries ; 

"This  scheme  will   I  pursue: 
"My  scanty  barns  shall  now  come  down.- 
"  I'll  build  them  large  and  new. 

4  "Here  will  I  lay  my  fruits,  and  bid 

"  My  soul  to   take  its  ease : 
"Eat,  drink,  be  glad;  my  lasting  store 
"  Shall  give  what  joys  I  please." 

5  Scarce  had  he  spoke,  when  lo  i   from  heaveA 

The  Almighty  made  reply : 
"  For  whom   dost  thou  provide,  thou  fool  ? 
"  This  night  thyself  shall  die." 

6  Teach  me,  my  God,  all  earthly  joys 

Are  but  an  empty  dream: 
And  may  I   seek  rriy  bliss  alonet 
In  thee,  the  Good  Supreme. 


DEATH  AND  RESURRECTION.    296,297 

HYMN  296.    C.  M.    Watts's  Lyrics.         Jj 
Canterbury,  London. 
A  prospect  of  the  resurrection. 

1  TTOW  long  shall  death  the  tyrant  reign, 
^*-    And  triumph  o'er  the  just; 

While  the  rich  blood  of  martyrs  slain 
Lies  mingled  with  the  dust. 

2  Lo,  I  behold  the  scatter'd  shades. 

The  dawn  of  heaven  appears  ; 
The  sweet  immortal  morning  spreads 
Its  blushes  round  the  spheres. 

3  I  see  the  Lord  of  gloiy  come, 

And   flaming  guards   around ; 
The  skies  divide,  to  make  him  room, 
The  trumpet  shakes  the  ground. 

4  I  hear  the  voice,  "Ye  dead  arise!" 

And,  lo  !   the  graves  obey  : 
And  waking  saints,  with  joyful  eyes, 
Salute  the  expected  day. 

5  They  leave  the  dust,  and  on  the  wing 

Rise  to  tlie  midway  air, 
In  shining  garments  meet  their  King, 
And  low  adore  him  there. 

6  O  may  our  humble  spirits  stand 

Among  them  cloth'd  in  Mhite! 
The  meanest  place  at  his  right  hand 
Is  intinite  delight. 

HYMN  297.    C.  M.    Rippon.  t)  *"^  * 

Windsor,  Carthage,  Barby. 
The  bodies  of  the  saints  quickened  and  raised  by 
the  Spirit. 

1  XyHY  should  our  mourning  thoughts  delight 

'*      To  grovel  in  the  dust? 
Or  why  should  streams  of  tears  unite 
Around  the  expiring  just? 

2  Did  not  the  Lord,  our  Saviour,  die, 

And  triumph  o'er  the  grave  ? 

Did  not  our  Lord  ascend  on  high? 

And  prove  his  power  to  save  ? 

3  Doth  not  the  sacred  Spirit  come, 

And  dwell  in  all  the  saints  ? 
And  should  the  temples  of  his  grace 
Resound  with  long  complaints? 


358,29.)         DAY  OF  JUDGMENT. 

A  Awake,  my  soul,  and  like  the  sun 
Burst  iliiuiij,'h  each  sable  tioinl; 
And   ilion,  my   voice,  ilnjiigh  broke   with  sighs. 
Tune  fortli"  Uiy  songs  aiuud. 

5  The   S|>irit  iiiis'd   vnv  Saviour  up, 

When  he  li:ul   bled  l"r  me; 
And,  sj>ite  of  tieaih  and  hill,  slmll  raise 
'Ihy  i)ious  IVieuds  and  thee. 

6  Awake,  ye  saints,  that  dwell  in  dust; 

Yuur  hymijs  of  victoiy  sinj^, 
And   let  his  dying  seiva'nls  trust 
Their  ever-U\iiig  King. 

HYMN  298.     C.  ?!.    Scotch  paraph.        \^ 
Sunday,  Cartilage. 
Tlie  rcsurrerfion. 
3  "VIT'HEN  the  last  trnin|«t's  awful  voice 
*'       This  rending  earth  shall  shake- 
When   opening-  graves  shall   yield  their  cliarge, 
And  dust   to  hie  awake, — 

2  These  bodies,  that   corrupted  fell. 

Shall   ineorrupted    rise; 
And   mortal  forms  shall  spring  to   life, 
lunuortal  in  the  skies. 

3  Behold,  wliat  heavenly  prophets  sung, 

Is  now  at  last  fulfill'd— 
That  death  sh(nild   >ield  his  ancient  reign, 
And,  vauquish'd,  quit  the  lield. 

4  Let  fiiitli   exalt  her  joyful   voice, 

And   thus   begin  to  sing: 
"O   gravel   where  is  thy    lrium]))i  now? 
"And  where,  O  duiih  I  thy  sting?" 

DAY  OF  JUDGMENT. 

HYMN  299.     L.  M.     ycedhrtm.         Jj  or  ^K 
German,  All   Saints,  Eaton. 
The  boolcfi  opened. 
1  TiyfETHINKS  the  last  great  day  is  come, 
^^  Meihinks   I   hear   tlie    trumpet  sound. 
That  shakes  the  earth,  rends  every  tomb. 
And  wakes  the  piisoutM-s  uuder  ground. 


DAY  OF  JUDGMENT.         200,301 

2  The  miglity  deep  gives  up  her  trust, 
Aw'd  by  tlie  Judge's  high  command  ; 
Both  small   and  great  now   quit  their  dust, 
And  round  the  dread  tribunal  stand. 

3  Behold  the  awful  books   dispiay'd, 
Big  w  ith  the  important  fates  of  men ; 
Each  deed  and  word  now  public  made, 
Ai  wrote  by   Heaven's  unerring  pen. 

4  To  every  soul,  the  books  assign 
'I'he  joyous  or  the  dread   rewartl: 
Sinners  in  vain  lament  and  pine ; 
No  pieas  the  Judge  wiil  liere  regard. 

5  Lord,  when  these  awful  leaves  uufold. 
May  life's  fair  book  my  soul  apj)rove: 

i'here  may  I  read  my  name  enroll'd, 
And  triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

HYMN  300.    L.  M.     Watts^s  Lyrics,         JJS 
I'ortugal,  Psalm  Niiuty-seventh. 
Come,   Lord  Jcsitx. 

1  "YXfl-IEN  shall  thy  lovtiy  face  be  seen, 

''     Wlun  shall  our  eyes  behohl   our  God? 
What   lengths  of  distance  lie  between, 
And  hills  of  guilt  1  a  heaxy  load! 

2  Our  months  are  ages  of  delay, 
And  slowly  every  minute    wears: 
riy,  winged  time,  and   roll  away 
These  tedic»us  rounds  of  sluggish  years. 

3  Ye  heavenly  gates,  loose  all  your  chains! 
1-et  the  eternal  pillars   bow  ! 

Blest  Saviour!   cleave  the  starry  plains,. 
And  make  the  crystal  moiintaijis  flow ! 

4  Hark,  huw  thy  saints  unite  tiieir  cries, 
And  pray,  and  wait  the  general  doom ; 
Come,  thou,  THE   SOUL  of  all  our  joys. 
Thou,  THE  DESIRE  OF  NATIONS,  come. 

HYMN  301.    L.  M.     H'ritts  altc^-ed.     h  ov  S& 
Newcourt,  Hothwell,  Carthage. 
Juf/^nient. 
I  OINNER,  O  why  s*i  thoughtless  grown  ? 
^     Why  in  such  drt  adful  hast«  to  die  ^ 
Daring  to  leap  to  worlds  unknown. 
Heedless  against  thy  God  to  fly  ! 


302  HEAVEN. 

2  Wilt  thou  desi>ise  eternal  fate, 
Uig'd  on  by  sin's  fantastic  dreams  ? 
Madly  attempt  the  infernal  gate, 
And  force  thy  jmssage  to  the  flames  ': 

3  Stav,  sinner!  on  the  gospel  plains', 
Behold  the  God  of  love  unfold 
The  glories  of  his  dying  pains, 
Forever  telling,  yet  untold. 

HEAVEN. 

HYMN  302.    L-.  M.    JVatts's  Miscellanies.    Sg 
Luton,  Castle  Street,  Psalm  97th. 
God  the  light  and  glory  of  heaven. 

1  IVTY  God,  I   love,  and  I  adore, 

-*-'-*-  But  still  would  love  and  know  thee  more, 
"Wilt  thou  forever  hide  and  stand 
Behind  the  labours  of  thy  hand? 

2  O'er  all  the  earth,  around  the  sky. 
There's  not  a  spot,  or  deep  or  high. 
Where  the  Creator  has  not  trod. 
And  left  the  footstep  of  a  God. 

3  But  are  thy  footsteps  all  that  we. 

Poor  grov'ling  worms,  must  know  or  see  ? 
Where  is  thy  residence?   O  why 
Dost  thou  avoid  my  searching  eye? 

4  Ah  !  though  thou  art  diffus'd  abroad. 
Through  boundless  space,  a  present  God, 
Yet  still  thy  beams  of  warmest  love, 
Sure  they  were  made  for  worlds  above. 

5  O  for  a  wing  to  bear  me  far, 
Beyond  the  golden  morning  star; 
Fain  would  I  trace  the  immortal  way 
That  leads  to  courts  of  endless  day. 

6  There  the  Creator  stands  confess'd ; 
In  his  own  fairest  glories  dress'd; 
Some  shining  spirit  help  me  rise. 
Come,  waft  a  stranger  to  the  skies. 

7  Bless'd  Jesus,  meet  me  on  the  road. 
First-born  of  the  eteraal  God ; 

Thy  hand  shall  lead  a  younger  son, 
And  place  me  near  my  Father's  throne. 


HEAVEN.  303,304 

HYMN  303.    C.  M.    Steele.  M 

!Iuddeisfield,  Hymn  Second,  Irish. 
The  joys  of  heaven. 

1  r^OME,  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid  heart, 
^    Inspire  each  lifeless  tongue; 

And  let  the  joys  of  heaven  impart 
Their  influence  to  our  song. 

2  Sorrow  and  pain,  and  every  care, 

And  discord  there  shall  cease; 
And  perfect  joy  and  love  sincere 
Adorn  the  realms  of  peace. 

3  The  seul,  from  sin  forever  free, 

Shall  mourn  its  power  no  more; 
But,  cloth'd  in   spotless  purity, 
Redeeming  love  adore. 

4  There  on  a  throne  (how  dazzling  bright!) 

The  exalted  Saviour  shines  ; 
And  beams  ineffable  delight 
On  all  the  heavenly  minds. 

5  There  shall  the  followers  of  the  Lamb 

Join  in  immortal  songs; 
And   endless  honours   to  his  name 
Employ  their  tuneful  tongues. 

HYMN  304.    L.  M.    IVatts's  Sermons,     h  or  88 
Bath,  Eaton. 
Death  and  heaven. 

1  T'lO  flesh  and  nattue  dread  to  die? 

-*-'   And  timorous  thoughts  our  minds  enslave? 
But  grace  can  raise  our  hopes  on  high. 
And  quell  the  terrors  of  the  grave. 

2  Whnt!  shall  we  run  to  gain  the  crown. 
Yet  grieve  to  think  the  goal  so  near? 
Afraid  to  have  our  labours  done. 

And  finish  this  important  war  ? 

3  Do  we  not  dwell  in  clouds  below? 
And  little  know  the  God  we  love? 
Why  should  we  like  this  twilight  so, 
When  'tis  all  noon  in  worlds  above  ? 

4  There  shall  we  see  him  face  to  face, 
There  we  shall  know  the  great  Unknown ; 
And  Jesus  with  his  glorious  grace 

Shines  in  full  light  around  the  throne. 


305  HEAVEN. 

5  When  we  put  off  this  fleslily   load 
We're  from  a  tliousaiid  mischitfs  tVee; 
Foievt'r  present  with  our  God, 
Wlieie  we  have  Joiig'd  and  wish'd   to  be. 

C  No  moie  shall  pride  or  passion  riie. 
Or  envy  fret,  or  malice  mar, 
Or  sorrow  monrn  wiiii  down-cast  eyes. 
And  sin  defile  our  souls  no  more. 

7  'Tis  best,  'tis   infinitely  best, 

I'o  go  w  here  tempters  cannot  come ; 
Where  saints  and  angels,  evtr  blest, 
Dwell  and  enjoy   their  heavenly  home. 

8  O  for  a  visit  from  my  God, 

To  drive  my  fears  of  death  away ; 

And  help  me  through  this  darksome  road, 

To  realms  of  everlasting  day. 

HYMN  305.     C.  M.     Watts.  \ 

Cambridge,    Exeter,  Parma. 
The   everlasting  soti^, 

1  T^ARTH  has  engross'd  my  love  too  long! 
-■-^    Tis  time  I   lift  mine  eyes 

Upward,  dear  Father,  to  thy    throne, 
iVnd  to  my  native  skies. 

2  There  the  blest  man,  my  Saviour,  sits: 

Xlie  God!   how  bright  he  shines! 
I,    Atid  scatters    infinite  delights 
Oa  all  the  happy  minds. 

3  Seraphs,  with  elevated  strains. 

Circle   the  throne  around ; 
And  move  and  charm  the  starry  plains 
With  an  immortal  sound. 

4  Jesus,  the  Lord,  their  harps  employs  :— 

Jesus,  my  love,  they  sing  I 
Jesus,  the  life  of  both  our  joys. 
Sounds  sweet  from  every  string. 

5  Now  let  me  mount  and  join  tlieir  song. 

And  be  an  angel  too ; 
My  heart,  my  hand,  my  ear,  my  tongue,, 

Here's  joyful  work  for  you. 
G  1  would  begin  the  music  here, 

And  so  my  soul  should  rise; 
O  for  some  heavenly  notes  to  bear 

My  passions  to  the  skies ! 


DOXOLOGIES.  306-310 

DOXOLOGIES. 

HYMN  306.     L.  M.  , 

TJRAISE   God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow  ; 
■*-      Praise  him,  ail  ciratures  here  below  ; 
Praise  him   above,  ye  heavenly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy   Ghost. 

HYMN  307.     C.  M. 

T^O  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  * 

^      The  God  whom  we  adore, 
Be   everlasting  honours  paid, 
Henceforth,  forevennore. 


HYMN  308.      S.  M. 

'I'^HE  grace  of  Christ  our  Lord, 
-*-      The   Father's  boundless  lovr, 

The   Spirit's  blest  coininunion,  too, 
,  Be  with  us  from  above. 

HYMN  309.    73. 

GIN'G  we  to  our  God  above, 
^^     Praise  eternal  as  his  love : 
Praise  him,  all  ye  heavinly  host, 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

HYMN  310.     S.  7. 


1  IVFAY   the   grace  of  Christ  onr  Sa^iouv^ 
-^^     And  the   Father's   boundless  love. 
With  the   Holy   Spirit's  favour, 

Ktst  upon  us  from  aboAe! 

2  Thus  may  we  abide  in    union 

With  each  other  and  the    Lord : 

And  pcssess  in  sweet  cominunioi). 

Joys  whicli  earth  cauuot  aflbrU. 


11, 312  DOXOLOGIES. 

HYMN  311.    8.  8.  6. 

nno  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
-■-     Be  praise  amid  the  heavenly  host, 

And  in  the  church  below, 
From  whom  all  creatures  drew  their  breath, 
By  whom  redemption  hless'd  the  earth, 

From  whom  all  comforts  flow. 

HYMN  312.     H.  M. 

^O  God  the  Father's  throne, 
-*■     Your  highest  honours  raise, 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise: 

With  all  our  powers, 

Eternal  liing. 

Thy  name  we  sing, 

"Wtule  faith  adores. 


HYMNS  ON  BAPTISM. 


BAPTISM,  313,  3t4 

SELECT  HYMxNS  ON  BAPTISM. 

HYMN  313.    L.  M.    Gregg,  Xf 

Portugal,  Wells. 
Not  ashamed  of  Christ. 

1  TteSUS!    and  shall  it  ever  be, 

"    A  mortal  man  asbam'd  of  thee ! 
Asham'd  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glories  shine  through  endless  days^ 

2  Asliam'd  of  Jesus .'    sooner  far 
Let  evening  blush  to  own  a  star ; 
He  ?heds  the  beams  of  light  divine 
O'er  this  benighted  soul  of  mine- 

3  Ashani'd  of  Jesus !   just  as  soon 
Let  midnight  be  asham'd  of  noon  : 
'Tis   midnight   with  my  soul  till  he, 
Bright  Morning-Star!    bid  darkness  flee. 

4  Asham'd  of  Jesus !    that  dear  friend, 
On    whom  my  hopes  of  heaven  depend 
No  ;  when  I  "blush— be  this  my  shame, 
That  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 

5  Asham'd  of  Jesus!    yes  I  may, 
When  I've  no  guilt  to  wash  away, 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  ci-ave. 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 

6  Till  then— nor  is  my  boasting  vain— 
Till  then  I  boast  a  Saviour  slain  I 
And  O   may  this  my  glory  be. 

That  Christ  is  not  asham'd  of  me  J  •     . 

7  His  institutions  would  I  prize, 

Take  up   my  cross,  the  shame  despise; 
Dare  to  defend   his  noble   cause. 
And  yield  obedience  to  his  laws. 

»  HYMN  314.     CM.      Beddome.  % 

Bedford,  St;  Anns. 

Morning  before  baptism  ;    or,   at  the  water  si'Ir, 
1  XJOW  great,  how  solemn  is  the  work 
■*-■■■    Which  we  attend  to-day ! 
No.v  for  a  holy,  solemn  frame,  ' 

O  Godj  to  thee  we  pray 
T  t 


315  BAPTISM. 

2  O  n.jy   we  ft  e!  as  on>-e  we  felt, 

When,  pai'j'd  aiiii_  jfnev'd  at  heart. 
Thy  kind,  f  )■  .^iviiipf,  nic'iting   look, 
Relit v'd   '•111-  •- vtiy  $i»ai-t. 
S  Let  j^iTices  th» ii  in  eXcicise, 
B_  exi'icis'd  again ; 
And,  Tiumn'd  by   e^lfHtial  power, 
In  exei-cis.-  rtniain. 

4  Awake,  <im-  love,  our  fear,  our  hope! 

Wake,  fortitude  and  joy  : 
Vair   worid,  b-  g;one ,   'let  things  above 
Ou'   happy    thoughts  employ. 

5  Whilst  thee,  our  Saviour  and  our  God, 

To  ail  around  we  own  ; 
Diive  each   tebellious,  ri\al  !ust, 
Each  traitor,  from  the  throne. 

6  Instruct  our  minds,  our  wills  subdue. 

To  htav^u  o\ir  passions  raise. 
That  hence  our  lives,  our  %U  may  be 
Devoted  to  thy  praise. 

HYMN  315.    L.  M.    Baldwin.  ^ 

Welb,  Old  Hundred. 
Cojne,  see  the  place  -where  the  Lord  lay. 

1  p<OME,   happy  souls,  adore  the  I.amb, 
^    Who  lov'd  our   race  ere  time  began  ; 
Who  veil'd  his  Godhead  in  our  clay, 
And  in  an  humble  manger  lay. 

2  To  Jordon's  stream  the  Spirit  led. 

To  mark  the  path  his  saints  should  tread  ; 
Joyful  th<  y  trace  the  sacred  way. 
To  see  the  place  where  Jentf  toy. 

3  Jftiraere'd  by  John  in  Jordan's  wave, 
The  Saviour  left  his  wat'ry  eriave; 
Heaven  own'd  the  deed,  approv'd  the  way, 
And  bless'd  the  plnce  where  Jesus  lay. 

4  Come,  all   who  love  his  precious  name ; 
Come,  tiead  his  steps  and  harn  of  him ; 
Happy  beyond  expression  they, 

Who  find  the  place  where  Jesus  lay. 


BAPTISM.  316,  317,  31S 

HYMN  316.    C.  M.    BaUhcin.  ija 

York,  St.  Anns.  ^ 

At  the  rvalcr. 

1  A  LMIGH'l'Y  Saviour,  here  we  statd, 
-'^  Rans'd  by  tlif  water  side  : 
Hither  we  come  at  thy   comiKaiid, 

To  wait  upon  thy  bride. 

2  Tljy  footstips  niark'd  this  l)!imble  waj-, 

For  all  that  love  thy  cause ; 
Lord,  tliy  exanipK;  we  obey. 
And  glory  in  tlie  cross.  ' 

3  Our  dearest  I^ord,  we'll  follow  thee, 

Where'er  thou  lead'st  the  way, 
Tlirougli  Hoods,  throug^h  flames,  lhrou:;h  deatli's 
To  realms  of  endless  daj-.  [daik  vaJe 

HYMN  317.      C.  M.  j» 

.  Charmouth,  Barby.  *" 

The    believer    constrained   Inj  the  love   of  Christ 
to  fclloiv   him. 

1  TIEAR  Lord,  and  will  thy  pard'ning;  love 
-*^    J^mbrace  a  wretch  so  vile  ? 

"VVilt  thou  my  load  of  spoilt  remove. 
And  bless  me  with  thy  smile? 

2  Hast  thou  the  cross  for  me  endur'd, 

And  all  its  shame  despis'd  ? 
And  shall  I  be  asham'd,  O  Lord, 
With  thee  to  be  baptiz'd  ? 

3  Didst  thou  the  great  example  lead, 

In  Jordan's  swelling  flood? 
And  shall  my  pride  disdain  the  deed, 
'Ihat's  worthy  of  my  God  ? 

4  Dear  Lord,  the  ardour  of  thy  love 

Reproves  my  cold  delays; 
And  now  my   willing  footsteps  move 
In  thy  delightful  ways. 

HYMN  318.     C.  M.    Ryland.  ^ 

Bedford,  Rochester.  ^ 

Difficulties  in  the  ivay  of  duty  surmounted, 
1  TN   all  my  Lord's  appointed  ways, 
My  Journey  I'll  pursue. 
Hinder  me  not,  ye  much-lov'd  saints, 
For  I  must  go  with  you, 


3I<>,  320  BAPTISM. 

2  Throii.c:h  floods  and  flames,  if  Jesus  lead, 

I'll  follow   where  he   goes  ; 
Hinder  me  not,  shall   be   my   cry, 
Though  earth  and  hell  opposr. 

3  Through  duty,  and  through  trials  too, 

ri;  go  ai  his  commaiul  : 
Hinder   me  not,  for  I  am  bound 
,To  my    IMMANUEL'S   land. 
i|*  4  And  when   my  Saviour  calls  me  home, 
^         Still  this    n>y   cry   shall   be. 

Hinder  me  not,  come  welcome  death, 
I'll  gladl)   go  with  thee. 

HYMN  319.    C.  M.    J.  Stennett.  ^ 

St.    Martins,  York. 
Immersion. 

1  'PHUS  was  the  great  Redeemer  pluDg"d 

-*•     In  Jord.in's  swelling  flood, 
To  show   he  must  be  soon  bapliz'd 
lu  tears,  and  sweat,  ai;d  blood. 

2  Thus  was  his  sacred  body  laid 

Beneath  the   yielding   wave; 
Thus  was  his  sacred  body  rais'd 
Out  of  the  liquid   grave. 

3  Lord,  we  ^hy  precepts  wouid  obey. 

In  thy  own  footsteps  tread, 
"Would  die,  be  buried,  rise  with  thee, 
Our  ever  living  head. 

HYMN  320.    8.  7.  {3  '^^  * 

Northampton  Chapel,  Sicilian  Hymn. 
Burk'l  niih  Christ  in  baptism. 

1  TESUS,  niighty  King  in  Sion! 

**     Thou  alone  our   guide  shalt  be ; 
Thy   comniissioii   we  rely  on, 
We   would  follow  none  but  thee: 

2  As  an  emblcni  of  th}   passi-jn. 

And  thy  victory  o'er  the  grave. 

We  who  know  thy  great  salv:>.tion 

Are   baptiz'd  beneath  the  wave. 

3  Fearless  of  the  world's  despising, 

Wc  the  ancient  path  pursue; 
Buried  with  oui   Lord,  ajid  rising 
To  a  life  divinely  new. 


BAPTISM.  321,322 

HYMN  321.    L.  M.    J.  Stennett.  Jg 

Wells,  Luton. 
A  baptismal  hymn. 

1  GEE  how  the  willing  converts  trace 
*^    The  path  their  great  Redeemer  trod ! 
And  follow  through  his  liquid  grave 
The  meek,  the   lowly   Son  of  God! 

2  Here  they   renounce  their  former  deeds, 
And  to  a  heavenly  Jife  aspire, 

Their  rags  for  glorious  robes  exchang'd; 
They  shine  in  clean  and  bright  attire^ 

3  0  sacred  rite,  by  thee,  to  own 
The  name  of  Jesus  we  begin : 
This  is  our  resurrection  pledge. 
Pledge  of  the  pardon  of  our  sin. 

4  Glory  to  God  on   high  be  given. 
Who  shows  his  grace  to  sinful  men  ; 
Let  saints  on  earth,  and  hosts  in  heaven, 
In  concert  join  their  loud  Amen. 

HYMN  322.    L.  M.    /.  Stennett.  ^ 

Portugal,  0;d   Hundred. 
A  baptismal  hymn. 

1  'T^HE  great  Redeemer  we  adore, 

-■-  Who  came  the  lost  to  seek  and  save. 
Went  humbly  down  from  Jtadan's  shore^ 
To  find  a  tomb  beneath  its  wave. 

2  "  Thus  it  becomes  us  to  fulfil 

"  A'l  righteousness,"  he  meekiy  said: 
"  Why  should  we  then  to  do  his  will, 
*'  Or  be  asham'd,  or  be  afraid  ?" 

5  With  thee,  into  thy  wat'ry  tomb, 
Ixjrd,  'tis  our  glory  to  descend; 

'Tis  wondrous  grace  that  gives  us  room, 
To  lie  interr'd  by  such  a  friend. 

4  Yet  as  the  yielding  waves  give  way. 
To  let  us  see  the  light  again, 

So,  on  the  resurrection  day,    . 

The  bands  of  death  prov'd  weak  and  vain. 

5  Thus,  when  thou  shalt  again  appear. 
The  gates  of  death  shall  open  wid«. 
Our  dust  tliy  mighty  voice  shall  hear, 
And  rise  aud  triumph  at  thy  side. 


323,  S24  BAPTISM. 

HYMN  323.    C.  M.    Neivton.  •#• 

St.  James,  Mtav. 
After  Baptism. 

1  "PROCLAIM,"'  saiih  Christ,   "my   wondrous 

*-    "  To  all   the  sons  of  men  ;  [grace 

"  He  that  believes,  and  is  baptiz'd, 
"  Salvation  shall  obtain." 

2  Let  plenteous  grace  descend  on  those^ 

Who,  hoping  in  thy  word, 
This  day  have  publiokly  declar'd 
That  Jesus  is  their  Lord. 

3  With  cheerful  feit  may  they  advance, 

And  run   the  Christian  race; 
And  through  the  troubles  of  the  way 
Find  all-sufficient  grace. 

HYMN'  324.    S.  M,    Stennett.      \[)  av  ^ 
Aylesbury,  Watchman. 
Bapth-m  by  immersion. 

1  TN  such  a  grave  as  this, 

-*■  The  meek   Redeemer  lay. 
When  he,  oui   souls  to  seek  and  save, 
Leani'd  humbly  to  obey. 

2  See,  how  the  spotless  Lamb 
Descends    into  the  stream, 

And  teaches  us  to  imitate 
What  him  so  well  became! 

3  Let  sinners  wash  away 
Their  sins  of  crimson  dye; 

Buried   with  him,  their  viiest  sins 
Shall  in  oblivion  lie. 

4  Rise,  and  ascend  with  him, 
A  heavenly  iife  to  lead : 

Who  came  to  i-.uisom  guilty  men 
From  regions  of  the  dead. 

5  Lord,  see  the  sinner's  tears, 
Hear  his  repenting  C17! 

Speak  !   and  his  contrite*  heart  shall  live ; 
Speak,  and  his  sins  shall  die. 

6  Speak  with  that  mighty  voice, 
Which  shall  hereafter  spread 

Its  summons  through  the  eanh  and  sea^ 
To  raise  the  sleeping  dead> 


BAPTISM.  325, 

HYMN  325.      L.  M. 

Castle-Street,  Portugal. 

Tlie  administrator. 

1  "  (t^  teach  the  nations,  and  baptize," 

^^   Aloud  th'  ascending  Jesus  cries ; 
His  glad  apostles  took   the   word. 
And  round  the  nations  preach'd  their  Lord. 

2  Commission'd  thus,  by  Zion's  King, 
We  to  his  holy  laver  bring 

'I'hese  happy   converts,  who  have  known 
And  trusted  in  his  grJce  ^lune. 

3  Lord,  in  thy  house  they  seek  thy  face, 
O  bless  them  with  peculiar  grace : 
Refresh  their   souls  with  love  divine. 
Let  beams  of  glory  round  them  shine. 

HYMN  326,    C.  M.    Doddridge.  J 

Abridge,  St.  Asaphs. 
A  practical  Improvement  of  baptism, 

1  ATTEND,  ye  children  of  your  God, 
-'^  Ye  heirs  of  glory,  hear; 

For  accents  so  divine  as  these 
Might  charm  the  dullest  ear. 

2  Baptized  into  your  Saviour's  death, 

Your  souls  to  sin  must  die; 
With  Christ  your  Lord  ye  live  anew, 
1      With  Christ  ascend  on  high. 

i  There,  by  his  Father's  side,  he  sits, 

Enthron'd  divinely  fair ; 
I    Yet  owns   hitnself  your  l)rother  still, 
I        And  your  forerunner  there. 

4  Rise,  /rom  these  earthly  trifles,  rise. 

On  wings  of  faith  and  love ; 
Above,  your  choicest  treasure  lies, 
And  be  your  hearts  above. 

5  But  earth  and  sin  will  drag  us  down, 

When   we  attempt  to  fly; 
Lord,  send  thy  strong  attractive  power, 
To  raise  and  fix  us  high. 


327 


BAPTISM. 


HYMN  327.    1«  M.    Beddome. 

Castle  Street,  Welis. 

Baptism. 

1  "DEHOLD  the  grave  where  Jesus  lay, 
J-'  B  f-jre  he  shed  his  pnM$«us  bloodi! 
How  piain  he  inark'd  ththUnible  way 
To  sinueis  through  the  "inystic  flood  ! 

2  Come,  ye  redf.esm  d  of  the  Lord, 
Cume.  ami  obc-y  his  sacred  word; 
He  died,  and  rose  again  for  you; 
Whiit  more  couid  the  Redeemer  do? 

3  Eternal   Spirit,   hKavenly   Dove, 
On  these  baptismal   watei-s  move; 
That   we,  through  energy  divine. 

May  have  the   substance  with  the  sign.^ 

4  All  ye  that  love   ImnianuePs  name. 
And   long  to  feel  th'  increasing  flame, 

"  'Tis  you,  ye  childi-en   of  the  light, 
The  Spirit  and  the  Bride  invite. 


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